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Nashville Predators 4, Vegas Golden Knights 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Nashville Predators 4, Vegas Golden Knights 2. Shots on goal: NSH 19, VGK 31. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NSH 3-2 VGK; P2 NSH 1-0 VGK; P3 NSH 0-0 VGK.

Scoring plays: P1 05:35 Mark Stone (assists: Pavel Dorofeyev, Noah Hanifin) to make it NSH 0-1 VGK; P1 09:06 Ben Hutton (assists: Tomas Hertl, Pavel Dorofeyev) to make it NSH 0-2 VGK; P1 11:20 Nick Perbix (assists: Luke Evangelista) to make it NSH 1-2 VGK; P1 15:37 Steven Stamkos (assists: Filip Forsberg, Luke Evangelista) to make it NSH 2-2 VGK; P1 16:21 Reid Schaefer (assists: Brady Skjei, Michael McCarron) to make it NSH 3-2 VGK; P2 11:52 Michael Bunting (assists: Nick Blankenburg, Erik Haula) to make it NSH 4-2 VGK. Top skaters: Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) 0 G, 2 A; Luke Evangelista (NSH) 0 G, 2 A; Steven Stamkos (NSH) 1 G, 0 A; Mark Stone (VGK) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Justus Annunen (NSH) 29 saves on 31, decision W; Akira Schmid (VGK) 15 saves on 19, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Pavel Dorofeyev
0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 18:36 TOI
Goals · VGK
Ben Hutton
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG · 16:19 TOI
Goaltending · NSH
Justus Annunen
29 saves on 31 shots (.935) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

NSH 2 largest lead P2 11:52 (NSH 4, VGK 2) · 4-0 run, P1 11:20–P2 11:52
VGK 2 largest lead P1 9:06 (NSH 0, VGK 2) · 2-0 run, P1 5:35–P1 9:06
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 5:35 Mark Stone (Pavel Dorofeyev, Noah Hanifin) VGK · Power play · tip-in shot · NSH 0, VGK 1
  • P1 9:06 Ben Hutton (Tomas Hertl, Pavel Dorofeyev) VGK · tip-in shot · NSH 0, VGK 2
  • P1 11:20 Nick Perbix (Luke Evangelista) NSH · wrist shot · NSH 1, VGK 2
  • P1 15:37 Steven Stamkos (Filip Forsberg, Luke Evangelista) NSH · Power play · wrist shot · NSH 2, VGK 2
  • P1 16:21 Reid Schaefer (Brady Skjei, Michael McCarron) NSH · snap shot · NSH 3, VGK 2
  • P2 11:52 Michael Bunting (Nick Blankenburg, Erik Haula) NSH · Power play · tip-in shot · NSH 4, VGK 2

Linescore

123 T
NSH 310 4
VGK 200 2

Shots on goal: NSH 19, VGK 31

Biggest Period

The Nashville Predators scored 3 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

NSHVGK
19Shots on goal31
56Shot attempts61
34Faceoff wins31
26Hits26
18Blocked shots11
2Power-play goals1
7Takeaways4
12Giveaways17
6Penalty minutes18
93.5%Save %78.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NSH106319
VGK941831

🎯 Shot Map

Nashville Predators4 G · 35 attempts
Adam Wilsby: saved (tip-in)Tyson Jost: saved (between-legs)Reid Schaefer: saved (wrist)Ryan O'Reilly: saved (wrist)Nick Perbix: goal (wrist)Cole Smith: missed the netNick Perbix: saved (wrist)Filip Forsberg: missed the netFilip Forsberg: missed the netFedor Svechkov: missed the netFilip Forsberg: saved (snap)Steven Stamkos: goal (wrist)Reid Schaefer: goal (snap)Luke Evangelista: saved (wrist)Erik Haula: saved (wrist)Roman Josi: saved (snap)Steven Stamkos: missed the netMichael Bunting: saved (wrist)Filip Forsberg: missed the netMichael Bunting: goal (tip-in)Michael McCarron: missed the netFilip Forsberg: saved (wrist)Ryan O'Reilly: missed the netMichael McCarron: missed the netMichael McCarron: saved (wrist)Luke Evangelista: missed the netBrady Skjei: missed the netFilip Forsberg: missed the netFedor Svechkov: saved (tip-in)Cole Smith: missed the netLuke Evangelista: saved (wrist)Roman Josi: saved (wrist)Erik Haula: missed the netErik Haula: missed the netMichael McCarron: missed the net
  • 4Goals11% of attempts
  • 15Saved43% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net46% of attempts
Vegas Golden Knights2 G · 48 attempts
Brandon Saad: saved (backhand)Jeremy Lauzon: saved (wrist)Keegan Kolesar: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: goal (tip-in)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netBen Hutton: goal (tip-in)Colton Sissons: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (backhand)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netIvan Barbashev: missed the netMark Stone: saved (tip-in)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netBrandon Saad: saved (wrist)Braeden Bowman: missed the netKaedan Korczak: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Kaedan Korczak: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (snap)Ben Hutton: saved (slap)Reilly Smith: missed the netMitch Marner: missed the netReilly Smith: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (wrist)Ben Hutton: saved (slap)Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Braeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (backhand)Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netNoah Hanifin: saved (slap)Noah Hanifin: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: saved (wrist)Braeden Bowman: missed the netKaedan Korczak: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netReilly Smith: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (wrist)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 29Saved60% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net35% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

NSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Luke Evangelista R 022+120017:19
Nick Perbix D 101021519:45
Steven Stamkos C 101010019:32
Michael Bunting L 101+121014:21
Reid Schaefer L 101+123110:33
Brady Skjei D 011+100224:08
Filip Forsberg L 011022019:56
Nick Blankenburg D 011000118:17
Erik Haula L 011+112018:16
Michael McCarron C 011+116012:44
Ryan O'Reilly C 000010223:13
Roman Josi D 000020420:31
Nicolas Hague D 000001117:34
Adam Wilsby D 000+110117:00
Cole Smith R 000+108115:51
Matthew Wood R 000-100009:22
Tyson Jost C 000-111009:03
Fedor Svechkov C 000-111008:24
NSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Justus Annunen W 293193.5260:00
VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Pavel Dorofeyev R 022+130018:36
Mark Stone R 101-122021:33
Ben Hutton D 101031216:19
Noah Hanifin D 011051029:59
Tomas Hertl C 011+124019:03
Mitch Marner R 000-130023:39
Kaedan Korczak D 000022020:13
Zach Whitecloud D 000-100219:32
Jeremy Lauzon D 000-115317:02
Ivan Barbashev L 000015016:05
Brandon Saad L 000051014:46
Reilly Smith R 000-200014:34
Brett Howden C 000-101114:16
Braeden Bowman R 000-110012:36
Colton Sissons C 000020112:21
Brayden McNabb D 000000110:24
Alexander Holtz R 000+100009:45
Keegan Kolesar R 000014107:30
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Akira Schmid L 151978.9454:52

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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Nashville Predators 18-17-4 W2 L10 7-3-0 Next game recap: @ SEA · Thu, Jan 1
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