Chicago Blackhawks vs. Vegas Golden Knights
Paradise, Nevada; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Knights -346, Blackhawks +273; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights and the Chicago Blackhawks meet in Western Conference action.
Vegas went 43-31-8 overall and 22-15-4 at home last season. The Golden Knights averaged 2.6 power-play chances per game last season, and converted on 18.4% (39 total power-play goals).
Chicago went 28-42-12 overall and 14-21-6 in road games last season. Goalies for the Blackhawks averaged 29.4 saves per game last season while giving up 3.5 goals per game.
Blackhawks: 0-1-0, averaging 0.2 goals, 0.4 assists, 0.7 penalties and 1.7 penalty minutes while giving up 0.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Golden Knights: William Carrier: out (abdomen), Laurent Brossoit: out (hip), Robin Lehner: out (hip), Nolan Patrick: out (upper body), Daniil Miromanov: out (undisclosed), Shea Weber: out (ankle).
Blackhawks: Alex Vlasic: out (undisclosed), Jason Dickinson: out (not injury related), Jake McCabe: out (neck), Caleb Jones: out (shoulder), Boris Katchouk: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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