Now that the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament has concluded, the Vancouver Canucks have welcomed back Elias Pettersson and Kevin Lankinen, both of whom were participants for Team Sweden and Team Finland,

Brandon Saad scored off a rebound from the left circle 18 seconds into the third period to put Vegas ahead for good and the Golden Knights extended their winning streak to three games with a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.

The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-1, with Brandon Saad scoring early in the third period.

See the injury report for the Vancouver Canucks (26-18-11), which currently has four players listed (including Quinn Hughes), as the Canucks ready for their matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights

Hours after sharing assistant-coaching duties for Team Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament in Boston, Vancouver head coach Rick Tocchet and Vegas head coach Bruce Cassidy will find themselves behind opposite benches again when their teams meet on Saturday in Las Vegas.

With both teams missing key personnel, our expert NHL predictions anticipate the goaltending to have the upper hand tonight in Vegas.

Ivan Barbashev and Tomas Hertl also scored, while Adin Hill made 33 saves for the Golden Knights (34-17-6), who have won three in a row. Saad was playing his fifth game for the Golden Knights after he signed with Vegas for the remainder of the season on Jan. 31.

The Los Angeles Kings host the Vancouver Canucks after Trevor Moore's two-goal game against the Vegas Golden Knights in the Kings' 5-2 win.

Brandon Saad had a memorable debut in Vegas, scoring the game-winning goal in the third period to give the Golden Knights a 3-1 win over the Canucks

Though the Canucks were able to grab an early lead, the Golden Knights took control of this game in the middle part of the contest. Kevin Lankinen was peppered with shots and scoring chances that ultimately broke through early in the second period when, at last, their shot volume broke in their favour on a fortunate bounce off of the end wall.

The Vegas Golden Knights face the Vancouver Canucks tonight at T-Mobile Arena in Nevada. The match begins at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT and can be viewed on CBC, SCRIPPS, SN, Fubo, and ESPN+. Despite recent strong performances by the Canucks,