Nashville Predators at Vegas Golden Knights
· T-Mobile Arena, Paradise · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Nashville Predators beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Vegas Golden Knights
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Nashville Predators |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Vegas Golden Knights
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Nashville Predators |
10 |
6 |
3 |
19 |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
9 |
4 |
18 |
31 |
Three stars
- S. Stamkos, Nashville Predators (1 goal)
- J. Annunen, Nashville Predators (goaltender)
- R. Schaefer, Nashville Predators (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Nashville Predators at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
05:35 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Mark Stone (10) |
Pavel Dorofeyev (12), Noah Hanifin (12) |
Power play |
NSH 0, VGK 1 |
| 1st |
09:06 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Ben Hutton (6) |
Tomas Hertl (15), Pavel Dorofeyev (13) |
Even strength |
NSH 0, VGK 2 |
| 1st |
11:20 |
Nashville Predators |
Nick Perbix (3) |
Luke Evangelista (22) |
Even strength |
NSH 1, VGK 2 |
| 1st |
15:37 |
Nashville Predators |
Steven Stamkos (18) |
Filip Forsberg (15), Luke Evangelista (23) |
Power play |
NSH 2, VGK 2 |
| 1st |
16:21 |
Nashville Predators |
Reid Schaefer (4) |
Brady Skjei (12), Michael McCarron (6) |
Even strength |
NSH 3, VGK 2 |
| 2nd |
11:52 |
Nashville Predators |
Michael Bunting (10) |
Nick Blankenburg (13), Erik Haula (16) |
Power play |
NSH 4, VGK 2 |
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 |
19 |
31 |
| Power play |
2 of 4 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
18 |
| Hits |
26 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
18 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
12 |
17 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
34/65 (52.3%) |
31/65 (47.7%) |
Box score
Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 F. Forsberg |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:56 |
| Number 17 T. Jost |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:03 |
| Number 36 C. Smith |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:51 |
| Number 40 F. Svechkov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
08:24 |
| Number 47 M. McCarron |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
53.3% |
12:44 |
| Number 49 R. Schaefer |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:33 |
| Number 56 E. Haula |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
18:16 |
| Number 58 M. Bunting |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:21 |
| Number 71 M. Wood |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:22 |
| Number 77 L. Evangelista |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:19 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
23:13 |
| Number 91 S. Stamkos |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
75% |
19:32 |
| Number 37 N. Blankenburg |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:17 |
| Number 41 N. Hague |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:34 |
| Number 48 N. Perbix |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
19:45 |
| Number 59 R. Josi |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
20:31 |
| Number 76 B. Skjei |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:08 |
| Number 83 A. Wilsby |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:00 |
Nashville Predators goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 J. Annunen |
31 |
29 |
2 |
.935 |
60:00 |
Win |
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 C. Sissons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
58.8% |
12:21 |
| Number 16 P. Dorofeyev |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:36 |
| Number 19 R. Smith |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:34 |
| Number 20 B. Saad |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:46 |
| Number 21 B. Howden |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
22.2% |
14:16 |
| Number 26 A. Holtz |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:45 |
| Number 42 B. Bowman |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:36 |
| Number 48 T. Hertl |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
19:03 |
| Number 49 I. Barbashev |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:05 |
| Number 55 K. Kolesar |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
07:30 |
| Number 61 M. Stone |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
21:33 |
| Number 93 M. Marner |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
23:39 |
| Number 2 Z. Whitecloud |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:32 |
| Number 3 B. McNabb |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:24 |
| Number 5 J. Lauzon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
|
17:02 |
| Number 6 K. Korczak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:13 |
| Number 15 N. Hanifin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
29:59 |
| Number 17 B. Hutton |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:19 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 A. Schmid |
19 |
15 |
4 |
.789 |
54:52 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Nashville Predators at Vegas Golden Knights
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
05:24 |
Nashville Predators |
Erik Haula |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
14:16 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Brett Howden |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:39 |
Nashville Predators |
Nicolas Hague |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:35 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Alexander Holtz |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:18 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Keegan Kolesar |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:18 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Keegan Kolesar |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:18 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Keegan Kolesar |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
07:31 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Ben Hutton |
Ps slash on breakaway (penalty shot) |
0 |
| 3rd |
13:33 |
Nashville Predators |
Michael McCarron |
Interference |
2 |
Game information
- Nashville Predators head coach
- Andrew Brunette
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Bruce Cassidy
- Referees
- Kyle Rehman, Furman South
- Linesmen
- Shawn Oliver, Kiel Murchison
- Nashville Predators scratches
- Jonathan Marchessault, Justin Barron
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Jack Eichel, Cole Reinhardt
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Details |
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3
 at Washington Capitals
6
|
Final
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|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
4
 at Anaheim Ducks
3
|
Final/OT
|
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|
 Minnesota Wild
3
 at San Jose Sharks
4
|
Final/SO
|
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|
 Winnipeg Jets
1
 at Detroit Red Wings
2
|
Final
|
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|
 New Jersey Devils
3
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2
|
Final
|
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|
 Buffalo Sabres
4
 at Dallas Stars
1
|
Final
|
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|
 St. Louis Blues
1
 at Colorado Avalanche
6
|
Final
|
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|
 Philadelphia Flyers
1
 at Calgary Flames
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Calgary Flames, Wed, Dec 31, 2025
|
 Boston Bruins
6
 at Edmonton Oilers
2
|
Final
|
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Sources and further reading
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