Predators Defeat Golden Knights in Shootout for Seventh Comeback Win

The Nashville Predators rallied past the Vegas Golden Knights to secure their seventh comeback win of the season, sealing a hard-fought battle where third-period struggles proved costly for the hosts.

According to NHL.com, the score became tied 1-1 at 11:19 when Alexander Olofsson attacked the far post to net an Ivan Barbashev rebound. At 10:48 of the second period, Carl Andersson put Vegas ahead 2-1 by scoring during a 4-on-4 situation. Mitch Marner entered the offensive zone with speed, drawing three defenders before dishing to a wide-open Andersson, who buried it with a wrist shot.

Golden Knights coach Ryan Craig addressed the shift in momentum after the final buzzer.

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“First two periods we couldn’t separate right on the score, so they hang around,” Ryan Craig said.

“In the third, I didn’t think we managed pucks the way we did in the first two periods, meaning it wasn’t so much in the neutral zone, it was more at our defensive blue line. We threw some pucks away, didn’t move our feet, didn’t use our support like we did at times in the first two periods to get us up and out of trouble and tilt the ice with territory. If you give them second chance after second chance, now you get fatigued and now we’re just punting the puck, right, instead of getting to our game like we did the first two periods.”

Individual milestones punctuated the night. Roman Josi notched 23 points, consisting of two goals and 21 assists, becoming the first Predators player with 21 assists through 20 games in a season. He also stands as the third player with at least 23 points through that stretch, following Filip Forsberg who put up 25 points in 2023-24 and Steve Sullivan who tallied 25 in 2006-07.

That output matched Sergei Zubov’s mark, giving Josi the second-highest assist total through the first 20 games of a campaign for any non-North American-born NHL defenseman. Josi now sits one away from tying Borje Salming (1976-77) for the most.

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Meanwhile, Marner established himself as just the fourth member of the Golden Knights to put together a home point streak reaching 10 games, placing his name alongside Jack Eichel (10 in 2023-24), Mark Stone (11 in 2023-24), and Reilly Smith (11 in 2018-19).

The Predators recorded their seventh comeback win of the season, underscoring a persistent resilience that continues to define their early-season trajectory.

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