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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 7–2 on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Nashville Predators 2 38-34-10
at Vegas Golden Knights 7 39-26-17

Goals by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 1 0 1 2
Vegas Golden Knights 0 2 5 7

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 9 11 9 29
Vegas Golden Knights 15 10 11 36

Three stars

  1. S. Theodore, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. M. Marner, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. A. Schmid, Vegas Golden Knights (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 14:10 Nashville Predators Luke Evangelista (7) Roman Josi (19) Even strength NSH 1, VGK 0
2nd 17:17 Vegas Golden Knights Alexander Holtz (2) Shea Theodore (18), Cole Reinhardt (4) Even strength NSH 1, VGK 1
2nd 18:22 Vegas Golden Knights Shea Theodore (7) Jeremy Lauzon (8), Keegan Kolesar (8) Even strength NSH 1, VGK 2
3rd 05:52 Vegas Golden Knights Pavel Dorofeyev (20) Mitch Marner (39) Even strength NSH 1, VGK 3
3rd 08:52 Vegas Golden Knights Mark Stone (18) Jack Eichel (39), Zach Whitecloud (5) Even strength NSH 1, VGK 4
3rd 12:26 Vegas Golden Knights Cole Reinhardt (2) Alexander Holtz (3), Tanner Laczynski (1) Even strength NSH 1, VGK 5
3rd 13:16 Vegas Golden Knights Mitch Marner (12) Reilly Smith (6), Akira Schmid (1) Even strength NSH 1, VGK 6
3rd 15:12 Vegas Golden Knights Keegan Kolesar (3) Tomas Hertl (23), Braeden Bowman (11) Even strength NSH 1, VGK 7
3rd 19:38 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg (18) Ryan O'Reilly (28), Roman Josi (20) Power play NSH 2, VGK 7

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

Team stats

Stat Nashville Predators Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal 29 36
Power play 1 of 3 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 4 8
Hits 14 25
Blocked shots 16 16
Giveaways 16 20
Takeaways 7 4
Faceoffs won 33/63 (52.4%) 30/63 (47.6%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
9 F. Forsberg L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 0 1 19:08
17 T. Jost C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 11:17
36 C. Smith R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 13:49
40 F. Svechkov C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 4 0 81.8% 12:25
47 M. McCarron C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 4 1 0 45.5% 12:41
49 R. Schaefer L 0 0 0 -2 2 0 2 2 0 11:17
56 E. Haula L 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 2 0 55.6% 16:27
58 M. Bunting L 0 0 0 -3 2 6 0 0 0 15:29
77 L. Evangelista R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 17:55
81 J. Marchessault R 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 0 0 13:38
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 2 0 42.3% 19:36
91 S. Stamkos C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 0 0 60% 17:41
20 J. Barron D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 13:43
37 N. Blankenburg D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 2 0 17:38
41 N. Hague D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 0 0 20:05
48 N. Perbix D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 18:16
59 R. Josi D 0 2 2 -1 0 3 1 1 0 23:26
76 B. Skjei D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 21:37
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
29 J. Annunen 36 29 7 .806 59:52 Loss

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 0 1 1 0 2 8 0 0 0 50% 18:53
16 P. Dorofeyev R 1 0 1 +2 0 5 1 0 0 17:01
19 R. Smith R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 18:04
23 C. Reinhardt L 1 1 2 +2 0 3 2 0 0 09:33
26 A. Holtz R 1 1 2 +2 0 1 1 0 0 10:58
28 T. Laczynski C 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 2 0 37.5% 10:45
42 B. Bowman R 0 1 1 +3 0 0 1 0 0 12:02
48 T. Hertl C 0 1 1 +2 2 1 0 2 0 68.8% 16:16
49 I. Barbashev L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14:30
55 K. Kolesar R 1 1 2 +2 0 1 7 0 0 13:28
61 M. Stone R 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 17:42
93 M. Marner R 1 1 2 +2 2 3 0 1 0 30% 16:54
2 Z. Whitecloud D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 20:18
5 J. Lauzon D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 4 1 0 18:44
6 K. Korczak D 0 0 0 +3 0 2 1 2 0 17:46
15 N. Hanifin D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 4 0 23:55
17 B. Hutton D 0 0 0 +3 2 0 2 1 0 16:40
27 S. Theodore D 1 1 2 +3 0 3 0 2 0 19:10
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
40 A. Schmid 29 27 2 .931 59:55 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 16:01 Nashville Predators Reid Schaefer Tripping 2
2nd 09:39 Vegas Golden Knights Mitch Marner Hooking 2
2nd 18:22 Nashville Predators Michael Bunting Roughing 2
2nd 18:22 Vegas Golden Knights Tomas Hertl Roughing 2
3rd 06:31 Vegas Golden Knights Jack Eichel Interference 2
3rd 18:12 Vegas Golden Knights Ben Hutton Tripping 2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach
Andrew Brunette
Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Referees
Thomas John Luxmore, Stephen Hiff
Linesmen
Michel Cormier, Joe Mahon
Nashville Predators scratches
Adam Wilsby, Matthew Wood
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Colton Sissons, Brett Howden, Dylan Coghlan

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 7 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 1 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 17

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 5 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Calgary Flames 4 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 3 at Utah Mammoth 6 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final/OT Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final/SO Game page
Florida Panthers 5 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Vancouver Canucks 0 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final/OT Game page

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