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Nashville Predators at Vegas Golden Knights

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Nashville Predators
29-43-8
Final
3 - 5
Vegas Golden Knights
49-22-9

Noah Hanifin scores late goal to lift Golden Knights past Nashville 5-3, and clinch Pacific

Nashville Predators vs. Vegas Golden Knights: Game Highlights

Brett Howden and Nicolas Roy had a goal and an assist each for the Golden Knights, Alexander Holtz scored on the power play and Ivan Barbashev added an empty-netter.

Adin Hill made 14 saves. It was the first time this season Vegas won a game in which Hill has allowed at least three goals, having lost the previous 14 in which he gave up at least three goals.

Jordan Oesterle, former Golden Knight Jonathan Marchessault, and Marc Del Gaizo scored for Nashville. Marchessault and Del Gaizo scored early in the third to tie the game at 3-3.

Justus Annunen had 24 saves for Nashville.

Takeaways The loss ended the Predators modest two-game win streak, which came after a six-game losing streak.

Vegas, which has won four of its last five games, set a team record for most home points with 61 and tied the 2017-18 Cup Final team with 29 home wins, a franchise high.

Key moment Hanifin scored on a slap shot with 1:55 left to put the Golden Knights up 4-3. He did not have a point in his previous seven games and had not scored a goal in 15 games before Saturday night.

Key stat Shea Theodore had an assist on Roy’s goal to break the record for points in a single season by a Golden Knights defenseman with his 55th point of the year (seven goals, 48 assists). The Golden Knights outshot the Predators 29-17.

Up next The Predators return home on Monday night to play the Utah Hockey Club.

The Golden Knights visit the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

VGK wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 8:11 Jordan Oesterle Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Luke Evangelista (20), Michael Bunting (19)
Goal 2nd Period 4:02 Brett Howden Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Brayden McNabb (15), Tanner Pearson (15)
Goal 2nd Period 5:36 Nicolas Roy Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Keegan Kolesar (17), Shea Theodore (48)
Goal 2nd Period 11:09 Alexander Holtz Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: William Karlsson (19), Reilly Smith (26)
Goal 3rd Period 1:02 Jonathan Marchessault Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Zachary L'Heureux (10), Justin Barron (6)
Goal 3rd Period 4:58 Marc Del Gaizo Goal (2) Deflected, assists: Andreas Englund (2), Luke Evangelista (21)
Goal 3rd Period 18:05 Noah Hanifin Goal (10) Slap Shot, assists: Zach Whitecloud (9), Reilly Smith (27)
Goal 3rd Period 19:58 Ivan Barbashev Goal (23) Backhand, assists: Nicolas Roy (16), Brett Howden (16)

Statistics

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21 Blocked Shots 18
20 Hits 11
5 Takeaways 3
17 Shots 29
0 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
24 Faceoffs Won 32
42.9 Faceoff Win Percent 57.1
23 Giveaways 23
3 Total Penalties 1
6 Penalty Minutes 2
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nashville Predators Nashville Predators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Colton Sissons, C Out Apr 16

Game Information

T-Mobile Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 18,338 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 4 22 116 56
Dallas 6 26 106 50
Colorado 4 29 102 49
Minnesota 7 30 97 45
St. Louis 8 30 96 44
Utah 13 31 89 38
Nashville 8 44 68 30
Chicago 11 46 61 25

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 10 22 110 50
Los Angeles 9 25 105 48
Edmonton 5 29 101 48
Calgary 14 27 96 41
Vancouver 14 30 90 38
Anaheim 10 37 80 35
Seattle 6 41 76 35
San Jose 12 50 52 20
Full Standings