Tampa Bay Lightning (40-24-5, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (41-20-8, in the Pacific Division)

Paradise, Nevada; Sunday, 8 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Knights -117, Lightning -104; over/under is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights host the Tampa Bay Lightning after Tomas Hertl's hat trick against the Detroit Red Wings in the Golden Knights' 6-3 win.

Vegas has a 26-7-3 record at home and a 41-20-8 record overall. The Golden Knights rank fifth in league play with 232 total goals (averaging 3.4 per game).

Tampa Bay has a 40-24-5 record overall and a 16-16-3 record in road games. The Lightning are 38-7-2 when scoring at least three goals.

Sunday's game is the second time these teams square off this season. The Lightning won 4-3 in the last meeting. Nikita Kucherov led the Lightning with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mark Stone has 18 goals and 43 assists for the Golden Knights. Hertl has seven goals and five assists over the last 10 games.

Jake Guentzel has 34 goals and 33 assists for the Lightning. Anthony Cirelli has scored four goals and added one assist over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Knights: 6-2-2, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.4 assists, 2.6 penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.

Lightning: 5-4-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.5 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

INJURIES: Golden Knights: None listed.

Lightning: None listed.

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