Golden Knights take on the Predators following Dorofeyev’s 2-goal performance

Vegas Golden Knights (29-11-3, in the Pacific Division) vs. Nashville Predators (13-22-7, in the Central Division)

Nashville, Tennessee; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Nashville Predators after Pavel Dorofeyev scored two goals in the Golden Knights’ 4-1 win against the Minnesota Wild.

Nashville has a 13-22-7 record overall and an 8-8-3 record in home games. The Predators are 3-4-7 in games decided by a goal.

Vegas is 11-5-3 in road games and 29-11-3 overall. The Golden Knights rank fourth in NHL play with 147 total goals (averaging 3.4 per game).

The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Marchessault has 14 goals and 17 assists for the Predators. Ryan O’Reilly has five goals and three assists over the past 10 games.

Dorofeyev has 16 goals and eight assists for the Golden Knights. Mark Stone has scored five goals and added five assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Predators: 4-5-1, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.9 assists, 3.8 penalties and 9.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.

Golden Knights: 7-3-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.7 assists, 2.3 penalties and 5.1 penalty minutes while giving up 1.8 goals per game.

INJURIES: Predators: None listed.

Golden Knights: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.