NSH
Nashville Predators
38-32-10 · W1 · L10: 5-4-1
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
Final
2—7
2026-01-17 · T-Mobile Arena
VGK
Vegas Golden Knights
37-26-17 · W1 · L10: 6-1-3
W
W
W
W
W
W
OT
L
L
L
NSH controlled xG 2.7 to 2.6 but VGK won on execution
xG Flow
CUMULATIVENSH xG
2.65
ACTUAL
2 — 7
VGK xG
2.62
Scoring Timeline
0.26
HIGH xG
77
Luke Evangelista(7)
R · NSH · #77
Roman Josi (19)NSH 1 - 0 VGK
0.02
LOW xG
26
Alexander Holtz(2)
R · VGK · #26
Shea Theodore (18), Cole Reinhardt (4)NSH 1 - 1 VGK
0.07
MED xG
27
Shea Theodore(7)
D · VGK · #27
Jeremy Lauzon (8), Keegan Kolesar (8)NSH 1 - 2 VGK
0.07
MED xG
16
Pavel Dorofeyev(20)
L · VGK · #16
Mitch Marner (39)NSH 1 - 3 VGK
0.11
HIGH xG
61
Mark Stone(18)
R · VGK · #61
Jack Eichel (39), Zach Whitecloud (5)NSH 1 - 4 VGK
0.07
MED xG
29
Cole Reinhardt(2)
L · VGK · #29
Alexander Holtz (3), Tanner Laczynski (1)NSH 1 - 5 VGK
0.06
MED xG
16
Mitch Marner(12)
R · VGK · #16
Reilly Smith (6), Akira Schmid (1)NSH 1 - 6 VGK
0.14
HIGH xG
55
Keegan Kolesar(3)
R · VGK · #55
Tomas Hertl (23), Braeden Bowman (11)NSH 1 - 7 VGK
0.05
MED xG
9
Filip Forsberg(18)
L · NSH · #9
Ryan O'Reilly (28), Roman Josi (20)NSH 2 - 7 VGK
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
40
Akira Schmid
G · VGK · #40
27/29 saves, .931 SV%, +0.8 GSAx
★2
55
Keegan Kolesar
R · VGK · #55
1G, 1A, 1 SOG, 7 HIT
★3
29
Cole Reinhardt
L · VGK · #29
1G, 1A, 3 SOG, 2 HIT
Team Stats
NSHVGK
29Shots36
2.65xGF2.62
45.7CF%54.3
52.4FO%47.6
1/3PP0/1
14Hits25
16Blocks16
16Giveaways20
7Takeaways4
4PIM8
Period Breakdown
| Period | NSH SOG | VGK SOG | NSH xG | VGK xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | 15 | 0.65 | 1.05 |
| 2nd | 11 | 8 | 1.40 | 0.72 |
| 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0.60 | 0.85 |
| Total | 27 | 29 | 2.65 | 2.62 |
Penalties
6 TOTAL1P 16:01
Reid Schaefertripping (2 min)
Drawn by Tomas Hertl2P 09:39
Mitch Marnerhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Roman Josi2P 18:22
Michael Buntingroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Tomas Hertl2P 18:22
Tomas Hertlroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Michael Bunting3P 06:31
Jack Eichelinterference (2 min)
Drawn by Filip Forsberg3P 18:12
Ben Huttontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Tyson Jost