The Vegas Golden Knights (36-19-6) play host to the New Jersey Devils (40-15-5), who will be out to build on their winning streak, at T-Mobile Arena on Friday. New Jersey is coming off a high-scoring 7-5 win over the Avalanche on Wednesday, their third win in a row.
The Devils committed only one penalty in the game, holding Colorado without a power play goal. Seven players found the net for the Devils. Dawson Mercer scored and provided three assists to lead the team in scoring.
Vitek Vanecek allowed five goals on 19 shots against (.736%) in the win.Vegas beat the Hurricanes 3-2 on Wednesday. Jack Eichel scored twice to lead the Golden Knights. Adin Hill saved 24 of 26 shots.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Devils won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 3-2 (OT) victory in January. Dougie Hamilton (2G 0A), Jack Hughes (0G 2A), and Jesper Bratt (0G 2A) each had two points to lead New Jersey. William Karlsson and Ben Hutton were on the scoresheet for Vegas. Vanecek got the win, saving 28 of 30 shots (.933%).
FACING OFF
New Jersey is averaging 3.57 goals per game for the season, fourth in the NHL, and they are taking on a Golden Knights team that is allowing 2.75 goals a game (10th). Meanwhile, Vegas has found the net 3.15 times a game on average, 16th in the league, and the Devils are holding opponents to 2.67 goals per game (5th).
New Jersey averages more shots per game (34.2) than most teams in the league, ranking fourth. Vegas’ average of 32.5 attempts ranks 11th.
The Devils’ 20.23% power play percentage ranks 18th in the league, while the Golden Knights are 19th with a conversion rate of 20.13%. In terms of penalty killing, New Jersey has the league’s 11th-ranked PK% at 81.56%, while Vegas is 16th at 79.73%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 74 points this season, ninth-most in the NHL, Hughes is the top skater for the Devils. He is among the league leaders with 36 goals (7th) and has added 38 assists.
In the net, Vanecek (25-6-3) is New Jersey’s top goaltender. He has a 2.37 GAA and a .913% save percentage.Chandler Stephenson leads the Golden Knights in scoring with 50 points. He has 12 goals and 38 assists.
Hill (14-6-1) has the best goals against average for Vegas at 2.52. He has a save percentage of .910%. Logan Thompson (20-13-3) has played the most games in net for the Golden Knights this season. He has a 2.66 GAA and a .914% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
New Jersey is 22-4-3 away from Prudential Center this season. Vegas is 19-13-1 at home this season.
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