(26-38-10 www.officialstarsproonline.com , seventh in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (42-27-5, third in the Pacific Division)Paradise, Nevada; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Vegas hosts Detroit looking to prolong its five-game home winning streak.The Golden Knights are 23-10-4 on their home ice. Vegas leads the Western Conference shooting 34.6 shots per game while averaging 3.1 goals.The Red Wings are 12-20-5 on the road. Detroit scores 2.7 goals per game, the fewest in the Eastern Conference. Andreas Athanasiou leads them with 28 total goals. In their last meeting on Feb. 7, Vegas won 4-3. Jonathan Marchessault scored two goals for the Golden Knights.TOP PERFORMERS: Marchessault leads the Golden Knights with 54 total points, scoring 24 goals and adding 30 assists. Reilly Smith has scored seven goals over the last 10 games for Vegas.LAST 10 GAMES: Red Wings: 3-6-1, averaging 2.1 goals, 3.4 assists, 2.9 penalties and 5.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game with a .914 save percentage.Golden Knights: 9-1-0 Dallas Stars T-Shirts Authentic , averaging 4.2 goals, seven assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.5 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game with a .935 save percentage.Golden Knights Injuries: William Carrier: out (upper body), Marc-Andre Fleury: day to day (lower body), Max Pacioretty: day to day (lower body).Red Wings Injuries: Jacob de la Rose: out (upper body), Trevor Daley: day to day (upper body), Mike Green: out for season (illness), Jonathan Ericsson: day to day (lower body), Justin Abdelkader: day to day (undisclosed). MONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens are hitting their stride at the right time.Tomas Tatar had two goals and an assist to lead the Canadiens over the Florida Panthers 6-1 on Tuesday night to remain in playoff position.Brett Kulak, Artturi Lehkonen Dallas Stars Hoodies Authentic , Phillip Danault and Max Domi also scored for the Canadiens (41-28-8), who have won four of five.“It’s huge right now,” said Andrew Shaw, who had two assists. “It just shows we’re a character team. We’re working hard, we’re competing. We’re going to earn our own spot in the playoffs and not rely on someone winning or losing.”Carey Price stopped 33 shots in his ninth consecutive start. Price has allowed 13 goals in his past eight games.Frank Vatrano scored for the Panthers (33-32-12), who were officially eliminated from playoff contention.James Reimer, who had not played in a month, was pulled in the first period after allowing three goals on nine shots. His replacement, Sam Montembeault, stopped 15 of 18 shots.The Panthers dropped to 1-5-0 in their past six games.Montreal is in a tight three-team playoff race with the Carolina Hurricanes and the Columbus Blue Jackets.The Canadiens are in the second wild-card spot Dallas Stars Hats Authentic , one point behind Carolina and two points ahead of Columbus. Both the Blue Jackets and Hurricanes have a game in hand on Montreal.“The last few weeks now, we’ve known the importance of every game,” Kulak said. “We’ve got a little momentum rolling here and it gives you a boost of energy when you can come out and score early and everyone’s feeling good like that.“We’ve really settled into our identities as a team. Everyone knows their role and everyone’s playing their role really well. That just builds confidence.”Tatar got things rolling at 6:58 of the first period when he beat Reimer with a shot off the post. The home team went up 2-0 via Kulak’s one-timer at 12:39.Tatar added another for Montreal less than two minutes later when he shoveled a loose puck in the crease past Reimer, who mishandled Shea Weber’s initial shot from the point.Lehkonen and Danault added on in the second period. Tatar assisted on Danault’s goal for his 57th point of the season, setting a career high.The Panthers have allowed 20 goals on their current three-game skid.“Five of their six goals, we just let them have as much time and as much room as they wanted in front of our net,” said Florida’s Vincent Trochek. “It’s just laziness, not doing your job. It’s just unacceptable, leaving our goalies out to dry. To give up that many goals in the last three games is an absolute embarrassment.”Vatrano scored on a power play early in the third to spoil Price’s shutout.NOTES: Paul Byron left in the first period and did not return after being dropped to the ice in a fight with MacKenzie Weegar. Byron took an uppercut to the jaw before wobbling off the ice with the help of a trainer. The fight was retaliation for Byron hitting and concussing Weegar on Jan. 15. Weegar missed four games with the injury while Byron was suspended three games.UP NEXTPanthers: Play at Ottawa on Thursday night.Canadiens: Play at Columbus on Thursday night.