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Vegas Golden Knights leave it late to take down Preds in stunning fashion

By Andrew Steele-Davis

NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 27: Paul Stastny #26 of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrates his overtime goal against the Nashville Predators the at Bridgestone Arena on November 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 27: Paul Stastny #26 of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrates his overtime goal against the Nashville Predators the at Bridgestone Arena on November 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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NASHVILLE, TN – NOVEMBER 27: The Vegas Golden Knights celebrate a last second regulation goal to force overtime against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on November 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – NOVEMBER 27: The Vegas Golden Knights celebrate a last second regulation goal to force overtime against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on November 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Notes & Stats from the game

This was the Vegas Golden Knights lineup against the Nashville Predators:

Marchessault-Karlsson-Smith
Pacioretty-Stastny-Stone
Tuch-Eakin-Glass
Carrier-Nosek-Reaves

McNabb-Schmidt
Hague-Theodore
Merrill-Engelland

Subban

And these were the healthy scratches for the Golden Knights:

Here are some key stats from the game:

  • SOG – VGK: 30 – NSH: 34
  • FO% – VGK: 48% – NSH: 52%
  • PP – VGK: 0/2 – NSH: 0/2
  • PIM – VGK: 4 – NSH: 4
  • HITS – VGK: 18 – NSH: 14
  • BLKS – VGK: 13 – NSH: 18
  • GVA – VGK: 3 – NSH: 12

And here is the Official Scoring Summary from the game:

  • Mark Stone (11) – Pacioretty (16) – 7:33 / 1st
  • Reilly Smith (11) – Schmidt (7) – 6:22 / 2nd
  • Mikael Granlund (4) – Josi (16), Duchene (12) – 7:01 / 2nd
  • Ryan Ellis (4) – Josi (17), Johansen (13) – 11:25 / 2nd
  • Matt Duchene (7) – Granlund (7), Grimaldi (10) – 1:23 / 3rd
  • Max Pacioretty (9) – Stone (12), Smith (8) – 19:59 / 3rd
  • Paul Stastny (8) – Schmidt (8) – 1:52 / OT
NASHVILLE, TN – NOVEMBER 27: Reilly Smith #19 of the Vegas Golden Knights shoots the puck against Dante Fabbro #57 of the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on November 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – NOVEMBER 27: Reilly Smith #19 of the Vegas Golden Knights shoots the puck against Dante Fabbro #57 of the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on November 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Let’s go over some notes from the game:

  • The Vegas Golden Knights are now 12-11-4 on the year after snapping a three-game losing streak to beat the Nashville Predators.
  • The Knights are also now 6-6-1 on the road in 2019-20 following last night’s success in Nashville.
  • It was a huge win for the Vegas Golden Knights who are now level on points with the Vancouver Canucks in the Pacific Division, and they must build on this win.
  • And, it was also the first time in 12 overtimes that the Vegas Golden Knights had scored a goal in OT.
  • Marc-Andre Fleury is currently away from the team due to a family illness and we certainly send our best to Fleury and his family.
  • As a result, Malcolm Subban made his second straight start for the first time this year, making 31 saves from 34 shots.
  • He is now 3-1-0 in his career against the Nashville Predators following last night’s win, while last night was also Subban’s first win of the season. He has a record of 1-4-2 this year with a 3.46 Goals Against Average and a .888 Save Percentage.
  • Deryk Engelland came back into the lineup for the Golden Knights, logging 17:04 minutes of total ice time, while Nick Holden was a healthy scratch.
  • It was a big night for Vegas’ top six forward unit with a number of their big hitters coming up with huge contributions.
  • Mark Stone recorded a two-point night with a goal and an assist, and he now has 23 points (11 goals, 12 assists) on the year.
  • Reilly Smith also registered two points with a goal and an assist, which takes the forward to 11 goals and eight assists for 19 points on the season.
  • Another player with a two-point night was Max Pacioretty who scored the buzzer beater, and it was a real clutch moment from a player built for the big moments.
  • Pacioretty has been huge for Vegas this year and he leads the team in points with 25 (nine goals, 16 assists) through 27 games.
  • Paul Stastny scored the overtime winner and it was the veteran center’s 12th point of the year.
NASHVILLE, TN – NOVEMBER 27: Daniel Carr #26 of the Nashville Predators battles in front of the net against Cody Glass #9 and Malcolm Subban #30 of the Vegas Golden Knights at Bridgestone Arena on November 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – NOVEMBER 27: Daniel Carr #26 of the Nashville Predators battles in front of the net against Cody Glass #9 and Malcolm Subban #30 of the Vegas Golden Knights at Bridgestone Arena on November 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images) /
  • Nate Schmidt also tallied a point with an assist, and the defenseman has 10 points (two goals, eight assists) on the year.
  • Vegas was outshot 30-34 but took their chances and they were a lot better and sharper in the offensive zone than they have been in recent games.
  • They were outdone in the faceoff circle, however, (52%-48%), and they only had 13 blocked shots to Nashville’s 18.
  • Vegas did outhit the Predators 18-14, though, and they also had only three Giveaways compared to Nashville’s 12.
  • Both teams went 0-for-2 on the power play and the Golden Knights could not convert against the 29th ranked penalty kill in the NHL.
  • The Golden Knights now have the sixth best penalty kill in the league (84.4) and the ninth best power play (21.2).
  • Nate Schmidt led all Vegas Golden Knights skaters with an impressive total of 25:36 minutes. He’s certainly earned a big Thanksgiving dinner today.
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