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Vegas Golden Knights at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Nashville Predators 4–3 in a shootout on Friday, December 8, 2017 on the road.

Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Vegas Golden Knights 4 51-24-7
at Nashville Predators 3 53-18-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 1 1 1 0 1 4
Nashville Predators 0 1 2 0 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 9 13 13 4 0 39
Nashville Predators 16 14 10 4 0 44

Three stars

  1. V. Arvidsson, Nashville Predators (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. N. Bonino, Nashville Predators (1 goal)
  3. R. Smith, Vegas Golden Knights

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:55 Vegas Golden Knights William Karlsson (15) Alex Tuch (8), Nate Schmidt (12) Power play VGK 1, NSH 0
2nd 14:37 Vegas Golden Knights James Neal (14) Luca Sbisa (9), Nate Schmidt (13) Even strength VGK 2, NSH 0
2nd 15:40 Nashville Predators Calle Jarnkrok (6) Pontus Aberg (3), Filip Forsberg (15) Even strength VGK 2, NSH 1
3rd 08:04 Nashville Predators Viktor Arvidsson (10) Kevin Fiala (14), Kyle Turris (16) Even strength VGK 2, NSH 2
3rd 14:56 Nashville Predators Nick Bonino (6) Viktor Arvidsson (11) Even strength VGK 2, NSH 3
3rd 19:20 Vegas Golden Knights Erik Haula (10) Colin Miller (11), David Perron (14) Even strength VGK 3, NSH 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Nashville Predators Kyle Turris Saved
1 Vegas Golden Knights James Neal Saved
2 Nashville Predators Kevin Fiala Saved
2 Vegas Golden Knights Alex Tuch Saved
3 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg Saved
3 Vegas Golden Knights David Perron Saved
4 Nashville Predators Craig Smith Saved
4 Vegas Golden Knights Erik Haula Saved
5 Nashville Predators Viktor Arvidsson Saved
5 Vegas Golden Knights William Karlsson Saved
6 Nashville Predators Nick Bonino Saved
6 Vegas Golden Knights Reilly Smith Goal (winner)

Team stats

Stat Vegas Golden Knights Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 39 44
Power play 1 of 4 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 10
Hits 17 16
Blocked shots 14 15
Giveaways 8 15
Takeaways 4 12
Faceoffs won 33/73 (45.2%) 40/73 (54.8%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
13 B. Leipsic L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 09:54
18 J. Neal L 1 0 1 -1 0 8 1 0 0 18:51
19 R. Smith R 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 19:17
21 C. Eakin C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 50% 11:24
24 O. Lindberg L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:14
41 P. Bellemare L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 46.2% 11:52
56 E. Haula L 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 38.5% 19:27
57 D. Perron L 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 80% 20:17
71 W. Karlsson C 1 0 1 0 2 6 1 2 1 41.7% 19:30
81 J. Marchessault R 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 31.3% 19:19
89 A. Tuch R 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 75% 13:18
92 T. Nosek L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 100% 10:28
3 B. McNabb D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 2 0 17:18
5 D. Engelland D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 17:19
6 C. Miller D 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 19:59
27 S. Theodore D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 18:31
47 L. Sbisa D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 20:52
88 N. Schmidt D 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 28:08
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
30 M. Subban 44 41 3 .932 64:02 Win

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
8 K. Turris C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 57.9% 18:26
9 F. Forsberg L 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 20:09
10 C. Sissons C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71.4% 20:51
13 N. Bonino C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 33.3% 16:01
15 C. Smith C 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 1 0 66.7% 16:52
19 C. Jarnkrok C 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 47.4% 19:07
22 K. Fiala L 0 1 1 +1 4 5 0 0 0 15:58
33 V. Arvidsson L 1 1 2 0 0 8 0 1 0 21:21
46 P. Aberg L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 0 10:50
51 A. Watson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 11:13
55 C. McLeod L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 04:49
89 F. Gaudreau C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66.7% 08:01
2 A. Bitetto D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 10:39
7 Y. Weber D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 11:33
14 M. Ekholm D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 2 0 28:08
25 A. Emelin D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 4 2 0 17:51
59 R. Josi D 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 4 0 31:17
76 P. Subban D 0 0 0 +2 2 1 1 1 0 23:33
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
35 P. Rinne 39 36 3 .923 64:57 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:31 Nashville Predators Craig Smith High sticking 2
1st 11:48 Vegas Golden Knights David Perron Holding 2
1st 13:00 Vegas Golden Knights Brayden McNabb Tripping 2
2nd 09:44 Nashville Predators Anthony Bitetto Cross checking 2
2nd 20:00 Nashville Predators Kevin Fiala High sticking 2
3rd 02:35 Vegas Golden Knights Colin Miller High sticking 2
3rd 09:54 Vegas Golden Knights Cody Eakin High sticking 2
3rd 11:55 Vegas Golden Knights William Karlsson Holding 2
3rd 11:55 Nashville Predators P.K. Subban Embellishment 2
3rd 15:26 Nashville Predators Kevin Fiala Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Gerard Gallant
Nashville Predators head coach
Peter Laviolette
Referees
Ghislain Hebert, Dean Morton
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Tony Sericolo
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Jon Merrill, Brad Hunt, Stefan Matteau
Nashville Predators scratches
Matt Irwin, Miikka Salomaki

2017-2018 season series

Matchup Status Details
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Nashville Predators 3 Final/SO Game page
Nashville Predators 0 at Vegas Golden Knights 3 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 0 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 8

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final/OT Game page

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