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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Nashville PredatorsMar 21, 2026

Final· Bridgestone Arena
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NSH
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Goals123TShots123T
VGK0101VGK20101040
NSH1304NSH411520
VGK 77NSH 40
VGK 3.50NSH 3.24
PP goals
VGK 1NSH 2
Hits
VGK 13NSH 13
Blocks
VGK 8NSH 15
PIM
VGK 12NSH 12
VGK 58%NSH 42%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Nashville Predators beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1

Nashville Predators beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1 at home. Steven Stamkos (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:22 together.

  1. Points
    Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:39.Stamkos
  2. Points
    Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:06.O'Reilly
  3. PP1
    NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:22 together.StamkosJosiO'ReillyMarchessaultForsberg
  4. Goalie
    Justus Annunen (NSH) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +15 against a season average of 25.4; the win.Annunen
  5. Luck
    VGK scored 1 goal on 3.50 expected goals (77 attempts), well short of its chances.
  6. Usage
    Nicolas Hague (NSH) played 25:08, +5:36 up on his 19:32 season average over 61 games.Hague
  7. Usage
    Shea Theodore (VGK) played 19:45, −3:08 down on his 22:53 season average over 69 games.Theodore
  8. Usage
    Rasmus Andersson (VGK) played 18:38, −4:38 down on his 23:16 season average over 80 games.Andersson

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, VGK at NSH: 117 attempts, 60 on goal, 5 goals, 6.74 expected goals; best chance Ryan O'Reilly at 0.38 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← VGK attacks left (bottom on phones)NSH attacks right (top on phones) →
  • NSH
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · NSH 40 · VGK 77

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, VGK at NSH: expected goals 3.24 to 3.50 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 40 to 77, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdNSHVGKSSJTOnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • NSH
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NSHVGKcontrol2nd3rdStamkos · 1st 0:40Stamkos · 2nd 1:24Jost · 2nd 11:56Theodore · 2nd 13:10O'Reilly · 2nd 14:53
  • NSH pressure
  • VGK pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VGK 40% of the game, NSH 31%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, VGK at NSH: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Justus Annunen (60:00) for NSH and Akira Schmid (55:12) for VGK, 5 goals.

NSH
VGK
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

NSH skaters (rows) against VGK skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the NSH side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, NSH rows versus VGK columns: 250 matchups; most common Skjei vs Theodore, 9:41 at 34% xGF.

NSH ↓ · VGK →MarnerDorofeyevHertlSmithKolesarDowdEichelStoneBarbashevSissonsHowdenBowmanTheodoreMcNabbHanifinHuttonAnderssonLauzonL1 O'ReillyL1 StamkosL1 EvangelistaL2 ForsbergL2 MarchessaultL2 WoodL3 HaulaL3 L'HeureuxL3 JostL4 SvechkovL4 WiesblattL4 SchaeferD1 JosiD1 SkjeiD2 HagueD2 BarronD3 PerbixD3 Ufko
NSH xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatVGKNSH
6631
2.751.83
2.511.80
138
46
1620
+0.034−0.034
40%31%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Nashville Predators

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 0:40
    NSHSteven Stamkos (Ryan O'Reilly)snap0.06 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Stone, Theodore, Barbashev, EichelNSH: Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Skjei, Evangelista
    VGK 0 – 1 NSH

2nd period

  1. 1:24
    NSHSteven StamkosPP (Filip Forsberg, Jonathan Marchessault)snap0.13 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Sissons, Lauzon, SmithNSH: Stamkos, Josi, Haula, Marchessault, Forsberg
    VGK 0 – 2 NSH
  2. 11:56
    NSHTyson JostSH (Brady Skjei)wrist0.25 xG
    VGK: Stone, Hertl, Eichel, Marner, DorofeyevNSH: Haula, Skjei, Jost, Perbix
    VGK 0 – 3 NSH
  3. 13:10
    VGKShea TheodorePP (Ivan Barbashev, Brett Howden)wrist0.05 xG
    VGK: Theodore, Barbashev, Andersson, Howden, BowmanNSH: Josi, Jost, Hague, Wiesblatt
    VGK 1 – 3 NSH
  4. 14:53
    NSHRyan O'ReillyPP (Steven Stamkos, Roman Josi)deflected0.17 xG
    VGK: Stone, Hanifin, Andersson, EichelNSH: Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault, Forsberg
    VGK 1 – 4 NSH

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mitch Marner RL1000-120.3700021:54——6761
Pavel Dorofeyev RL1000-120.2010020:49——6857
Tomas Hertl CL1000-130.4200020:45——7058
Cole Smith RL2000040.4230014:38——6852
Keegan Kolesar RL2000000.0210013:00——7543
Nic Dowd CL2000010.1510411:20——6433
Jack Eichel CL3000-230.4502021:43——6268
Mark Stone RL3000-220.4010020:21——5761
Ivan Barbashev LL3011-140.5700014:59——6867
Colton Sissons CL4000010.0121012:22——6963
Brett Howden CL4011010.0700212:14——7569
Braeden Bowman RL4000010.0000010:14——8676
Shea Theodore DD1101-130.1500419:45——6968
Brayden McNabb DD1000-140.1111018:34——6571
Noah Hanifin DD2000010.0100019:25——7359
Ben Hutton DD2000040.0800212:51——7359
Rasmus Andersson DD3000020.0303018:38——6156
Jeremy Lauzon DD3000020.0331015:20——6131
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Akira Schmid(start)L20164.8003.0355:12

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ryan O'Reilly CL1112+151.0100219:06——3353
Steven Stamkos CL1213+120.4100217:39——4867
Luke Evangelista RL1000+140.5201014:39——5467
Filip Forsberg LL2011020.3020020:19——1728
Jonathan Marchessault RL2011000.1500019:05——1420
Matthew Wood RL2000000.0010210:45——2420
Erik Haula LL3000+100.2200216:29——4036
Zachary L'Heureux LL3000000.0022015:15——4637
Tyson Jost CL3101+140.3410014:20——3846
Fedor Svechkov CL4000000.1100013:18——3138
Ozzy Wiesblatt CL4000000.000028:16——00
Reid Schaefer LL4000000.003207:29——00
Roman Josi DD1011+120.1010024:18——2018
Brady Skjei DD1011+210.0222023:08——2329
Nicolas Hague DD2000000.0111025:08——4552
Justin Barron DD2000000.0001013:15——3526
Nick Perbix DD3000+100.0004219:05——3263
Ryan Ufko DD3000000.0602010:55——2246
NSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Justus Annunen(start)W40391.9753.5060:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Steven Stamkos (NSH) 1st 0:40 · assists Ryan O'Reilly · Off the faceoff · 62.2 mph shot.

Steven Stamkos · 2nd 1:24 · NSH PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
61.4 mph
Distance
25 ft
Type
one-timer

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Tyson Jost · 2nd 11:56 · NSH SH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
62.4 mph
Distance
17 ft
Entry to goal
2.2 s

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