Nashville Predators at Vegas Golden Knights

· National Hockey League

Nashville Predators

29-43-8

Final
3 - 5

Vegas Golden Knights

49-22-9

Noah Hanifin scores late goal to lift Golden Knights past Nashville 5-3, and clinch Pacific

Nashville Predators vs. Vegas Golden Knights: Game Highlights

Brett Howden and Nicolas Roy had a goal and an assist each for the Golden Knights, Alexander Holtz scored on the power play and Ivan Barbashev added an empty-netter.

Adin Hill made 14 saves. It was the first time this season Vegas won a game in which Hill has allowed at least three goals, having lost the previous 14 in which he gave up at least three goals.

Jordan Oesterle, former Golden Knight Jonathan Marchessault, and Marc Del Gaizo scored for Nashville. Marchessault and Del Gaizo scored early in the third to tie the game at 3-3.

Justus Annunen had 24 saves for Nashville.

Takeaways The loss ended the Predators modest two-game win streak, which came after a six-game losing streak.

Vegas, which has won four of its last five games, set a team record for most home points with 61 and tied the 2017-18 Cup Final team with 29 home wins, a franchise high.

Key moment Hanifin scored on a slap shot with 1:55 left to put the Golden Knights up 4-3. He did not have a point in his previous seven games and had not scored a goal in 15 games before Saturday night.

Key stat Shea Theodore had an assist on Roy’s goal to break the record for points in a single season by a Golden Knights defenseman with his 55th point of the year (seven goals, 48 assists). The Golden Knights outshot the Predators 29-17.

Up next The Predators return home on Monday night to play the Utah Hockey Club.

The Golden Knights visit the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

VGK wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 8:11	Jordan Oesterle Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Luke Evangelista (20), Michael Bunting (19)
Goal	2nd Period 4:02	Brett Howden Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Brayden McNabb (15), Tanner Pearson (15)
Goal	2nd Period 5:36	Nicolas Roy Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Keegan Kolesar (17), Shea Theodore (48)
Goal	2nd Period 11:09	Alexander Holtz Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: William Karlsson (19), Reilly Smith (26)
Goal	3rd Period 1:02	Jonathan Marchessault Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Zachary L'Heureux (10), Justin Barron (6)
Goal	3rd Period 4:58	Marc Del Gaizo Goal (2) Deflected, assists: Andreas Englund (2), Luke Evangelista (21)
Goal	3rd Period 18:05	Noah Hanifin Goal (10) Slap Shot, assists: Zach Whitecloud (9), Reilly Smith (27)
Goal	3rd Period 19:58	Ivan Barbashev Goal (23) Backhand, assists: Nicolas Roy (16), Brett Howden (16)

Statistics

NSH		VGK
21	Blocked Shots	18
20	Hits	11
5	Takeaways	3
17	Shots	29
0	Power Play Goals	1
1	Power Play Opportunities	3
0.0	Power Play Percentage	33.3
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
24	Faceoffs Won	32
42.9	Faceoff Win Percent	57.1
23	Giveaways	23
3	Total Penalties	1
6	Penalty Minutes	2