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2017-18 regular season

Predators at Golden Knights

🗓 📍 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas 🔁 Golden Knights lead the season series 2–0

Golden Knights beat Predators 3–0 at T-Mobile Arena on January 2, 2018.

NSH – VGK
29–31
Shots on goal
0/2–1/1
Power play
23–18
Hits
13–16
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🎰 VGK
Alex Tuch
2 A
2 shots · 11:45 TOI
2nd star 🎰 VGK
Jonathan Marchessault
1 G
5 shots · 16:20 TOI
3rd star 🎰 VGK
Reilly Smith
1 G
3 shots · 16:58 TOI

Scoring

3 goals · in order
2nd period
🎰 Reilly Smith PP Go-ahead 2nd · 12:10
Assists: Nate Schmidt, Alex Tuch · beat Pekka Rinne
0–1
🎰 Shea Theodore 2nd · 13:41
Assists: Deryk Engelland, Alex Tuch · beat Pekka Rinne
0–2
3rd period
🎰 Jonathan Marchessault Empty net 3rd · 17:37
Assists: David Perron, Erik Haula
0–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐯Predators
L1 Fiala · Arvidsson · Johansen 20:36
L2 Jarnkrok · Smith · Turris 18:39
L3 Hartnell · Bonino · Sissons 15:31
L4 Watson · McLeod · Salomaki 6:01
D1 Josi · Subban 22:20
D2 Ekholm · Ellis 19:26
D3 Emelin · Bitetto 17:20
🎰Golden Knights
L1 Perron · Haula · Smith 16:58
L2 Neal · Karlsson · Marchessault 16:14
L3 Nosek · Bellemare · Eakin 14:30
L4 Leipsic · Lindberg · Tuch 11:45
D1 McNabb · Schmidt 22:17
D2 Engelland · Miller 19:56
D3 Theodore · Merrill 17:24

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐯NSH VGK🎰
29 Shots on goal 31
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1
23 Hits 18
13 Blocked shots 16
8 Takeaways 22
6 Giveaways 15
2 Penalty minutes 4
NSH shooting 0.0% (0/29) VGK shooting 9.7% (3/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐯Predators
Pekka Rinne
28/30
.933 SV% · 2 GA · 58:04 TOI
🎰Golden Knights
Marc-Andre Fleury Shutout
29/29
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 59:52 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located
Reilly Smith · 2nd 12:10 · 0–1 Shea Theodore · 2nd 13:41 · 0–2 Jonathan Marchessault · 3rd 17:37 · 0–3
NSH VGK
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Predators
Predators — tied after 1st: 10-2-2 (71% win rate, 14 games)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — tied after 1st: 10-3 (77% win rate, 13 games)
After 2nd — 0–2
Predators
Predators — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 6-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Golden Knights lead the season series 2–0
Dec 82017 🎰VGK @ 🐯NSH 4–3 SO
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Who won Predators vs Golden Knights on January 2, 2018?

Golden Knights won 3–0. The final score was Predators 0, Golden Knights 3.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Jonathan Marchessault, Reilly Smith, Shea Theodore.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Pekka Rinne made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves on 29 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

Where is Predators vs Golden Knights played?

At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the Golden Knights home rink.

What is the Predators vs Golden Knights season series?

Golden Knights lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐯 Predators
BeforeDec 30 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 0–3 AfterJan 4 🐯NSH @ 🌵ARI 2–3
🎰 Golden Knights
BeforeDec 31 🍁TOR @ 🎰VGK 3–6 AfterJan 4 🎰VGK @ 🎵STL 1–2
Also on January 2
⚡TBL 2–0 🍁TOR 🐻BOS 5–1 🏝️NYI 🐧PIT 5–1 🔔PHI 🦅WSH 5–4 🌪️CAR 🦈SJS 4–1 🇨🇦MTL 😈NJD 2–3 🎵STL 🐆FLA 1–5 🌲MIN 🧥CBJ 2–1 ⭐DAL
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