Vegas Golden Knights at Ottawa Senators
· National Hockey League
Senators bring 3-game losing streak into matchup with the Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights (11-6-2, in the Pacific Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (8-9-1, in the Atlantic Division)
Ottawa, Ontario; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
Senators -119, Golden Knights -101; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators aim to break their three-game slide when they take on the Vegas Golden Knights.
Ottawa has an 8-9-1 record overall and a 5-3-1 record in home games. The Senators are 8-2-1 when scoring at least three goals.
Vegas has gone 3-4-2 in road games and 11-6-2 overall. The Golden Knights have scored 72 total goals (3.8 per game) to rank third in NHL play.
Thursday's game is the second time these teams meet this season. The Golden Knights won the previous matchup 6-4.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brady Tkachuk has nine goals and nine assists for the Senators. Tyler Kleven has scored goals over the last 10 games.
Ivan Barbashev has eight goals and nine assists for the Golden Knights. Alexander Holtz has over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Senators: 4-5-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.5 assists, 4.4 penalties and 9.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
Golden Knights: 5-4-1, averaging three goals, 5.1 assists, 2.6 penalties and 6.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Senators: None listed.
Golden Knights: None listed.
Regular Season SeriesVGK leads series 1-0
Statistics
 VGK |
 OTT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 3.16 | Goals Against per Game | 3.22 |
| 28.3 | Shots Against per Game | 27.0 |
| 76.9 | Penalty Kill Percentage | 77.4 |
| 9 | Power Play Goals Against | 12 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals Against | 0 |
| 3.79 | Goals For per Game | 3.17 |
| 31.0 | Shots per Game | 32.2 |
| 16 | Power Play Goals | 16 |
| 32.0 | Power Play Percentage | 26.7 |
| 1 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
| 111 | Penalty Minutes | 153 |
Ottawa Senators Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Noah Gregor, C | Out | Nov 21 |
| David Perron, LW | Day-To-Day | Nov 15 |
| Shane Pinto, C | Day-To-Day | Nov 11 |
| Artem Zub, D | Day-To-Day | Nov 6 |
| Linus Ullmark, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 23 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Stone, RW | Injured Reserve | Nov 19 |
| Ben Hutton, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 19 |
| Victor Olofsson, RW | Out | Nov 18 |
| Ilya Samsonov, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 14 |
| Nicolas Hague, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 8 |
Game Information
Canadian Tire Centre
Location: Ottawa, ON
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