Nashville Predators at Vegas Golden Knights

Saturday, February 16, 2019, 10:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Nashville Predators 5–1 on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Nashville Predators	1	47-29-6
at Vegas Golden Knights	5	43-32-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	0	0	1	1
Vegas Golden Knights	1	1	3	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	12	7	11	30
Vegas Golden Knights	17	24	9	50

Three stars

M. Pacioretty, Vegas Golden Knights (2 goals)
O. Lindberg, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
M. Subban, Vegas Golden Knights (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:17	Vegas Golden Knights	Max Pacioretty (17)	Cody Eakin (16), Oscar Lindberg (8)	Even strength	NSH 0, VGK 1
2nd	10:53	Vegas Golden Knights	Brandon Pirri (10)	Reilly Smith (23), William Karlsson (20)	Power play	NSH 0, VGK 2
3rd	01:56	Vegas Golden Knights	Shea Theodore (9)	Paul Stastny (17), Alex Tuch (25)	Even strength	NSH 0, VGK 3
3rd	04:17	Nashville Predators	Kevin Fiala (10)	Mattias Ekholm (34)	Even strength	NSH 1, VGK 3
3rd	13:48	Vegas Golden Knights	Oscar Lindberg (4)	Alex Tuch (26)	Even strength	NSH 1, VGK 4
3rd	15:17	Vegas Golden Knights	Max Pacioretty (18)	Unassisted	Even strength	NSH 1, VGK 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at Vegas Golden Knights
Stat	Nashville Predators	Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal	30	50
Power play	0 of 3	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	6
Hits	17	33
Blocked shots	14	13
Giveaways	8	8
Takeaways	9	12
Faceoffs won	35/76 (46.1%)	41/76 (53.9%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 K. Turris	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	41.7%	15:55
Number 9 F. Forsberg	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	1	0		16:01
Number 10 C. Sissons	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0	20%	15:01
Number 11 B. Boyle	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	0	50%	13:30
Number 13 N. Bonino	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	47.4%	16:09
Number 15 C. Smith	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		13:27
Number 19 C. Jarnkrok	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	0	33.3%	13:40
Number 22 K. Fiala	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0		12:34
Number 23 R. Grimaldi	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		10:24
Number 33 V. Arvidsson	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		17:51
Number 38 R. Hartman	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	0		13:26
Number 92 R. Johansen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	57.1%	18:39
Number 4 R. Ellis	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	2	0		22:09
Number 5 D. Hamhuis	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1	0		13:37
Number 7 Y. Weber	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		12:11
Number 14 M. Ekholm	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		22:53
Number 59 R. Josi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	1	0		25:47
Number 76 P. Subban	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	2	0		21:37

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 74 J. Saros	50	45	5	.900	60:00	Loss

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 19 R. Smith	R	0	1	1	-1	0	5	0	0	0	100%	18:19
Number 21 C. Eakin	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	6	0	0	52.4%	15:00
Number 24 O. Lindberg	L	1	1	2	+3	0	5	4	1	0		12:58
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	0	60%	14:27
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0		09:01
Number 41 P. Bellemare	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	56.3%	13:30
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	2	0	2	+2	0	9	2	0	0	100%	16:16
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0	0	56.3%	19:20
Number 73 B. Pirri	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	1	1		11:57
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		11:14
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	0	0	33.3%	19:01
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	2	2	+2	0	6	4	0	0		15:16
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	+4	4	0	3	0	0		15:58
Number 5 D. Engelland	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	3	0		21:49
Number 6 C. Miller	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		19:07
Number 15 J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	2	0		18:18
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	1	0	1	+3	0	4	0	1	0		16:26
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	2	0		26:49

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Subban	30	29	1	.967	59:14	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	19:00	Nashville Predators	P.K. Subban	Interference	2
1st	19:40	Vegas Golden Knights	Jonathan Marchessault	Illegal check to head	2
2nd	09:18	Nashville Predators	Viktor Arvidsson	Holding	2
2nd	13:09	Vegas Golden Knights	Brayden McNabb	Tripping	2
3rd	10:57	Vegas Golden Knights	Brayden McNabb	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	18:26	Nashville Predators	Nick Bonino	Tripping	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Peter Laviolette
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Gerard Gallant
Referees: Tim Peel, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: James Tobias, Kory Nagy
Nashville Predators scratches: Cody McLeod, Matt Irwin, Frederick Gaudreau
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Jake Bischoff, Valentin Zykov, Tomas Nosek

2018-2019 season series

Every Nashville Predators and Vegas Golden Knights game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vegas Golden Knights 1 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Nashville Predators, Tue, Oct 30, 2018
Nashville Predators 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Vegas Golden Knights, Wed, Jan 23, 2019
Nashville Predators 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 5	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Vegas Golden Knights, Sat, Feb 16, 2019

Other NHL games on Feb 16

Other NHL games on Saturday, February 16, 2019
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Feb 16, 2019
Calgary Flames 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Feb 16, 2019
St. Louis Blues 3 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Feb 16, 2019
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Feb 16, 2019
Edmonton Oilers 2 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at New York Islanders, Sat, Feb 16, 2019
Ottawa Senators 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Feb 16, 2019
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Arizona Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Feb 16, 2019
Dallas Stars 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Feb 16, 2019
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Feb 16, 2019
Vancouver Canucks 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Feb 16, 2019
Boston Bruins 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Feb 16, 2019

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