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With just one victory in their last four contests, the Vegas Golden Knights (1st in Pacific Division) will continue their current road trip with a visit to Detroit, where the local Red Wings (4th in Atlantic) remain following two domestic defeats.
A third defeat in their past four contests (1-3-0) turned out to be on the cards for the Vegas Golden Knights (17-7-1), who went 1-1-0 on their current four-date road trek following a 4-3 setback against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday. The Knights led 2-0 in the opening frame and 3-2 in the third before the hosts tallied two unanswered snipes in a span of just under two minutes midway through the last period. Jack Eichel (12 goals, 28 points this year), Reilly Smith (11 goals, 17 points) and Shea Theodore (4 goals, 18 points) all scored for Vegas, which recorded its first regulation defeat in its past 10 road matchups (8-1-1).
Goalie Logan Thompson made an NHL career-high 43 saves on Thursday and has now gone 12-5-0 for the current campaign with a 2.54 GAA and a .920 save percentage. He has never faced Detr oit before, while Adin Hill (5-2-1 on the season with a 2.74 GAA and a .903 save percentage) has posted a 1-0-0 past tally from two previous appearances against the Red Wings with a 2.97 GAA and a .846 save percentage. The Golden Knights are 11th in most goals scored per game this year (3.40), 7th in least goals conceded on average (2.68), 17th in power play (21.9%) and 23rd in penalty kill (74.6%).