Golden Knights at Jets
The Vegas Golden Knights hope to avoid the second three-game slide in their brief history when they visit the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. Vegas, which lost three straight from Oct. 30-Nov. 2, had its three-game road winning streak snapped with Thursday's 4-2 setback against Minnesota.
Defenseman Brayden McNabb scored his first goal of the season a day after signing a four-year contract extension and reigning First Star of the Week Jonathan Marchessault also tallied for the Golden Knights, who allowed three unanswered goals in the third period en route to the loss. Winnipeg is coming off an overtime loss at Colorado on Wednesday in which it squandered a 2-1 lead in the third period. The Jets have performed well at home of late, winning four in a row while going 7-0-1 in their last eight. Mark Scheifele has registered four points in his last two contests and leads Winnipeg with 29.
TV: 8 p.m. ET, AT&T SportsNet-Rocky Mountain (Vegas), TSN3 (Winnipeg)
ABOUT THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS (15-8-1): Marchessault has scored in each of his last four road games and ranks second on the team with 22 points in 21 contests. The 26-year-old, who netted a career-high 30 tallies with Florida last season, captured the NHL's top player honors last week after recording a goal and two assists in each of his three games. Defenseman Luca Sbisa returned to the lineup Thursday after missing seven games with a lower-body injury and received 19 minutes, 8 seconds of ice time.
ABOUT THE JETS (15-6-4): Scheifele also tops the club with 12 goals and ranks second with five power-play tallies, which is two shy of his career high. Mathieu Perreault has scored one goal in his last five games and is three away from 100 in the NHL. Defenseman Dustin Byfuglien notched his 295th career assist on Wednesday but remains in search of his first goal of the season after reaching double digits in each of his previous four campaigns.
OVERTIME
1. Jets LW Nikolaj Ehlers has landed on the scoresheet in four of his last five games and leads the team with four game-winning goals.
2. Vegas G Malcolm Subban could be rested after making his fourth consecutive start on Thursday.
3. Winnipeg has not lost in regulation at home since dropping a 5-2 decision to Columbus on Oct. 17.