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Nashville Predators at Vegas Golden Knights

T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Nashville Predators 5–3 on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Nashville Predators 3 30-44-8
at Vegas Golden Knights 5 50-22-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 1 0 2 3
Vegas Golden Knights 0 3 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 5 5 7 17
Vegas Golden Knights 15 7 7 29

Three stars

  1. N. Hanifin, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
  2. N. Roy, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. B. Howden, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:11 Nashville Predators Jordan Oesterle (3) Luke Evangelista (20), Michael Bunting (19) Even strength NSH 1, VGK 0
2nd 04:02 Vegas Golden Knights Brett Howden (23) Brayden McNabb (15), Tanner Pearson (15) Even strength NSH 1, VGK 1
2nd 05:36 Vegas Golden Knights Nicolas Roy (14) Keegan Kolesar (17), Shea Theodore (48) Even strength NSH 1, VGK 2
2nd 11:09 Vegas Golden Knights Alexander Holtz (4) William Karlsson (19), Reilly Smith (26) Power play NSH 1, VGK 3
3rd 01:02 Nashville Predators Jonathan Marchessault (20) Zachary L'Heureux (10), Justin Barron (6) Even strength NSH 2, VGK 3
3rd 04:58 Nashville Predators Marc Del Gaizo (2) Andreas Englund (2), Luke Evangelista (21) Even strength NSH 3, VGK 3
3rd 18:05 Vegas Golden Knights Noah Hanifin (10) Zach Whitecloud (9), Reilly Smith (27) Even strength NSH 3, VGK 4
3rd 19:58 Vegas Golden Knights Ivan Barbashev (23) Nicolas Roy (16), Brett Howden (16) Even strength, Empty net NSH 3, VGK 5

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

Team stats

Stat Nashville Predators Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal 17 29
Power play 0 of 1 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 2
Hits 20 11
Blocked shots 21 18
Giveaways 23 23
Takeaways 5 3
Faceoffs won 24/56 (42.9%) 32/56 (57.1%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
9 F. Forsberg L 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 5 0 18:05
19 J. Vrana L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 10:11
36 C. Smith R 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 14:24
40 F. Svechkov C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 1 0 42.9% 12:08
47 M. McCarron C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 56.3% 15:26
52 M. Wood R 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 50% 09:12
58 M. Bunting L 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 0 0 15:44
68 Z. L'Heureux L 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 14:07
77 L. Evangelista R 0 2 2 +2 0 3 1 1 0 15:50
81 J. Marchessault R 1 0 1 -2 0 1 0 0 0 17:01
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 +1 2 2 0 1 0 27.8% 17:34
91 S. Stamkos C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 50% 17:44
7 M. Del Gaizo D 1 0 1 +2 0 1 0 2 0 14:43
8 A. Englund D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 2 0 13:01
20 J. Barron D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 4 1 0 22:55
37 N. Blankenburg D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 2 0 22:17
76 B. Skjei D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 0 0 22:51
82 J. Oesterle D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 2 0 22:23
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
29 J. Annunen 28 24 4 .857 58:41 Loss

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
10 N. Roy C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 1 3 0 90% 18:31
16 P. Dorofeyev R 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 17:52
19 R. Smith R 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 13:52
20 B. Saad L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 16:23
21 B. Howden C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 2 0 0 50% 13:56
26 A. Holtz R 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 11:10
48 T. Hertl C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 1 0 47.4% 17:30
49 I. Barbashev L 1 0 1 +2 0 2 1 0 0 18:37
55 K. Kolesar R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 0 12:11
61 M. Stone R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:28
70 T. Pearson L 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 10:17
71 W. Karlsson C 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 56.3% 16:08
2 Z. Whitecloud D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 2 0 18:43
3 B. McNabb D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 2 0 20:55
6 K. Korczak D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 15:09
15 N. Hanifin D 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 1 0 21:39
17 B. Hutton D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 15:57
27 S. Theodore D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 2 0 22:42
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
33 A. Hill 17 14 3 .824 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:11 Nashville Predators Matthew Wood Hooking 2
2nd 01:39 Nashville Predators Ryan O'Reilly Tripping 2
2nd 09:26 Nashville Predators Fedor Svechkov Tripping 2
3rd 12:42 Vegas Golden Knights Reilly Smith Hooking 2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach
Andrew Brunette
Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Referees
Kendrick Nicholson, Graedy Hamilton
Linesmen
Libor Suchanek, Travis Gawryletz
Nashville Predators scratches
Colton Sissons
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Alex Pietrangelo, Victor Olofsson, Jack Eichel, Ilya Samsonov, Nicolas Hague, Cole Schwindt

2024-2025 season series

Matchup Status Details
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 12

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final/SO Game page
Washington Capitals 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 7 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 7 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Florida Panthers 3 Final/SO Game page
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Final/OT Game page
Winnipeg Jets 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 4 Final/SO Game page
Utah Hockey Club 5 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final/OT Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Seattle Kraken 4 Final/SO Game page

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