Utah Hockey Club take on the Golden Knights following Bjugstad's 2-goal showing


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Vegas Golden Knights (10-4-2, in the Pacific Division) vs. Utah Hockey Club (7-6-3, in the Central Division)

Salt Lake City; Friday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Utah Hockey Club host the Vegas Golden Knights after Nick Bjugstad scored two goals in the Utah Hockey Club's 4-1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Utah has gone 4-2-1 at home and 7-6-3 overall. The Utah Hockey Club serve 12.4 penalty minutes per game to rank first in the league.

Vegas is 2-3-2 on the road and 10-4-2 overall. The Golden Knights have a 10-2-2 record when scoring at least three goals.

Friday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Golden Knights won the previous meeting 4-3 in overtime.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dylan Guenther has seven goals and six assists for the Utah Hockey Club. Logan Cooley has scored goals over the last 10 games.

Ivan Barbashev has scored eight goals with nine assists for the Golden Knights. Alexander Holtz has over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Utah Hockey Club: 3-5-2, averaging 2.3 goals, four assists, 3.9 penalties and 11.4 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.

Golden Knights: 7-2-1, averaging 4.3 goals, 7.6 assists, 2.1 penalties and five penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

INJURIES: Utah Hockey Club: 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.

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