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Vegas Golden Knights vs Nashville Predators

Regular season · Tuesday, January 26, 2027 · Bridgestone Arena

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SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday, January 26, 2027, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on SCRIPPS.

This is the third of 3 meetings this season. Golden Knights 1, Predators 0 so far; the last game finished VGK 5, NSH 2.

Rest and travel

Golden Knights

Game 2 of a road trip: Chicago, now Nashville.

  1. 162027-01-16: at FLA
  2. 172027-01-17: at CAR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 182027-01-18: no game
  4. 192027-01-19: no game
  5. 202027-01-20: vs EDM
  6. 212027-01-21: no game
  7. 222027-01-22: vs BOS
  8. 232027-01-23: no game
  9. 242027-01-24: at CHI
  10. 252027-01-25: no game
  11. 262027-01-26: at NSH
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~398 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,921 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+2 h
body clock vs home

Predators

Another game at home.

  1. 162027-01-16: at BUF
  2. 172027-01-17: no game
  3. 182027-01-18: at NYI
  4. 192027-01-19: no game
  5. 202027-01-20: vs VAN
  6. 212027-01-21: at PHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 222027-01-22: no game
  8. 232027-01-23: vs LAK
  9. 242027-01-24: no game
  10. 252027-01-25: no game
  11. 262027-01-26: vs VGK
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsTue, Oct 13 at NSH
  1. L1Barbashev#49Eichel#9Stone#61
    12:11 together at 5v5
  2. L2Connelly#24Hertl#48Lavoie#36
    10:54 together at 5v5
  3. L3Karlsson#71Howden#21Marner#93
    9:41 together at 5v5
  4. L4Dowd#26Gatcomb#17Bowman#42
    9:00 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewAndersson#4Lauzon#5
    15:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHanifin#15Coghlan#52
    15:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3McNabb#3Theodore#27
    14:43 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connelly LHertl CEichel CStone RMarner R1:49
  2. 2Barbashev LKarlsson CBowman RTheodore DAndersson D1:49

Penalty kill

  1. 1Dowd CKarlsson CMcNabb DTheodore D1:39
  2. 2Eichel CStone RHanifin DLauzon D1:25
Nashville PredatorsPredatorsTue, Oct 13 vs VGK
  1. L1Forsberg#9Hoglander#21Wood#71
    7:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColton#79Drury#18Edstrom#84
    6:39 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewStamkos#91O'Reilly#90Kerfoot#14
    4:39 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewJosi#59Wilsby#2
    10:48 together at 5v5
  2. D2Skjei#76Perbix#48
    10:28 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHague#41Struble#3
    7:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Forsberg LStamkos CO'Reilly CMarchessault CJosi D4:22
  2. 2Kerfoot CColton CPinchuk CWood RAhcan D0:25

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kerfoot CDrury CSkjei DPerbix D2:16
  2. 2O'Reilly CEdstrom CJosi DWilsby D0:35

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

VGKNSH

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

VGK 77% (2nd most settled)NSH 43% (most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

VGK 1:30 left (5th latest · 17 pulls)NSH 1:56 left (11th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

VGK 47.9s (12th shortest)NSH 48.7s (14th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

VGK 26% (5th least often)NSH 30% (15th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series