Vegas Golden Knights vs Nashville Predators — Match Details

5 January 2022 at 03:00

Vegas Golden Knights

2 – 3

Full Time

Nashville Predators

NHL · Season 2021

Match Events

Key match events between Vegas Golden Knights and Nashville Predators — 5 goals and 9 cards recorded during the match.

Vegas Golden Knights

Nashville Predators

Period 1

W. Karlsson

Tripping

8′

K. Kolesar

Fighting

14′

T. Jeannot

Fighting

Period 2

🏒

2′

F. Forsberg

M. Ekholm

🏒

7′

Y. Trenin

9′

R. Josi

Slashing

17′

N. Cousins

Cross-checking

Y. Dadonov

Diving

17′

Period 3

🏒

6′

F. Forsberg

7′

M. Ekholm

Delay of game

J. Marchessault

Interference

7′

8′

R. Josi

High sticking

W. Karlsson

Y. Dadonov

12′

🏒

S. Theodore

W. Karlsson

18′

🏒

Match Summary

Nashville Predators defeated Vegas Golden Knights 3:2. The match was played in NHL 2021. Goals were scored by F. Forsberg 2′, Y. Trenin 7′, F. Forsberg 6′, W. Karlsson 12′, S. Theodore 18′. League standings: Vegas Golden Knights #9, Nashville Predators #8.

Vegas Golden Knights vs Nashville Predators Head to Head Results

Vegas Golden Knights and Nashville Predators have met 23 times — Vegas Golden Knights won 13, Nashville Predators won 10, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2017. Vegas Golden Knights leads the head-to-head with 13 victories from 23 meetings. A combined 138 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.00 per match (78 for the home side, 60 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 20 matches (87%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 22 games (96%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 7–2 in 2026.

Vegas Golden Knights

Drawn

Nashville Predators

Goals: 78Goals: 60

Recent Meetings (23)

21 Mar 2026Nashville Predators4 – 1Vegas Golden KnightsNHL

18 Jan 2026Vegas Golden Knights7 – 2Nashville PredatorsNHL

31 Dec 2025Vegas Golden Knights2 – 4Nashville PredatorsNHL

13 Apr 2025Vegas Golden Knights5 – 3Nashville PredatorsNHL

29 Mar 2025Nashville Predators1 – 3Vegas Golden KnightsNHL

15 Jan 2025Nashville Predators5 – 3Vegas Golden KnightsNHL

27 Mar 2024Nashville Predators5 – 4Vegas Golden KnightsNHL

21 Feb 2024Vegas Golden Knights3 – 5Nashville PredatorsNHL

15 Jan 2024Vegas Golden Knights4 – 1Nashville PredatorsNHL

5 Apr 2023Nashville Predators3 – 2Vegas Golden KnightsNHL

More results

Standings

Vegas Golden Knights sit #9 and Nashville Predators are #8 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Western Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Colorado Avalanche	82	46	19	119
2Minnesota Wild	82	37	22	113
3Calgary Flames	82	44	21	111
4St. Louis Blues	82	43	22	109
5Edmonton Oilers	82	38	27	104
6Los Angeles Kings	82	35	27	99
7Dallas Stars	82	31	30	98
8Nashville Predators	82	35	30	97
9Vegas Golden Knights	82	34	31	94
10Vancouver Canucks	82	32	30	92
11Winnipeg Jets	82	32	32	89
12San Jose Sharks	82	22	37	77
13Anaheim Ducks	82	22	37	76
14Chicago Blackhawks	82	16	42	68
15Seattle Kraken	82	23	49	60
16Arizona Coyotes	82	18	50	57

Eastern Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Florida Panthers	82	42	18	122
2Carolina Hurricanes	82	47	20	116
3Toronto Maple Leafs	82	45	21	115
4New York Rangers	82	44	24	110
5Tampa Bay Lightning	82	39	23	110
6Boston Bruins	82	40	26	107
7Pittsburgh Penguins	82	37	25	103
8Washington Capitals	82	35	26	100
9New York Islanders	82	34	35	84
10Columbus Blue Jackets	82	26	38	81
11Buffalo Sabres	82	25	39	75
12Detroit Red Wings	82	21	40	74
13Ottawa Senators	82	26	42	73
14New Jersey Devils	82	19	46	63
15Philadelphia Flyers	82	20	46	61
16Montreal Canadiens	82	16	49	55

Atlantic

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Florida Panthers	82	42	18	122
2Toronto Maple Leafs	82	45	21	115
3Tampa Bay Lightning	82	39	23	110
4Boston Bruins	82	40	26	107
5Buffalo Sabres	82	25	39	75
6Detroit Red Wings	82	21	40	74
7Ottawa Senators	82	26	42	73
8Montreal Canadiens	82	16	49	55

Central

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Colorado Avalanche	82	46	19	119
2Minnesota Wild	82	37	22	113
3St. Louis Blues	82	43	22	109
4Dallas Stars	82	31	30	98
5Nashville Predators	82	35	30	97
6Winnipeg Jets	82	32	32	89
7Chicago Blackhawks	82	16	42	68
8Arizona Coyotes	82	18	50	57

Pacific

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Calgary Flames	82	44	21	111
2Edmonton Oilers	82	38	27	104
3Los Angeles Kings	82	35	27	99
4Vegas Golden Knights	82	34	31	94
5Vancouver Canucks	82	32	30	92
6San Jose Sharks	82	22	37	77
7Anaheim Ducks	82	22	37	76
8Seattle Kraken	82	23	49	60

Metropolitan

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Carolina Hurricanes	82	47	20	116
2New York Rangers	82	44	24	110
3Pittsburgh Penguins	82	37	25	103
4Washington Capitals	82	35	26	100
5New York Islanders	82	34	35	84
6Columbus Blue Jackets	82	26	38	81
7New Jersey Devils	82	19	46	63
8Philadelphia Flyers	82	20	46	61

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 17 Apr 2026