Complete domination was the main storyline as the Vegas Golden Knights shutout the Nashville Predators in a huge 3-0 win at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday.
After beating the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, the Vegas Golden Knights completed this back-to-back in emphatic fashion by blowing out the slumping Predators.
It was pure domination for the Knights who carved out one of their most complete performances of the 2019-20 regular season.
Despite outshooting the Preds 14-2 in a lopsided first period, the Golden Knights couldn’t find a way past Pekka Rinne who stopped 36 of the 38 shots he faced.
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However, if you keep on trying you are eventually going to succeed and that was the case in the second period when Chandler Stephenson skated in on a breakaway before beating Rinne with a wrister.
Rinne continued to bail his team out heading into the third period, until Nicholas Roy latched on to Ryan Reaves‘ blocked shot before hammering home the puck past Rinne.
And it was game, set and match in the final minutes of the game as Reilly Smith collected his 21st goal of the year with an empty-netter.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped all 19 shots he faced for a shutout and his 459th win, while it was just a complete effort from the Golden Knights in all areas of the ice.
It was another big win for the Vegas Golden Knights who have really answered the bell after returning from the bye week.
Let’s now go over some notes and stats from the Vegas Golden Knights’ 3-0 shutout win over the Nashville Predators…