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The Vegas Golden Knights had a day in between experiencing the high of stopping a five-game losing streak against the Washington Capitals to returning to the ice Thursday night against the struggling Chicago Blackhawks.Chicago (9-15-5) has less than 24 hours from its turnaround from a 4-2 loss at Anaheim on Wednesday night. The Blackhawks are on a five-game losing streak while Vegas has won six of its last seven games.The Golden Knights (15-13-1) put an end to Washington’s dominance over them dating to the Stanley Cup Finals with a 5-3 win Tuesday behind two goals by defenseman Nate Schmidt in the final 1:24 at the game at T-Mobile Arena.Article continues below ...“That was an intense game www.officialcapitals.com , a lot of emotion, a lot of things blowing over from the (Stanley Cup Final). Our penalty-kill guys did a great job,” Schmidt said. “(Coach Gerard Gallant) came in here after the second period, and hasn’t done this much, but really challenged our guys to go have a better third period, and up and down our lineup, guys responded, and that’s the most important part about this game.“It was a big win, an emotional win, and I like the way our team responded to that challenge.”Cody Eakin and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare had goals 16 seconds apart in the third period for the Knights, who played without left wing Max Pacioretty. He was out with an illness but is expected back against Chicago.Schmidt scored the go-ahead goal on the power play against his former team with 1:24 remaining. He crossed the blue line and made a quick move to his forehand before he buried a shot past Braden Holtby’s glove.Schmidt added an empty-net goal with 6.9 seconds left and the T-Mobile Arena crowd went crazy Washington Capitals T-Shirts Authentic , especially after the Capitals celebrated their Stanley Cup championship at that venue after winning Game 5.Vegas won at Chicago 8-3 in the first meeting last Tuesday. The eight goals (including two goals each for Eakin and Shea Theodore) are a franchise record and the victory extended the Golden Knights’ winning streak to four games at the time.In that game, Chicago forward Dylan Strome scored in his debut with the Blackhawks. Corey Crawford made 24 saves on 30 shots before being relieved at the start of the third period by Cam Ward, who made 11 saves.“I think you put yourselves in a hole and it’s hard to score in this league,” said Strome, who was acquired along with Brendan Perlini from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Nick Schmaltz. “Sometimes if you’re opening up chances because you got down 3-0, it ends up in the back of your net.”Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook added, “We’ve got to be better from the puck drop. We’ve just got to be better. It’s just not acceptable to be playing the way we’re playing. Starting off games (like the loss against the Golden Knights last week), obviously that puts us behind and we’re fighting back the rest of the game.” One thing the Nashville Predators have been under coach Peter Laviolette is honest about their performance. If they’re playing well, they’ll tell you about it. And if they’re not playing well, they aren’t afraid to air themselves out.That was the case Friday night in St. Louis, when a Blues team that entered the game with seven wins in 20 games boatraced Nashville 6-2 Washington Capitals Hoodies Authentic , establishing a 5-1 second-period lead before Laviolette pulled goaltender Juuse Saros for Pekka Rinne.In an interview with Fox Sports Tennessee after the first period, in which the Predators got only three shots on goalie Jake Allen and fell behind 3-1, center Nick Bonino criticized the team’s performance. Afterward, teammates and Laviolette weren’t too far behind.Article continues below ...“There were things we did wrong right from the start to the end,” Laviolette said. “We made too many mistakes. That’s why we lost the game.”Nashville will try not to replicate that performance Sunday night when they open a five-game homestand against the Anaheim Ducks.At 16-6-1, the Predators are still tied for the best record in the NHL and own a three-point lead on Minnesota for first place in the Central Division. But they have lost four in a row on the road and their defense has shown weaknesses at times in the last seven games, when they’ve gone 3-3-1.“We didn’t play well defensively at all,” captain Roman Josi said of the defeat in St. Louis. “They had a lot of chances, and the chances they had were really good chances right in front of the net. We have to play a lot better.”Fortunately for Nashville, an extended stay in their rink awaits. Colorado, Arizona Washington Capitals Hats Authentic , Chicago and Buffalo follow Anaheim into Bridgestone Arena, where it is 8-3-0 with five straight wins.The Predators will look to avenge a 2-1 shootout loss to the Ducks on Nov. 12, a game in which they put 35 shots on goal to Anaheim’s 30. But John Gibson came up large with 34 stops, plus three more in a four-round shootout, and Nashville was a brutal 0-for-7 on the power play.While the Predators are starting a long homestand, the Ducks are beginning a five-game road trip which takes them to Tampa Bay, Florida, Carolina and Washington. They embarked on the journey with two points in their pocket after a dramatic 2-1 overtime victory Friday against Edmonton.Nick Ritchie forced the extra period with his first goal at 19:43 of the third period, and Rickard Rakell sent the fans home happy with the game-winner 14 seconds into overtime. It was his 100th career goal, but his first since Nov. 1.“It feels great,” Rakell said. “Any time you’re not scoring for a while Custom Washington Capitals Jerseys , I knew I had scoring chances the last few games. Great feeling. Hopefully, I can play a little bit more loose now.”Gibson (8-7-4, 2.49 goals-against average, .928 save percentage), who has played well again this year, figures to get the start for Anaheim. Rinne (9-2-1, 1.66, .944) should go between the pipes for Nashville. He stopped 29 shots in the loss to the Ducks.