Nashville Predators 4, Vegas Golden Knights 2: final score and stats
Nashville Predators beat Vegas Golden Knights, Nashville Predators 4 to Vegas Golden Knights 2, on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Vegas Golden Knights vs Nashville Predators.
NHLWednesday, December 31, 2025
DateDec 31, 2025
Start time3:00 PM ET
VenueT-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
TVESPN+
Attendance17,970
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Predators | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Nashville PredatorsVegas Golden Knights
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
18-17-4Record17-10-11
2nd in Central DivisionStanding2nd in Pacific Division
4-4Road record / home record7-3
WWWWWLast 5WWWWL
W6StreakW4
Team stats
Nashville PredatorsVegas Golden Knights
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Nashville Predators
Jonathan Marchessault RW · Lower Body
OutVegas Golden Knights
Noah Hanifin D · Undisclosed
OutBox score
Nashville Predators Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bunting | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14:21 | 2:23 | 0:00 | 11:58 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Evangelista | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:19 | 4:27 | 0:00 | 12:52 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Filip Forsberg | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19:56 | 4:41 | 0:00 | 15:15 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Haula | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:16 | 2:23 | 2:20 | 13:33 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 55.6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tyson Jost | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 9:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:03 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael McCarron | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12:44 | 0:00 | 0:11 | 12:33 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:13 | 4:20 | 1:49 | 17:04 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reid Schaefer | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:33 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Smith | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15:51 | 0:00 | 2:18 | 13:33 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Stamkos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:32 | 5:05 | 0:00 | 14:27 | 23 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 75.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fedor Svechkov | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8:24 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:24 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:22 | 1:46 | 0:00 | 7:36 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nashville Predators Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Blankenburg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:17 | 1:56 | 1:34 | 14:47 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Hague | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:34 | 0:09 | 0:40 | 16:45 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Roman Josi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:31 | 4:55 | 0:46 | 14:50 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Perbix | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:45 | 0:00 | 3:02 | 16:43 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Skjei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:08 | 2:10 | 2:55 | 19:03 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Wilsby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:00 | 0:00 | 0:53 | 16:07 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nashville Predators Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justus Annunen | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .935 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Vegas Golden Knights Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Barbashev | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16:05 | 0:27 | 0:00 | 15:38 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braeden Bowman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:36 | 0:20 | 0:00 | 12:16 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:36 | 3:43 | 0:04 | 14:49 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomas Hertl | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19:03 | 3:47 | 0:37 | 14:39 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Holtz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:45 | 0:13 | 0:00 | 9:32 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Brett Howden | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:16 | 0:08 | 2:34 | 11:34 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Keegan Kolesar | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7:30 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| Mitch Marner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:39 | 3:42 | 2:11 | 17:46 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Saad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:46 | 0:00 | 2:16 | 12:30 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton Sissons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:21 | 0:15 | 2:02 | 10:04 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 58.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reilly Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14:34 | 0:12 | 2:25 | 11:57 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Stone | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 21:33 | 3:47 | 1:33 | 16:13 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Vegas Golden Knights Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Hanifin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29:59 | 3:52 | 3:12 | 22:55 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Hutton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:19 | 0:12 | 0:00 | 16:07 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaedan Korczak | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:13 | 0:03 | 1:49 | 18:21 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Lauzon | 3 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 17:02 | 0:00 | 3:04 | 13:58 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden McNabb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:24 | 0:00 | 1:54 | 8:30 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Whitecloud | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 19:32 | 0:00 | 3:43 | 15:49 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Vegas Golden Knights Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akira Schmid | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .789 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 54:52 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
NSH leads series 1-0
Mar 21, 2026VGK 1, NSH 4
Jan 17, 2026NSH 2, VGK 7
Dec 31, 2025NSH 4, VGK 2
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Nashville Predators vs Vegas Golden Knights?
Nashville Predators won, 4-2, on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
What was the final score of Nashville Predators vs Vegas Golden Knights?
Nashville Predators 4, Vegas Golden Knights 2.
Who were the top performers?
Nashville Predators: Michael Bunting (1 goals). Vegas Golden Knights: Ben Hutton (1 goals).
Where is Nashville Predators vs Vegas Golden Knights played?
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV.
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