Alex Pietrangelo will be one of the best St. Louis Blues defencemen ever. The former Blues captain scored 109 goals and was named to the All-Star team twice in his 12-year Blues career.

The Golden Knights, who have lost three of their last four games, will try to bounce back when they face the Carolina Hurricanes on the road Friday.

Pietrangelo notched an assist, three blocked shots and a minus-2 rating in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Hurricanes. Pietrangelo ended a six-game slump with the helper. The defenseman set up Tomas Hertl's opening goal in the second period.

On the same Thursday where GM Lou Lamoriello said the Islanders can turn their season around, the team responded by beating the NHL’s top team.

Vegas didn't complete the comeback, and Alex Pietrangelo noted that the team needed to find a way to conserve energy while still showing up ready to play for games.

The Vegas Golden Knights battle against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday at 5 p.m. at the United Center. Vegas is concluding their seventh back-to-back this season.

The Vegas Golden Knights' losing slump continues as they have now lost five of their last six, and three straight, after a 5-3 defeat to the Chicago Blackhawks on

Captain Anders Lee, playing in his 800th career game, scored a goal and Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves as the New York Islanders beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-0.

Roslovic surprisingly leads the Hurricanes in goals (17), despite a -4 rating and just over 14:00 minutes of ice time per game. Linemates Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis certainly play a factor in this. The former first-round pick had a productive December, when he recorded 10 points on 25.0% shooting in 13 games.

The Vegas Golden Knights have now lost four straight against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Golden Knights started strong, and prevented the Hurricanes from getting to their game for the majority of the first period.

Forwards from three lines (Brayden Schenn, Nathan Walker and Jake Neighbours), plus a defenseman (Cam Fowler) scored goals. The Blues struck on the power play. Jordan Binnington made 28 saves.

The St. Louis Blues and Vegas Golden Knights played their second game of a three-game season series between each other on Monday (Jan. 20). In their last faceoff, the Golden Knights finished with a 4-3 victory at home on Oct.