Eichel notched a power-play assist, four shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Hurricanes. Eichel has gone five games without a goal but has three assists in that span. The 28-year-old center is up to 55 points through 44 outings this season.

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Blackhawks will try to break their four-game losing streak when they play the Vegas Golden Knights. Chicago has a 14-28-3 record overall and a 9-13-0 record on its home ice. The Blackhawks are 3-7-2 in one-goal games.

Despite having one of the best records in the NHL, the Vegas Golden Knights have struggled against Eastern Conference teams, with a 6-8-1 record against them. They'll look to improve upon that record when they take on the

No one is playing better hockey in the NHL than the Vegas Golden Knights. A 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday bumped the Golden Knights into the top spot in the NHL.

Vegas Golden Knights center Jack Eichel (illness) is expected to rejoin the lineup on Tuesday against Nashville. The American star missed his first game of the season on Sunday versus Minnesota after feeling under the weather.

The Golden Knights have lost three in a row just once this season, in mid-October, and haven't duplicated that skid since. Fans should brace themselves for Saturday's game in Chicago, the second leg of a back-to-back after Friday's 3-2 loss in Carolina.

Set to return

It might be hard to believe that one player can drastically change the odds in the Nashville Predators’ favor, but that’ll be the case when the Vegas Golden Knights visit them on Tuesday night. Jack Eichel is day-to-day for the Golden Knights with an illness,

Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist and Adin Hill made 23 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights moved into the NHL points lead with a 3-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night in Las Vegas.

Steven Stamkos scored two goals and assisted on another to lead the Nashville Predators to a 5-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights.

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