VEGAS GOLDEN NIGHTS NOTES:
GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 48-22-7, 103 points (23-15-1 at Home, 25-7-6 on Road)
DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Apr. 4 at Nashville Predators 5 p.m. ESPN Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Apr. 6 vs. Los Angeles Kings 7 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Apr. 8 at Dallas Stars 12:30 p.m. ABC Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Apr. 11 vs. Seattle Kraken 7 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Apr. 13 at Seattle Kraken 7:30 p.m. ESPN Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
April 3 – Vegas Golden Knights 4, Minnesota Wild 3 SO
Pavel Dorofeyev’s heroics led the Vegas Golden Knights (48-22-7) to a 4-3 shootout win against the Minnesota Wild (44-23-10). Keegan Kolesar put Vegas up 1-0 when he tipped in Ben Hutton’s shot halfway through the first period. Brandon Duhaime then tied the game at 1-1 for Minnesota early in the middle frame. The Wild took a 2-1 lead when John Klingberg netted a power-play goal. With less than five minutes remaining in the period, Dorofeyev scored to tie things up at 2-2. Then, with less than one minute to go in the period, Matt Boldy put Minnesota back ahead, 3-2. In the final minute of the third, Dorofeyev scored his second goal of the game to send it to overtime. After the teams traded goals for four rounds, Reilly Smith scored to secure the extra point for Vegas in the 4-3 win.
LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS
- Kolesar’s goal was his eighth of the season, a new career-high for the forward
- Dorofeyev is the fourth rookie in VGK history to have a multi-goal game (prev. Cotter 2x, Coghlan, and Tuch)
- Hutton extends his point streak to three games (1-3—4), matching the longest point streak of his career
- Vegas’ win over Minnesota concluded the regular season series between the clubs with the Golden Knights sweeping the Wild for the first time in franchise history
Comeback Kids
The Golden Knights completed their league leading 11th third-period comeback win of the season on Monday night over Minnesota. Vegas has outscored their opponents 85-81 in the third period, has won six in overtime, four in a shootout and has a .292 win percentage when trailing after the second period (first in NHL).
The Story of the Back-to-Backs
Vegas’ game against Nashville on Tuesday will conclude the club’s sixth and final back-to-back of the season. The Golden Knights are 2-2-1 in the second game of a double-header.
Against the Predators
The contest between the Golden Knights and Predators is the third and final this season. The last time these teams met, Vegas conquered Nashville in a 5-1 victory at Bridgestone Arena. After allowing the first goal, Michael Amadio and William Carrier scored 27 seconds apart for Vegas to jump to a 2-1 lead. Phil Kessel, Chandler Stephenson, and Alex Pietrangelo added to the lead to allow Vegas to kick off their annual Father’s Trip with a win. Vegas owns an 9-5-0 overall record against Nashville and have won in their last four visits to Bridgestone Arena.
2022-23 Season NSH Series: 2-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 1-0-0)
Dec. 31 – at Vegas (Vegas 5, Nashville 4 OT)
Feb. 7 – at Nashville (Vegas 5, Nashville 1)
Apr. 4 – at Nashville
2021-22 Season NSH Series: 2-1-0 (Home: 1-1-0, Road: 1-0-0)
Nov. 24 – at Nashville (Vegas 5, Nashville 2)
Jan. 4 – at Vegas (Vegas 2, Nashville 3)
Mar. 24 – at Vegas (Vegas 6, Nashville 1)
NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:
ALL-TIME vs. VEGAS
OVERALL (14 GP) 5-6-3
HOME (7 GP) 2-3-2
ROAD (7 GP) 3-3-1
LAST MEETING Feb. 7, 2023 at NSH (L, 5-1)
PLAYOFFS Never Met
− The Predators are 5-6-3 all-time against the Golden Knights, including a 2-3-2 record at Bridgestone Arena.
− This is the third and final matchup between Nashville and Vegas in 2022-23; it is the second of two at home.
− Nashville is 0-1-1 against Vegas this season. Nashville earned a point in a 5-4 overtime loss on New Year’s Eve at Vegas thanks to Filip Forsberg’s eighth career hat trick. The Predators dropped the most recent meeting, 5-1, on Feb. 7.
