Follow @VGK_Buzz A road matchup against the winless Arizona Coyotes (0-2-0, 7th Pacific) presents the Vegas Golden Knights (2-1-0, 3rd Pacific) with an opportunity to put their first loss of the season in the rearview mirror. Tuesday evening's loss to the Boston Bruins (3-0-0) saw the Golden Knights fall victim to bad puck management and high-end offensive talent.
Phil Kessel is one of the newest members of the Coyotes, acquired in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins this past offseason. He brings elite scoring ability to a team that tends to go into stretches where goal-scoring is at a premium. He should also give their atrocious power play a boost, while concurrently raising the play of the up-and-coming superstar, Clayton Keller. Kessel is the prestige player the Coyotes needed. The offense of Kessel added to the Coyotes' perfect penalty kill will start paying off for the Coyotes, sooner rather than later.
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The Golden Knights are the deeper team of the two, but will once again be without defenseman Nate Schmidt (knee). Additionally, Head Coach Gerard Gallant shared that a minor injury is hindering William Karlsson's ability to take faceoffs, with Jonathan Marchessault filling the role as the left winger. Stone and Max Pacioretty have done a great job playing with and mentoring their rookie center (Glass) and that line could be a real difference-maker in this game. Both Stone and Glass are solid in all three zones, with Pacioretty serving as a great goal-scoring winger at the other end.
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Gerard Gallant confirms that Malcolm Subban will start in net for #VegasBorn vs Arizona. No other lineup changes expected.
Golden Knights Projected Lineup:
Merrill - Holden McNabb - Theodore Hague - Engelland
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Jeff Paul - HockeyBuzz Vegas on Twitter
VGKPredictions: Arizona, while they are improved, can't compete with the Golden Knights' forward depth. They're solid all-around, but Vegas has more scoring options. The #Yotes will utilize their speed. Bad for Vegas' D. Coyotes win 3-2 JP on the Season: 1-2 #VegasBorn
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