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.

Eichel will miss his first game of the campaign Sunday. Nicolas Roy (upper body), who was activated from injured reserve Sunday, will replace Eichel in the lineup. William Karlsson and Tomas Hertl will center the Golden Knights ' top two lines. Eichel's next chance to suit up will come Tuesday in Nashville.

The Vegas Golden Knights will face the Carolina Hurricanes in this NHL matchup at the Lenovo Center on Friday, January 17th. WATCH: Golden Knights vs Hurricanes

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

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.

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.

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,

Mark Stone's 100th goal as a Golden Knights and Zach Whitecloud's second goal in four games put the Vegas Golden Knights ahead of the San Jose Sharks, 2-0, at the end of the first

The Golden Knights enter the second half of their season tied with Washington and Winnipeg atop the NHL with 59 points

Pavel Dorofeyev scored twice and added an assist, stepping up in a major way with Jack Eichel out of the Vegas Golden Knights' lineup.