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Nashville Predators 2, Vegas Golden Knights 7 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Nashville Predators 2, Vegas Golden Knights 7. Shots on goal: NSH 29, VGK 36. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NSH 1-0 VGK; P2 NSH 0-2 VGK; P3 NSH 1-5 VGK.

Scoring plays: P1 14:10 Luke Evangelista (assists: Roman Josi) to make it NSH 1-0 VGK; P2 17:17 Alexander Holtz (assists: Shea Theodore, Cole Reinhardt) to make it NSH 1-1 VGK; P2 18:22 Shea Theodore (assists: Jeremy Lauzon, Keegan Kolesar) to make it NSH 1-2 VGK; P3 05:52 Pavel Dorofeyev (assists: Mitch Marner) to make it NSH 1-3 VGK; P3 08:52 Mark Stone (assists: Jack Eichel, Zach Whitecloud) to make it NSH 1-4 VGK; P3 12:26 Cole Reinhardt (assists: Alexander Holtz, Tanner Laczynski) to make it NSH 1-5 VGK; P3 13:16 Mitch Marner (assists: Reilly Smith, Akira Schmid) to make it NSH 1-6 VGK; P3 15:12 Keegan Kolesar (assists: Tomas Hertl, Braeden Bowman) to make it NSH 1-7 VGK; P3 19:38 Filip Forsberg (assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Roman Josi) to make it NSH 2-7 VGK. Top skaters: Shea Theodore (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Keegan Kolesar (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Mitch Marner (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Cole Reinhardt (VGK) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Justus Annunen (NSH) 29 saves on 36, decision L; Akira Schmid (VGK) 27 saves on 29, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Cole Reinhardt
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 09:33 TOI
Goals · VGK
Mitch Marner
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 16:54 TOI
Goaltending · VGK
Akira Schmid
27 saves on 29 shots (.931) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

NSH 1 largest lead P1 14:10 (NSH 1, VGK 0)
VGK 6 largest lead P3 15:12 (NSH 1, VGK 7) · 7-0 run, P2 17:17–P3 15:12
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 14:10 Luke Evangelista (Roman Josi) NSH · deflected shot · NSH 1, VGK 0
  • P2 17:17 Alexander Holtz (Shea Theodore, Cole Reinhardt) VGK · slap shot · NSH 1, VGK 1
  • P2 18:22 Shea Theodore (Jeremy Lauzon, Keegan Kolesar) VGK · snap shot · NSH 1, VGK 2
  • P3 5:52 Pavel Dorofeyev (Mitch Marner) VGK · snap shot · NSH 1, VGK 3
  • P3 8:52 Mark Stone (Jack Eichel, Zach Whitecloud) VGK · wrist shot · NSH 1, VGK 4
  • P3 12:26 Cole Reinhardt (Alexander Holtz, Tanner Laczynski) VGK · wrist shot · NSH 1, VGK 5
  • P3 13:16 Mitch Marner (Reilly Smith, Akira Schmid) VGK · snap shot · NSH 1, VGK 6
  • P3 15:12 Keegan Kolesar (Tomas Hertl, Braeden Bowman) VGK · backhand shot · NSH 1, VGK 7
  • P3 19:38 Filip Forsberg (Ryan O'Reilly, Roman Josi) NSH · Power play · wrist shot · NSH 2, VGK 7

Linescore

123 T
NSH 101 2
VGK 025 7

Shots on goal: NSH 29, VGK 36

Biggest Period

The Vegas Golden Knights scored 5 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

NSHVGK
29Shots on goal36
61Shot attempts63
33Faceoff wins30
14Hits25
16Blocked shots16
1Power-play goals0
7Takeaways4
16Giveaways20
4Penalty minutes8
80.6%Save %93.1%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NSH911929
VGK15101136

