Vegas Golden Knights (28-16-14, in the Pacific Division) vs. Washington Capitals (30-23-7, in the Metropolitan Division)
Washington; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Washington Capitals looking to extend a three-game winning streak.
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Washington is 18-10-3 in home games and 30-23-7 overall. The Capitals are 12-14-7 in games where their opponents serve fewer penalty minutes.
Vegas is 14-8-7 in road games and 28-16-14 overall. The Golden Knights have a goal differential of +19, with 196 total goals scored and 177 allowed.
The teams meet on Friday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alexander Ovechkin has 22 goals and 26 assists for the Capitals. Dylan Strome has five goals and five assists in the last 10 games.
Pavel Dorofeyev has 28 goals and 18 assists for the Golden Knights. Ivan Barbashev has five goals and four assists in the last 10 games.
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LAST 10 GAMES: Capitals: 6-3-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.7 assists, 3.9 penalties and 10 penalty minutes while allowing 2.9 goals per game.
Golden Knights: 4-4-2, averaging 3.6 goals, six assists, 2.5 penalties and 6.1 penalty minutes while allowing 3.4 goals per game.
INJURIES: Capital: None listed.
Golden Knights: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data logging and the data of Sports radar.
