Final · March 21, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : VGK 40 — NSH 20 · Bridgestone Arena
Three stars
- 1★
S. StamkosNSH · C · 2B 1A - 2★
J. AnnunenNSH · G · 97.5 % - 3★
R. O'ReillyNSH · C · 1B 1A
VGKGame statsNSH 
- 40Shots on goal20
- 58 %Faceoff win %42 %
- 1/4Power play2/4
- 12Penalty minutes12
- 13Hits13
- 8Blocked shots15
- 14Giveaways14
- 2Takeaways8
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 20 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
| NSH | 4 | 11 | 5 | 20 |
Season seriesVGK 1 – 2 NSH
Official NHL reports
Shot map
← VGK 1 / 40 / 594 / 20 / 31 NSH →
Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
- Steven StamkosNSH · 00:40Assists : Ryan O'Reilly0 – 1▶ Watch
2nd period
- Steven StamkosNSH · 01:24 · PPAssists : Filip Forsberg, Jonathan Marchessault0 – 2▶ Watch
Tyson JostNSH · 11:56 · SHAssists : Brady Skjei0 – 3▶ Watch
Shea TheodoreVGK · 13:10 · PPAssists : Ivan Barbashev, Brett Howden1 – 3▶ Watch- Ryan O'ReillyNSH · 14:53 · PPAssists : Steven Stamkos, Roman Josi1 – 4▶ Watch
Penalties
1st period
- 15:42NSHSteven Stamkos — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Jack Eichel
2nd period
- 00:54VGKShea Theodore — High sticking double minor (4 min) · drawn by Ryan O'Reilly
- 04:31NSHErik Haula — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Ivan Barbashev
- 08:05VGKBen Hutton — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Ozzy Wiesblatt
- 08:05VGKNic Dowd — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Ozzy Wiesblatt
- 08:05NSHNick Perbix — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Nic Dowd
- 08:05NSHOzzy Wiesblatt — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Brett Howden
- 08:05VGKBrett Howden — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Nick Perbix
- 11:39NSHRyan O'Reilly — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Brayden McNabb
- 13:27VGKNic Dowd — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Fedor Svechkov
3rd period
- 02:45NSHMatthew Wood — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Jeremy Lauzon
Box score
Vegas Golden Knights
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. EichelC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 21:43 |
| C. SissonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12:22 |
| P. DorofeyevR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 20:49 |
| B. HowdenC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:14 |
| C. SmithR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14:38 |
| N. DowdC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:20 |
| B. BowmanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:14 |
| T. HertlC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 20:45 |
| I. BarbashevL | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 14:59 |
| K. KolesarR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:00 |
| M. StoneR | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 20:21 |
| M. MarnerR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 21:54 |
| B. McNabbD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 18:34 |
| R. AnderssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:38 |
| J. LauzonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15:20 |
| N. HanifinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:25 |
| B. HuttonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12:51 |
| S. TheodoreD | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 19:45 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Hill | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| A. Schmid(L) | 16/20 | 80.0 % | 55:12 |
Nashville Predators
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. ForsbergL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20:19 |
| T. JostC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14:20 |
| F. SvechkovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 |
| R. SchaeferL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 07:29 |
| E. HaulaL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:29 |
| Z. L'HeureuxL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:15 |
| M. WoodR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:45 |
| L. EvangelistaR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14:39 |
| J. MarchessaultR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:05 |
| O. WiesblattC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:16 |
| R. O'ReillyC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 19:06 |
| S. StamkosC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17:39 |
| J. BarronD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:15 |
| N. HagueD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25:08 |
| N. PerbixD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:05 |
| R. JosiD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24:18 |
| B. SkjeiD | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23:08 |
| R. UfkoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:55 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Annunen(W) | 39/40 | 97.5 % | 60:00 |
| M. Murray | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
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