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Vegas Golden Knights 1, Nashville Predators 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 1, Nashville Predators 4. Shots on goal: VGK 40, NSH 20. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 0-1 NSH; P2 VGK 1-3 NSH; P3 VGK 0-0 NSH.

Scoring plays: P1 00:40 Steven Stamkos (assists: Ryan O'Reilly) to make it VGK 0-1 NSH; P2 01:24 Steven Stamkos (assists: Filip Forsberg, Jonathan Marchessault) to make it VGK 0-2 NSH; P2 11:56 Tyson Jost (assists: Brady Skjei) to make it VGK 0-3 NSH; P2 13:10 Shea Theodore (assists: Ivan Barbashev, Brett Howden) to make it VGK 1-3 NSH; P2 14:53 Ryan O'Reilly (assists: Steven Stamkos, Roman Josi) to make it VGK 1-4 NSH. Top skaters: Steven Stamkos (NSH) 2 G, 1 A; Ryan O'Reilly (NSH) 1 G, 1 A; Shea Theodore (VGK) 1 G, 0 A; Tyson Jost (NSH) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Justus Annunen (NSH) 39 saves on 40, decision W; Akira Schmid (VGK) 16 saves on 20, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NSH
Steven Stamkos
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 2 SOG · 17:39 TOI
Goals · NSH
Ryan O'Reilly
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG · 19:06 TOI
Goaltending · NSH
Justus Annunen
39 saves on 40 shots (.975) · W
Season highs
Justus Annunen · Season-high 39 saves

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

📊 Game Flow

VGK 0 largest lead Never led
NSH 3 largest lead P2 11:56 (VGK 0, NSH 3) · 3-0 run, P1 0:40–P2 11:56
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 0:40 Steven Stamkos (Ryan O'Reilly) NSH · snap shot · VGK 0, NSH 1
  • P2 1:24 Steven Stamkos (Filip Forsberg, Jonathan Marchessault) NSH · Power play · snap shot · VGK 0, NSH 2
  • P2 11:56 Tyson Jost (Brady Skjei) NSH · Shorthanded · wrist shot · VGK 0, NSH 3
  • P2 13:10 Shea Theodore (Ivan Barbashev, Brett Howden) VGK · Power play · wrist shot · VGK 1, NSH 3
  • P2 14:53 Ryan O'Reilly (Steven Stamkos, Roman Josi) NSH · Power play · deflected shot · VGK 1, NSH 4

Linescore

123 T
VGK 010 1
NSH 130 4

Shots on goal: VGK 40, NSH 20

Biggest Period

The Nashville Predators scored 3 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

VGKNSH
40Shots on goal20
68Shot attempts49
40Faceoff wins29
13Hits13
8Blocked shots15
1Power-play goals2
2Takeaways8
13Giveaways14
12Penalty minutes12
80.0%Save %97.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VGK20101040
NSH411520

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights1 G · 59 attempts
Shea Theodore: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (wrist)Rasmus Andersson: saved (snap)Noah Hanifin: saved (slap)Brett Howden: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: saved (slap)Mark Stone: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Rasmus Andersson: missed the netCole Smith: saved (snap)Ben Hutton: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: saved (wrist)Ben Hutton: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: missed the netCole Smith: saved (tip-in)Jeremy Lauzon: missed the netMitch Marner: missed the netCole Smith: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: saved (tip-in)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netBen Hutton: saved (slap)Ben Hutton: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netNic Dowd: saved (wrist)Jeremy Lauzon: saved (backhand)Ivan Barbashev: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: missed the netShea Theodore: goal (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: saved (slap)Brayden McNabb: saved (wrist)Braeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (wrist)Cole Smith: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (slap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (slap)Mark Stone: missed the netJack Eichel: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (snap)Rasmus Andersson: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: saved (slap)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Ivan Barbashev: saved (tip-in)Keegan Kolesar: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netShea Theodore: missed the netBrett Howden: saved (tip-in)Tomas Hertl: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netJack Eichel: missed the net
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 39Saved66% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net32% of attempts
Nashville Predators4 G · 31 attempts
Steven Stamkos: goal (snap)Luke Evangelista: saved (wrist)Luke Evangelista: saved (wrist)Tyson Jost: saved (wrist)Jonathan Marchessault: missed the netSteven Stamkos: goal (snap)Ryan O'Reilly: saved (wrist)Ryan O'Reilly: missed the netRyan Ufko: missed the netBrady Skjei: saved (slap)Ryan O'Reilly: saved (tip-in)Roman Josi: saved (wrist)Fedor Svechkov: missed the netTyson Jost: goal (wrist)Filip Forsberg: saved (snap)Roman Josi: saved (slap)Ryan O'Reilly: goal (deflected)Ryan O'Reilly: saved (backhand)Ryan O'Reilly: saved (poke)Erik Haula: missed the netLuke Evangelista: missed the netTyson Jost: saved (backhand)Nicolas Hague: missed the netRyan Ufko: missed the netJonathan Marchessault: missed the netFilip Forsberg: saved (backhand)Luke Evangelista: saved (snap)Luke Evangelista: saved (wrist)Fedor Svechkov: missed the netTyson Jost: saved (wrist)Steven Stamkos: missed the net
  • 4Goals13% of attempts
  • 16Saved52% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net35% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Shea Theodore D 101-130019:45
Ivan Barbashev L 011-140014:59
Brett Howden C 011010012:14
Mitch Marner R 000-120021:54
Jack Eichel C 000-230221:43
Pavel Dorofeyev R 000-121020:49
Tomas Hertl C 000-130020:45
Mark Stone R 000-221020:21
Noah Hanifin D 000010019:25
Rasmus Andersson D 000020318:38
Brayden McNabb D 000-141118:34
Jeremy Lauzon D 000023115:20
Cole Smith R 000043014:38
Keegan Kolesar R 000001013:00
Ben Hutton D 000040012:51
Colton Sissons C 000012112:22
Nic Dowd C 000011011:20
Braeden Bowman R 000010010:14
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Akira Schmid L 162080.0455:12
NSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Steven Stamkos C 213+120017:39
Ryan O'Reilly C 112+150019:06
Tyson Jost C 101+141014:20
Roman Josi D 011+121024:18
Brady Skjei D 011+212223:08
Filip Forsberg L 011022020:19
Erik Haula L 011+100016:29
Nicolas Hague D 000001125:08
Jonathan Marchessault R 000000019:05
Nick Perbix D 000+100419:05
Zachary L'Heureux L 000002215:15
Luke Evangelista R 000+140114:39
Fedor Svechkov C 000000013:18
Justin Barron D 000000113:15
Ryan Ufko D 000000210:55
Matthew Wood R 000001010:45
Ozzy Wiesblatt C 000000008:16
Reid Schaefer L 000003207:29
NSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Justus Annunen W 394097.5160:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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