Golden Knights lineup tonight: Vegas’ projected lineup for game against the Carolina Hurricanes | Jan. 17, 2025

The Vegas Golden Knights (29-12-3) will collide with the Carolina Hurricanes (26-16-3) in a cross-conference matchup on Friday. After snapping a two-game skid by beating the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Sunday, the Golden Knights then wound up losing their most recent game 5-3 to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday.

When the team takes the ice against the Hurricanes, they will face off with a Hurricanes team eager to snap a two-game skid after dropping back-to-back losses to the Ducks and most recently, the Buffalo Sabres.

Heading into Friday's game, Vegas is sitting atop the Pacific Division alongside the Edmonton Oilers, with both teams tied for first place with 61 points. Meanwhile, out East, the Hurricanes are sitting at No. 3 in the Metropolitan Division, five points ahead of the No. 4 Blue Jackets and three points behind the No. 2 New Jersey Devils.

Vegas Golden Knights projected lines

Note: Lines subject to change.

Forwards:

1. Ivan Barbashev (LW) - Jack Eichel (C) - Mark Stone (RW)
2. Victor Olofsson (LW) - Tomas Hertl (C) - Pavel Dorofeyev (RW)
3. Brett Howden (LW) - William Karlsson (C) - Alexander Holtz (RW)
4. Tanner Pearson (LW) - Nicolas Roy (C) - Keegan Kolesar (RW)

Defense:

1. Noah Hanifin - Alex Pietrangelo
2. Brayden McNabb - Shea Theodore
3. Nicolas Hague - Zach Whitecloud

Goalies:

• Adin Hill
• Ilya Samsonov

Powerplay:

1. Mark Stone, Jack Eichel, Tomas Hertl, Shea Theodore, Pavel Dorofeyev
2. Nicolas Roy, William Karlsson, Victor Olofsson, Alex Pietrangelo, Noah Hanifin

Penalty Kill:

1. Brett Howden, Mark Stone, Nicolas Hague, Alex Pietrangelo
2. William Karlsson, Nicolas Roy, Brayden McNabb, Noah Hanifin

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Looking at the odds for tonight's game between the Golden Knights and the Hurricanes as well as upcoming games on Vegas' schedule

Heading into tonight's game between the Golden Knights and the Hurricanes, bettors are backing Carolina even though Vegas has the better record this season, and the better record over the last ten games.

On FanDuel, Carolina is a -162 favorite, while on the flip side Vegas is a +134 underdog. Meanwhile, over on DraftKings, Carolina is a -162 favorite while on the flip side Vegas is a +136 underdog.

Based on these lines, it would take a $162 bet on Carolina as the favorite to win $100 on DraftKings while a $100 bet on Vegas as the underdog would win $136.

Following Friday's game, the Golden Knights will head to Chicago to play the Blackhawks on Saturday, before then heading home to host the Blues on Monday.

The team will then head to St. Louis for a rematch with the Blues on Thursday, before wrapping up a back-to-back with a road game against Dallas the following night.