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.

Nashville (15-22-7, 37 points) beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Thursday, clinching the win with a 3-for-3 shootout performance from Gustav Nyquist, Ryan O'Reilly, and Steven Stamkos. It was the Predators' first appearance in a shootout this season.

The first 10,000 attendees at the Music City Hockey Bobblehead Series will be gifted a Keith Urban Bobblehead and the game will feature some Urban-themed trivia, games, giveaways, and of course, live music.

Frederik Andersen was activated from injured reserve and will be the backup for the Hurricanes against the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday (7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, SCRIPPS, NHLN, TVAS2).

The Nashville Predators ended a two-game losing streak on Tuesday, beating the Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 at Bridgestone Arena.

Saturday’s meeting with Nashville will be the Wild’s first time seeing the Predators since New Year’s Eve, when oft-suspended Preds youngster Zach L’Heureux ran Spurgeon from behind into the end boards and injured the Wild captain with what all classified as a dirty and dangerous play.

Kirill Kaprizov was moved to retroactive long-term injured reserve and will not travel with the Wild on a two-game road trip (also at the Colorado Avalanche on Monday). The forward, who has missed 10 games because of a lower-body injury, practiced with the team Friday and is eligible to return when healthy.

This is the opener of a three-game road trip for the Golden Knights, who finish up with a back-to-back at the Carolina Hurricanes and Chicago Blackhawks on Friday and Saturday. The Nashville Predators, who host the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden ...

Pavel Dorofeyev's first career hat trick was not enough to propel the Vegas Golden Knights to victory, falling to the Nashville Predators, 5-3, on

Coming off one of their worst losses of the season against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, the Vegas Golden Knights had every chance to win against the Carolina Hurricanes

The Vegas Golden Knights close out a three-game road trip tonight in Chicago against the Blackhawks at 5 p.m. The Knights are facing the worst team in the NHL. And after dropping four of their last five games, the team is looking to get back on the winning side of things.