Storylines, Expected Lines, Injuries and Betting Lines; Vegas Golden Knights vs. Arizona Coyotes Preview

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About the Coyotes (8-9-2, 18 points): Things were going well for the Coyotes until the recent three game losing streak to the Winnipeg Jets, Los Angeles Kings, and St. Louis Blues. Can they get right against a Golden Knights team who got right themselves against the Stars earlier in the week?

Golden Knights to watch: Jack Eichel called game in overtime Wednesday night against the Stars. Michael Amadio scored a nice power play goal. It would be nice to see Chandler Stephenson and Mark Stone rekindle some of their magic from the playoffs. William Karlsson will do what he does; everything right on every second of every shift. Hopefully Brayden Pachal and Ben Hutton can play a responsible game after not being paired together in quite some time.

Key storylines: Puck management was a concern for four of the five games of the road trip. The Golden Knights cleaned up their puck management against the Stars and were rewarded defensively as they only gave up one goal. Solid puck management will be a focus of tonight’s game for the Golden Knights, especially being down 33% of their regular defensemen.

The Coyotes could ice a lineup that features up to 10 players that are age 25 or under. The Golden Knights will 17 players in tonight’s lineup age 25 or older. It is a classic matchup of youthful energy versus veteran experience. Mark Stone has said the Golden Knights are comfortable winning games in different ways as they, “Know what it takes to win.” The Coyotes will bring plenty of energy and the Golden Knights will look to capitalize on the mistakes of the young Coyotes roster.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Time: 7:00 p.m. PST.TV: Vegas 34 (Scripps Sports)Streaming: KnightTime+

Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340