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Vegas Golden Knights at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4–1 on Saturday, March 21, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Vegas Golden Knights 1 39-26-17
at Nashville Predators 4 38-34-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 20 10 10 40
Nashville Predators 4 11 5 20

Three stars

  1. S. Stamkos, Nashville Predators (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. J. Annunen, Nashville Predators (goaltender)
  3. R. O'Reilly, Nashville Predators (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:40 Nashville Predators Steven Stamkos (32) Ryan O'Reilly (40) Even strength VGK 0, NSH 1
2nd 01:24 Nashville Predators Steven Stamkos (33) Filip Forsberg (29), Jonathan Marchessault (13) Power play VGK 0, NSH 2
2nd 11:56 Nashville Predators Tyson Jost (7) Brady Skjei (20) Shorthanded VGK 0, NSH 3
2nd 13:10 Vegas Golden Knights Shea Theodore (8) Ivan Barbashev (29), Brett Howden (7) Power play VGK 1, NSH 3
2nd 14:53 Nashville Predators Ryan O'Reilly (24) Steven Stamkos (22), Roman Josi (35) Power play VGK 1, NSH 4

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

Team stats

Stat Vegas Golden Knights Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 40 20
Power play 1 of 4 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 12 12
Hits 13 13
Blocked shots 8 15
Giveaways 14 14
Takeaways 2 8
Faceoffs won 40/69 (58%) 29/69 (42%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 2 0 57.1% 21:43
10 C. Sissons C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 61.5% 12:22
16 P. Dorofeyev R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 20:49
21 B. Howden C 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 33.3% 12:14
22 C. Smith R 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 14:38
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 66.7% 11:20
42 B. Bowman R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10:14
48 T. Hertl C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 63.2% 20:45
49 I. Barbashev L 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 0 0 14:59
55 K. Kolesar R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13:00
61 M. Stone R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 20:21
93 M. Marner R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 21:54
3 B. McNabb D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 1 0 18:34
4 R. Andersson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 18:38
5 J. Lauzon D 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 15:20
15 N. Hanifin D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:25
17 B. Hutton D 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 12:51
27 S. Theodore D 1 0 1 -1 4 3 0 0 1 19:45
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
40 A. Schmid 20 16 4 .800 55:12 Loss

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
9 F. Forsberg L 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 20:19
17 T. Jost C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 0 0 50% 14:20
40 F. Svechkov C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40% 13:18
49 R. Schaefer L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 07:29
56 E. Haula L 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 0 0 60% 16:29
68 Z. L'Heureux L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 15:15
71 M. Wood R 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 14.3% 10:45
77 L. Evangelista R 0 0 0 +1 0 4 0 1 0 14:39
81 J. Marchessault R 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:05
89 O. Wiesblatt C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 08:16
90 R. O'Reilly C 1 1 2 +1 2 5 0 0 1 45% 19:06
91 S. Stamkos C 2 1 3 +1 2 2 0 0 1 37.5% 17:39
20 J. Barron D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:15
41 N. Hague D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 25:08
48 N. Perbix D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 4 0 19:05
59 R. Josi D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 24:18
76 B. Skjei D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 2 2 0 23:08
85 R. Ufko D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:55
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
29 J. Annunen 40 39 1 .975 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 15:42 Nashville Predators Steven Stamkos Hooking 2
2nd 00:54 Vegas Golden Knights Shea Theodore High sticking double minor 4
2nd 04:31 Nashville Predators Erik Haula Interference 2
2nd 08:05 Vegas Golden Knights Ben Hutton Roughing 2
2nd 08:05 Vegas Golden Knights Nic Dowd Roughing 2
2nd 08:05 Nashville Predators Nick Perbix Roughing 2
2nd 08:05 Nashville Predators Ozzy Wiesblatt Roughing 2
2nd 08:05 Vegas Golden Knights Brett Howden Slashing 2
2nd 11:39 Nashville Predators Ryan O'Reilly High sticking 2
2nd 13:27 Vegas Golden Knights Nic Dowd Slashing 2
3rd 02:45 Nashville Predators Matthew Wood Slashing 2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Nashville Predators head coach
Andrew Brunette
Referees
Thomas John Luxmore, Chris Lee
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Brad Kovachik
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Reilly Smith, Brandon Saad, Kaedan Korczak
Nashville Predators scratches
Juuse Saros, Adam Wilsby, Joakim Kemell

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 Mar 21

Matchup Status Details
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final/SO Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Montreal Canadiens 7 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page

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