Vegas Golden Knights (39-26-17, in the Pacific Division) vs. Utah Mammoth (43-33-6, in the Central Division)
Salt Lake City; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Golden Knights -111, Mammoth -108; over/under is 6
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NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Series tied 1-1
BOTTOM LINE: The Utah Mammoth and the Vegas Golden Knights are in a 1-1 series tie in the first round of the NHL Playoffs. The teams meet Tuesday for the sixth time this season. The Mammoth won 3-2 in the last meeting.
Utah has a 43-33-6 record overall and a 22-16-3 record in home games. The Mammoth are 20-10-1 in games they convert at least one power play.
Vegas has a 39-26-17 record overall and a 19-14-8 record in road games. The Golden Knights have given up 242 goals while scoring 264 for a +22 scoring differential.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nick Schmaltz has 33 goals and 40 assists for the Mammoth. Logan Cooley has six goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
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Jack Eichel has 27 goals and 63 assists for the Golden Knights. Mark Stone has scored seven goals and added four assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mammoth: 6-4-0, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.4 assists, 3.9 penalties and 8.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
Golden Knights: 8-1-1, averaging 3.9 goals, 6.6 assists, 3.2 penalties and 6.7 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.
INJURIES: Mammoth: Barrett Hayton: out (upper-body).
Golden Knights: William Karlsson: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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