− The Predators are 1-3-1 in their last five games against the Golden Knights; they are 3-5-2 in their last 10; and 1-3-1 in their last five at home.
− Nashville has allowed one goal or fewer in three of its five victories over Vegas.
NOTABLES vs. VEGAS
− Juuse Saros is 4-4-1 with a .923 save percentage and one shutout vs. Vegas in his career. Saros made a then career-high 47 saves in Nashville’s 2-1 victory at Vegas on Jan. 23, 2019. He also recorded a 43-save shutout against Vegas on Jan. 16, 2018, becoming the first Predators goaltender to record multiple 40-plus save shutouts in the same season.
− Filip Forsberg recorded his eighth career regular-season hat trick on Dec. 31, 2022 at Vegas. His nine career goals against the Golden Knights are tied for the sixth-most against the franchise in its history. He is currently on a four-game point streak vs. Vegas (8g), scoring at least two goals in three of those games.
− Roman Josi has nine points (9a) in 14 career games against Vegas.
− Mark Jankowski has four goals in 12 career meetings with the Golden Knights.
− Jeremy Lauzon scored his first career NHL goal on Nov. 11, 2018 vs. Vegas (Malcolm Subban).
− Cody Glass was selected by Vegas in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft; he was the Golden Knights’ firstever draft pick. He played in 66 games for Vegas from 2019-21, tallying 22 points (9g-13a). Glass was acquired by Nashville from Vegas for forward Nolan Patrick on July 17, 2021
LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 1, Dallas Stars 5 – April 3 (American Airlines Center)
− NSH goals: Foote (2)
− DAL goals: Hintz (35), Miller – GWG (5), Pavelski – PP (25), Robertson – PP (43), Seguin (20)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (L, 21/26); DAL – Wedgewood (W, 26/27)
− Power plays: NSH 0-2; DAL 2-4
− Notes: Nashville moved to 19-16-4 on the road in 2022-23… The Predators closed out their four-game, regular-season series against the Stars with a 0-4-0 record… Nashville outshot Dallas, 27-26, including by a 9-6 margin in the second period… The Predators won 62 percent of their faceoffs (36-for-58), led by Cody Glass’ 82 percent success rate (9-for-11)… Cal Foote scored his first goal as a member of the Predators… Kiefer Sherwood led the Predators with six hits
INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-April 3 69
Filip Forsberg Upper body – IR Feb. 13-April 3 26
Ryan Johansen Lower body Feb. 23-April 3 21
Juuso Parssinen Upper body Feb. 26-April 3 20
Alexandre Carrier Upper body March 4-April 3 17
Roman Josi Upper body March 19-April 3 9
Matt Duchene Upper body March 28-April 3 4
Jeremy Lauzon Upper body April 1-3 2
Cole Smith Upper body April 3 1
Total man-games lost: 240
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 70; Carrier – 31; Forsberg – 26; Johansen – 21; McCarron – 20; Parssinen – 20; McDonagh – 11; Josi – 9; Smith – 7; Duchene – 5; Lauzon – 5; Trenin – 5; Glass – 3; Jankowski – 3; Asplund – 1; Evangelista – 1; Lankinen – 1; Tomasino – 1
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− April 3: Recalled forward John Leonard from Milwaukee (AHL).
− April 1: Recalled defenseman Spencer Stastney from Milwaukee (AHL).
QUICK HITS
− The Predators are 12-8-2 in their last 21 games dating back to Feb. 21. Their 26 points in that span are tied for the eighthmost in the NHL.
− Nashville owns a .596 point percentage (26-17-4) since Dec. 19, the eighth-best mark in the Western Conference in that time span.
− The Predators have scored the first goal of the game on 42 occasions this season, tied for the seventh-most times in the NHL.
− Per Moneypuck.com, Nashville leads the NHL in percentage of goals scored from rebounds at 20.7 percent (43 goals in all situations). Nashville is also third in the NHL in hits given (2,123).
