Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The Nashville Predators won their seventh straight game with a 3-2 shootout win over the Vegas Golden Knights, which coughed up a 2-1 lead in the third period;
Just the facts: Nashville Predators 3 Vegas Golden Knights 2, shootout; and the VGK four-game win streak is snapped.
Vegas goal scorers: Victor Olofsson, his sixth in the first period as VGK’s third line striked again; Rasmus Andersson, scored his third after taking a nice pass from Mitch Marner in the second period;
Storyline: Vegas failed to close out the win in the third period when Nashville scored the tying goal to make it, 2-2.
VGK record:13-5-3 for 29 points, second place in the Pacific Division two points behind Edmonton (31 points)
Attendance: 16,641 (sellout is 17,367)
Coach Ryan Craig: Liked goalie Adin Hill’s play, saying Hill was tracking puck well; thought there was a “blown coverage” on Ryan O’Reilly’s tying goal midway through the third period. The veteran O’Reilly scored both of Nashville’s goals in regulation.
Close calls: Olofsson hit the post in overtime, so play went on; Marner could have sealed a shootout win as Vegas’ third shooter but failed to beat Nashville goalie Juuse Saros after Vegas’ Trevor Connelly scored in the shootout; and Hill could not clinch the win after he allowed the tying shootout goal by Filip Forsberg and the winner by Roman Josi.
Next VGK game: Vegas vs Vancouver Sunday
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