🎯 Shot Map

Nashville Predators2 G · 44 attempts
Cole Smith: missed the netMichael McCarron: saved (wrist)Nick Blankenburg: missed the netBrady Skjei: saved (slap)Nicolas Hague: saved (wrist)Cole Smith: saved (tip-in)Michael McCarron: saved (wrist)Fedor Svechkov: missed the netNicolas Hague: saved (wrist)Erik Haula: missed the netMichael Bunting: saved (wrist)Luke Evangelista: goal (deflected)Filip Forsberg: saved (snap)Reid Schaefer: missed the netRoman Josi: saved (slap)Fedor Svechkov: missed the netErik Haula: saved (slap)Luke Evangelista: missed the netFilip Forsberg: saved (snap)Luke Evangelista: saved (wrist)Steven Stamkos: saved (wrist)Roman Josi: saved (slap)Luke Evangelista: missed the netMichael Bunting: saved (tip-in)Michael Bunting: saved (tip-in)Filip Forsberg: missed the netMichael McCarron: saved (wrist)Jonathan Marchessault: saved (snap)Fedor Svechkov: missed the netFilip Forsberg: saved (snap)Cole Smith: missed the netTyson Jost: saved (wrist)Cole Smith: missed the netMichael Bunting: missed the netCole Smith: saved (tip-in)Steven Stamkos: saved (slap)Michael Bunting: saved (backhand)Michael Bunting: saved (wrist)Nicolas Hague: saved (slap)Roman Josi: missed the netRoman Josi: missed the netMichael Bunting: saved (wrist)Roman Josi: saved (slap)Filip Forsberg: goal (wrist)
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 27Saved61% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net34% of attempts
Vegas Golden Knights7 G · 46 attempts
Kaedan Korczak: saved (wrist)Keegan Kolesar: missed the netCole Reinhardt: saved (wrist)Cole Reinhardt: saved (tip-in)Mark Stone: saved (wrist)Zach Whitecloud: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Mitch Marner: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (slap)Tomas Hertl: saved (tip-in)Mitch Marner: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (slap)Jack Eichel: saved (tip-in)Shea Theodore: saved (snap)Mark Stone: missed the netReilly Smith: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (slap)Reilly Smith: missed the netKaedan Korczak: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: missed the netAlexander Holtz: goal (slap)Shea Theodore: missed the netShea Theodore: goal (snap)Jeremy Lauzon: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: goal (snap)Mark Stone: goal (wrist)Keegan Kolesar: missed the netTanner Laczynski: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Cole Reinhardt: goal (wrist)Mitch Marner: goal (snap)Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Keegan Kolesar: goal (backhand)Reilly Smith: saved (wrist)Zach Whitecloud: saved (slap)
  • 7Goals15% of attempts
  • 29Saved63% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net22% 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
Roman Josi D 022-131123:26
Filip Forsberg L 101+140019:08
Luke Evangelista R 101+120017:55
Ryan O'Reilly C 011+100219:36
Brady Skjei D 000-110121:37
Nicolas Hague D 000-231020:05
Nick Perbix D 000-200118:16
Steven Stamkos C 000-322017:41
Nick Blankenburg D 000-301217:38
Erik Haula L 000-312216:27
Michael Bunting L 000-360015:29
Cole Smith R 000-220013:49
Justin Barron D 000-201013:43
Jonathan Marchessault R 000-310013:38
Michael McCarron C 000-234112:41
Fedor Svechkov C 000-200412:25
Tyson Jost C 000-210011:17
Reid Schaefer L 000-202211:17
NSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Justus Annunen L 293680.6759:52
VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Shea Theodore D 112+330219:10
Mitch Marner R 112+230116:54
Keegan Kolesar R 112+217013:28
Alexander Holtz R 112+211010:58
Cole Reinhardt L 112+232009:33
Mark Stone R 101020117:42
Pavel Dorofeyev R 101+251017:01
Zach Whitecloud D 011011020:18
Jack Eichel C 011080018:53
Jeremy Lauzon D 011+214118:44
Reilly Smith R 011+121018:04
Tomas Hertl C 011+210216:16
Braeden Bowman R 011+301012:02
Tanner Laczynski C 011+211210:45
Noah Hanifin D 000+112423:55
Kaedan Korczak D 000+321217:46
Ben Hutton D 000+302116:40
Ivan Barbashev L 000011014:30
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Akira Schmid W 272993.1259:55

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series NSH 1 – 1 VGK
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