Vegas Golden Knights vs Nashville Predators
Regular season · Friday, December 8, 2017 · Bridgestone Arena
ATTSN-RM · FS-TN
Game summary
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 in a shootout on Friday, December 8, 2017 at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators outshot the Golden Knights 44-39.
Goals came from William Karlsson, James Neal, Calle Jarnkrok, Viktor Arvidsson, Nick Bonino and Erik Haula.
Malcolm Subban made 41 saves on 44 shots for the win; Pekka Rinne stopped 36 of 39.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
William Karlsson (15)Alex Tuch (8), Nate Schmidt (12)1–006:55 VGK · PPG
2nd period
James Neal (14)Luca Sbisa (9), Nate Schmidt (13)2–014:37 VGK
Calle Jarnkrok (6)Pontus Aberg (3), Filip Forsberg (15)2–115:40 NSH
3rd period
Viktor Arvidsson (10)Kevin Fiala (14), Kyle Turris (16)2–208:04 NSH
Nick Bonino (6)Viktor Arvidsson (11)2–314:56 NSH
Erik Haula (10)Colin Miller (11), David Perron (14)3–319:20 VGK
SO period
Reilly SmithUnassisted4–300:00 VGK
Team stats
VGKNSH
39Shots on goal44
45%Faceoff %55%
1/4Power play0/4
10Penalty minutes10
17Hits16
14Blocked shots15
8Giveaways15
4Takeaways12
Penalties
- 1st 06:31
Craig Smith · high sticking2 min - 1st 11:48
David Perron · holding2 min - 1st 13:00Brayden McNabb · tripping2 min
- 2nd 09:44Anthony Bitetto · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 20:00Kevin Fiala · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 02:35Colin Miller · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 09:54Cody Eakin · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 11:55William Karlsson · holding2 min
- 3rd 11:55P.K. Subban · embellishment2 min
- 3rd 15:26Kevin Fiala · delaying game puck over glass2 min
Season series
Vegas Golden Knights
| 88Nate SchmidtD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28:08 |
| 18James NealL | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 8 | 18:51 |
| 56Erik HaulaL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:27 |
| 57David PerronL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:17 |
| 71William KarlssonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 19:30 |
| 89Alex TuchR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:18 |
| 6Colin MillerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:59 |
| 47Luca SbisaD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:52 |
| 13Brendan LeipsicL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 09:54 |
| 19Reilly SmithR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:17 |
| 21Cody EakinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:24 |
| 24Oscar LindbergC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:14 |
| 41Pierre-Edouard BellemareL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:52 |
| 81Jonathan MarchessaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:19 |
| 92Tomas NosekL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 10:28 |
| 3Brayden McNabbD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:18 |
| 5Deryk EngellandD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:19 |
| 27Shea TheodoreD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:31 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Malcolm SubbanG | W | 44 | 41 | 3 | .932 | 64:02 |
| 33Maxime LagaceG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Nashville Predators
| 33Viktor ArvidssonL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 21:21 |
| 8Kyle TurrisC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:26 |
| 9Filip ForsbergL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20:09 |
| 13Nick BoninoC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 16:01 |
| 19Calle JarnkrokC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:07 |
| 22Kevin FialaL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 15:58 |
| 46Pontus AbergL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 10:50 |
| 10Colton SissonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:51 |
| 15Craig SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16:52 |
| 51Austin WatsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:13 |
| 55Cody McLeodL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 04:49 |
| 89Frederick GaudreauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:01 |
| 2Anthony BitettoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:39 |
| 7Yannick WeberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:33 |
| 14Mattias EkholmD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 28:08 |
| 25Alexei EmelinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 17:51 |
| 59Roman JosiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 31:17 |
| 76P.K. SubbanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 23:33 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Pekka RinneG | O | 39 | 36 | 3 | .923 | 64:57 |
| 39Anders LindbackG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |