Golden Knights Enter Kings Clash With Strong Recent Form

The Vegas Golden Knights will host the Los Angeles Kings at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday 11 October in an NHL regular-season matchup, with Vegas carrying a three-game winning streak while Los Angeles arrives after three consecutive losses, according to the match preview.

The Golden Knights have won four of their last five games and 13 of their last 20, while the Kings have lost 13 of their last 20, according to the preview. Vegas also won the previous three meetings between the teams.

Vegas entered the matchup after a 4-3 shootout victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at T-Mobile Arena, its third straight win. Mark Stone, Jack Eichel and Brett Howden each scored once in that game, according to the preview.

Los Angeles had recently fallen 2-1 to the Florida Panthers at Crypto.com Arena. Alex Laferriere scored the Kings goal, while Darcy Kuemper made 26 saves with a .929 save percentage, according to the match preview.

The Golden Knights' recent 10-game performance included five wins, four losses and one overtime loss, with the team averaging 3.3 goals from 29.5 shots per game, according to the preview. Vegas recorded a 17.5% power-play efficiency and a 75.8% penalty-killing efficiency in that span.

The Kings posted one win, six losses and three overtime losses in their last 10 games, according to the preview. Los Angeles averaged 2.3 goals from 27.9 shots per game, with a 13.6% power-play efficiency and an 80.5% penalty-killing efficiency.

Jack Eichel led Vegas in recent points production with 15 points from three goals and 12 assists, while Mitchell Marner followed with 10 points from four goals and six assists, according to the preview.

For Los Angeles, Alex Laferriere was listed as the leading points scorer with 12 points from three goals and nine assists, while Quinton Byfield recorded nine points from five goals and four assists in the cited 10-game stretch.