Vegas Golden Knights at Seattle Kraken

Vegas enters this matchup riding a four-game winning streak under new head coach John Tortorella, fueled by elite production from Mitch Marner (77 pts) and the return of goaltender Carter Hart (3-0-0 since April 2). Seattle is effectively fielding a preseason lineup with top scorers Jared McCann and Kaapo Kakko sidelined alongside primary netminders Joey Daccord and Philipp Grubauer, contributing to a five-game losing skid and a league-worst penalty kill (73.5%). Combined with the Knights' massive statistical advantage in shots allowed (24.4 vs. Seattle’s 29.3), Vegas is heavily favored to exploit this depleted roster for a multi-goal victory.