Nashville Predators turn special teams into a lever against the Vegas Golden Knights?

The Nashville Predators moved to 32-28-9 with 4 points after a 4-1 result over the the Vegas Golden Knights, who stood at 31-25-14 with 1 point at Bridgestone Arena.

First period

The Predators opened the scoring with 1 goal in the first period while holding the Knights to 0.

Nashville finished the night with 20 shots and a 20 percent shooting rate as Vegas generated 40 shots.

Second period

The Preds produced 3 goals in the second period, and the Knights answered with 1 goal in the same period.

The Nashville Predators vs Vegas Golden Knights turning point came through Nashville’s special teams, with the Preds going 2-for-4 on the power play and adding 1 shorthanded goal.

Steven Stamkos delivered 2 goals and 1 assist, and Ryan O’Reilly added 1 goal and 1 assist as Nashville generated 10 total points on 4 goals.

Justus Annunen stopped 39 shots on 40 attempts, including 33 even-strength saves, as Vegas carried 33 even-strength shots.

Third period

The Predators and the Golden Knights each scored 0 goals in the third period as Nashville closed out the 60:00 regulation line.

Vegas won 40 of 69 faceoffs for a 58 percent faceoff rate, while Nashville won 29 for 42 percent.

Post game

The Nashville Predators vs Vegas Golden Knights final score was 4-1, and the Predators finished with 13 hits and 8 takeaways while Vegas logged 13 hits and 2 takeaways.

For the Nashville Predators vs Vegas Golden Knights highlights, Nashville’s 15 blocked shots and Annunen’s 39 saves stood against Vegas’ 18 blocked-shot attempts and 14 giveaways.

For post game analysis, Vegas went 1-for-4 on the power play with 6 shots, and Nashville allowed only 1 power-play shot against while taking 12 penalty minutes.

The Predators are scheduled to play the the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center in Chicago on 3/22/2026 at 3:00 PM EDT, with broadcasts listed on ESPN+, CHSN, and FDSSO.

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