Tampa Bay Lightning (36-25-6, fourth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (36-24-7, fourth in the Pacific Division)
Paradise, Nevada; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Vegas Golden Knights after Steven Stamkos scored two goals in the Lightning's 5-3 win over the Florida Panthers.
Vegas has a 21-10-2 record in home games and a 36-24-7 record overall. The Golden Knights have given up 198 goals while scoring 212 for a +14 scoring differential.
Tampa Bay has a 36-25-6 record overall and a 15-16-2 record on the road. The Lightning have given up 225 goals while scoring 232 for a +7 scoring differential.
Tuesday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Lightning won 5-4 in the previous matchup. Stamkos led the Lightning with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Marchessault has 37 goals and 21 assists for the Golden Knights. William Karlsson has scored five goals and added four assists over the last 10 games.
Nikita Kucherov has 40 goals and 74 assists for the Lightning. Brayden Point has scored eight goals with seven assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Knights: 4-5-1, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.6 assists, 2.4 penalties and 5.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.
Lightning: 6-3-1, averaging 3.9 goals, 6.9 assists, 4.6 penalties and 11.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Golden Knights: Mark Stone: out (upper body), Tomas Hertl: out (lower body).
Lightning: Tanner Jeannot: out (lower body), Mikhail Sergachev: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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