Vegas Golden Knights (29-12-3, in the Pacific Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (26-16-3, in the Metropolitan Division)
Raleigh, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Carolina Hurricanes after Pavel Dorofeyev recorded a hat trick in the Golden Knights' 5-3 loss to the Nashville Predators.
Carolina has a 26-16-3 record overall and a 17-5-1 record on its home ice. The Hurricanes have a 13-6-1 record in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.
Vegas is 11-6-3 on the road and 29-12-3 overall. The Golden Knights have a +32 scoring differential, with 150 total goals scored and 118 allowed.
The matchup Friday is the second time these teams play this season. The Hurricanes won 5-2 in the previous meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Andrei Svechnikov has scored 15 goals with 17 assists for the Hurricanes. Jordan Staal has five goals and four assists over the last 10 games.
Dorofeyev has 19 goals and eight assists for the Golden Knights. Mark Stone has scored five goals with six assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 5-3-2, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.9 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.
Golden Knights: 6-4-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.8 assists, two penalties and 4.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Hurricanes: None listed.
Golden Knights: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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