9:07 pm
January 22

Golden Knights @ Coyotes

Who will WIN this matchup?

Vegas Golden Knights (4-0-0)

@ Arizona Coyotes (1-2-1)

 

Starting Goalies:

Robin Lehner (VGK): Unconfirmed

Darcy Kuemper (ARI): Confirmed

 

Current odds:

Vegas Golden Knights: (-165)

Arizona Coyotes: (+149)

 

• Off to the best start in the franchise’s four-year history, the West Division leading Vegas Golden Knights hit the road for the first time this season when they begin a back-to-back against the Arizona Coyotes on Friday night in Glendale, Ariz. Vegas, behind two goals by defenseman Shea Theodore and three points from forward Alex Tuch, improved to 4-0 with a 5-2 victory over the Coyotes on Wednesday night in Las Vegas.

• Mark Stone and Alex Pietrangelo each added a goal and an assist for the Golden Knights, who play 12 of their first 16 games at T-Mobile Arena. The 4-0 start surpassed a 3-0 start in their inaugural campaign in 2017-18 when they advanced all the way to the Stanley Cup Final. Stone, named the team’s first-ever captain the day before a season-opening 5-2 victory over Anaheim on Jan. 14, also became just the fourth player in NHL history to help his team to a 4-0 start by recording a point on the winning goal in each game, joining Radek Bonk (Ottawa, 1999-2000), Pat Verbeek (Dallas, 1996-97) and Jean Beliveau (Montreal, 1970-71).

• The Coyotes took three of a possible four points in a season-opening, back-to-back home series with San Jose before losing two straight to Vegas, and they play their next four games at home. After a Sunday afternoon contest with Vegas, they play a back-to-back with Anaheim starting Tuesday night.

• The Coyotes, hampered by seven penalties, fell behind 2-0 on goals by Theodore and Pietrangelo in the first 8:33 on Wednesday and trailed 5-1 early in the third period before Phil Kessel scored his fourth goal of the season to end the scoring.

5/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
Vegas Golden Knights
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