Predators vs. Golden Knights | December 31, 2025

Nashville Predators18-17-4

Final4 - 2

Vegas Golden Knights17-10-11

Goals & Penalties Box Score

1 2 3 T ------------------ NSH 3 1 0 4 VGK 2 0 0 2

Goals and Penalties: ShowHide

1st Period: ShowHide

P1 14:36

Erik Haula (NSH) high-sticking against Ben Hutton (2 minutes)

0-0

P1 14:25
Mark Stone (VGK) scores power-play goal on tip-in past Justus Annunen, assisted by Pavel Dorofeyev and Noah Hanifin
0-1
P1 10:54
Ben Hutton (VGK) scores on tip-in past Justus Annunen, assisted by Tomas Hertl and Pavel Dorofeyev
0-2
P1 08:40
Nick Perbix (NSH) scores on wrist shot past Akira Schmid, assisted by Luke Evangelista
1-2

P1 05:44

Brett Howden (VGK) hooking against Fedor Svechkov (2 minutes)

1-2

P1 04:23
Steven Stamkos (NSH) scores power-play goal on wrist shot past Akira Schmid, assisted by Filip Forsberg and Luke Evangelista
2-2
P1 03:39
Reid Schaefer (NSH) scores on snap shot past Akira Schmid, assisted by Brady Skjei and Michael McCarron
3-2

2nd Period: ShowHide

P2 18:21

Nicolas Hague (NSH) cross-checking against Ivan Barbashev (2 minutes)

3-2

P2 16:25

Alexander Holtz (VGK) slashing against Roman Josi (2 minutes)

3-2

P2 11:42

Keegan Kolesar (VGK) cross-checking against Michael Bunting (2 minutes), served by Alexander Holtz

3-2

P2 11:42

Keegan Kolesar (VGK) roughing against Michael Bunting (2 minutes), served by Alexander Holtz

3-2

P2 11:42

Keegan Kolesar (VGK) misconduct (10 minutes)

3-2

P2 08:08
Michael Bunting (NSH) scores power-play goal on tip-in past Akira Schmid, assisted by Nick Blankenburg and Erik Haula
4-2

3rd Period: ShowHide

P3 12:29

Ben Hutton (VGK) slash on breakaway against Cole Smith results in penalty shot

4-2

P3 06:27

Michael McCarron (NSH) interference against Colton Sissons (2 minutes)

4-2

Box Score: Back to Top

Predators Forwards: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Michael Bunting L

14:21 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0/1

Luke Evangelista R

17:19 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 0/0

Filip Forsberg L

19:56 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0/0

Erik Haula L

18:16 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 10/18

Tyson Jost C

09:03 0 0 -1 1 1 0 0 0 0/0

Michael McCarron C

12:44 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 8/15

Ryan O'Reilly C

23:13 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 8/16

Reid Schaefer L

10:33 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0/0

Cole Smith R

15:51 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0/1

Steven Stamkos C

19:32 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 6/8

Fedor Svechkov C

08:24 0 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 2/5

Matthew Wood R

09:22 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0/1

Predators Defenseman: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Nick Blankenburg D

18:17 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0/0

Nicolas Hague D

17:34 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0/0

Roman Josi D

20:31 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0/0

Nick Perbix D

19:45 1 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0/0

Brady Skjei D

24:08 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0/0

Adam Wilsby D

17:00 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0/0

Predators Totals: G A S B PM TK GV FO

4 7 19 20 6 7 12 34/65 52.3%

Predators Goalies: TOI GA SV/SH EVEN PP SH PM

Justus Annunen G

60:00 2 29/31 22/23 6/7 1/1 0 .935 .957 .857 1.000

Golden Knights Forwards: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Ivan Barbashev L

16:05 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/0

Braeden Bowman R

12:36 0 0 -1 1 0 0 0 1 0/0

Pavel Dorofeyev R

18:36 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0/0

Tomas Hertl C

19:03 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 11/22

Alexander Holtz R

09:45 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0/0

Brett Howden C

14:16 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 1 2/9

Keegan Kolesar R

07:30 0 0 0 1 1 14 0 0 1/1

Mitch Marner R

23:39 0 0 -1 3 1 0 0 1 3/12

Brandon Saad L

14:46 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0/0

Colton Sissons C

12:21 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 10/17

Reilly Smith R

14:34 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 4/4

Mark Stone R

21:33 1 0 -1 2 0 0 0 1 0/0

Golden Knights Defenseman: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Noah Hanifin D

29:59 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 2 0/0

Ben Hutton D

16:19 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0/0

Kaedan Korczak D

20:13 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0/0

Jeremy Lauzon D

17:02 0 0 -1 1 3 0 1 1 0/0

Brayden McNabb D

10:24 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0/0

Zach Whitecloud D

19:32 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 1 0/0

Golden Knights Totals: G A S B PM TK GV FO

2 4 31 14 18 4 17 31/65 47.7%

Golden Knights Goalies: TOI GA SV/SH EVEN PP SH PM

Akira Schmid G

54:52 4 15/19 11/13 4/6 0/0 0 .789 .846 .667