Overview
- Puck drop is set for 7:08 p.m. PT at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
- Akira Schmid gets the nod for Vegas, while Kevin Lankinen starts for Vancouver before departing for Finland’s Olympic team.
- The Golden Knights have dropped five straight after setbacks to Seattle and Anaheim, with 5-on-5 save percentage identified as a season-long weakness.
- Vegas brings a 25.3% power play against a Canucks penalty kill listed at 70.4%, the lowest mark cited in the reports.
- Vancouver rules out Filip Chytil due to migraines and adjusts its forward group, ending play until Feb. 25 as Vegas begins a back-to-back.