Nashville Predators at Vegas Golden Knights
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Golden Knights rout Predators 7-2 for their 7th straight victory
Pavel Dorofeyev and captain Mark Stone added goals in a three-minute span in the third, with Dorofeyev scoring his 20th of the season and Stone getting his 10th goal in 11 games and 18th of the season. Stone has a career-best 11-game points streak.
Cole Reinhardt and Mitch Marner scored two more goals in quick succession, striking in a 50-second span, and Keegan Kolesar capped the five-goal third. Akira Schmid made 26 saves.
Luke Evangelista and Filip Forsberg scored for Nashville, and Justus Annunen stopped 29 shots. The Predators had won three straight, the last a 7-3 victory at Colorado on Friday night
Holtz tied it at 1 with 2:43 left in the second period. Off Theodore's feed, Holtz one-timed a slap shot that deflected off Nashville’s Fedor Svechkov. Theodore — playing his 600th NHL game — scored on Vegas’ next shot, firing a snapper through a crowd with 1:38 to go.
Dorofeyev scored on a break off a pass from Mitch Marner at 5:52. Stone scored on another break at 8:52, with Eichel setting it up. Reinhardt struck with 7:34 to go, Marner with 6:44 left, and Kolesar with 4:48 remaining.
Forsberg scored on a power play for Nashville in the final minute. Evangelista opened the scoring with 5:50 left in the first period.
Jonathan Marchessault, the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as the playoff MVP in Vegas’ 2023 championship, was activated by Nashville on Saturday after missing 14 games because of a lower-body injury. He’s in his second season with the Predators after seven with Vegas.
Golden Knights: Host Philadelphia on Monday night.
Regular Season SeriesSeries tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 14:10 | Luke Evangelista Goal (7) Deflected, assists: Roman Josi (19) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:17 | Alexander Holtz Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Shea Theodore (18), Cole Reinhardt (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 18:22 | Shea Theodore Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Jeremy Lauzon (8), Keegan Kolesar (8) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 5:52 | Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (39) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:52 | Mark Stone Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (39), Zach Whitecloud (5) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 12:26 | Cole Reinhardt Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexander Holtz (3), Tanner Laczynski (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 13:16 | Mitch Marner Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Reilly Smith (6), Akira Schmid (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:12 | Keegan Kolesar Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Tomas Hertl (23), Braeden Bowman (11) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:38 | Filip Forsberg Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan O'Reilly (28), Roman Josi (20) |
Statistics
 NSH |
 VGK |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blocked Shots | 16 |
| 14 | Hits | 25 |
| 7 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 29 | Shots | 36 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 33 | Faceoffs Won | 30 |
| 52.4 | Faceoff Win Percent | 47.6 |
| 16 | Giveaways | 20 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Andersson, D | Injured Reserve | Jan 22 |
| Brett Howden, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 20 |
| Colton Sissons, C | Out | Jan 19 |
Nashville Predators Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Wilsby, D | Day-To-Day | Jan 23 |
Game Information
T-Mobile Arena
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 17,988 | Capacity:
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 17,988 | Capacity:
