NSH
NSH
Nashville Predators
38-32-10 · W1 · L10: 5-4-1
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
Final
4—2
2025-12-31 · T-Mobile Arena
VGK
VGK
Vegas Golden Knights
37-26-17 · W1 · L10: 6-1-3
L
SO
W
L
L
SO
W
W
SO
W
VGK controlled xG 3.7 to 3.0 but NSH won on execution

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
NSH xG
3.00
ACTUAL
4 — 2
VGK xG
3.65

Scoring Timeline

0.23
HIGH xG
VGK1P 05:35Power Play
Mark Stone
61
Mark Stone(10)
R · VGK · #61
Pavel Dorofeyev (12), Noah Hanifin (12)
NSH 0 - 1 VGK
0.11
HIGH xG
VGK1P 09:06Even Strength
Ben Hutton
17
Ben Hutton(6)
D · VGK · #17
Tomas Hertl (15), Pavel Dorofeyev (13)
NSH 0 - 2 VGK
0.01
LOW xG
NSH1P 11:20Even Strength
Nick Perbix
48
Nick Perbix(3)
D · NSH · #48
Luke Evangelista (22)
NSH 1 - 2 VGK
0.05
MED xG
NSH1P 15:37Power Play
Steven Stamkos
91
Steven Stamkos(18)
C · NSH · #91
Filip Forsberg (15), Luke Evangelista (23)
NSH 2 - 2 VGK
0.01
LOW xG
NSH1P 16:21Even Strength
Reid Schaefer
49
Reid Schaefer(4)
L · NSH · #49
Brady Skjei (12), Michael McCarron (6)
NSH 3 - 2 VGK
0.15
HIGH xG
NSH2P 11:52Power Play
Michael Bunting
58
Michael Bunting(10)
L · NSH · #58
Nick Blankenburg (13), Erik Haula (16)
NSH 4 - 2 VGK

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Justus Annunen
29
Justus Annunen
G · NSH · #29
29/31 saves, .935 SV%, +1.8 GSAx
★2
Akira Schmid
40
Akira Schmid
G · VGK · #40
15/19 saves, .789 SV%, -2.0 GSAx
★3
Pavel Dorofeyev
16
Pavel Dorofeyev
L · VGK · #16
2A, 3 SOG

Team Stats

NSHVGK
19Shots31
3.00xGF3.66
43.6CF%56.4
52.3FO%47.7
2/4PP1/3
26Hits26
18Blocks11
12Giveaways17
7Takeaways4
6PIM18

Period Breakdown

PeriodNSH SOGVGK SOGNSH xGVGK xG
1st770.760.78
2nd540.800.49
3rd3181.442.39
Total15293.003.66

Penalties

9 TOTAL
1P 05:24
NSH
Erik Haulahigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Ben Hutton
1P 14:16
VGK
Brett Howdenhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Fedor Svechkov
2P 01:39
NSH
Nicolas Haguecross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Ivan Barbashev
2P 03:35
VGK
Alexander Holtzslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Roman Josi
2P 08:18
VGK
Keegan Kolesarmisconduct (10 min)
2P 08:18
VGK
Keegan Kolesarcross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Michael Bunting
2P 08:18
VGK
Keegan Kolesarroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Michael Bunting
3P 07:31
VGK
Ben Huttonps-slash-on-breakaway (2 min)
Drawn by Cole Smith
3P 13:33
NSH
Michael McCarroninterference (2 min)
Drawn by Colton Sissons