On Wednesday, the Vegas Golden Knights (17-9-11) play the final game of a four-game homestand. They’ve won just one of their last six games and will look to turn things around heading into the New Year. They’ll face the Nashville Predators (17-17-4) at T-Mobile Arena.
Puck drop is scheduled for 12:08 p.m. PST.
The Golden Knights last played on Monday against the Minnesota Wild. They were a step behind right from puck drop and suffered a 5-2 loss where the Wild “did everything they wanted.”
The Predators last played on Monday against the Utah Mammoth. Steven Stamkos scored two quick goals in the third period and the Predators held on for a 4-3 win.
Bruce Cassidy confirmed that Akira Schmid will make his scheduled start today against Nashville. This will be his first career game against the Predators.
Justus Annunen will make start in net today for the Predators. He has a 1-2-0 record and an average save percentage of .866 in four career games against the Golden Knights.
Golden Knights Lines
Ivan Barbashev — Mitch Marner — Mark Stone
Alexander Holtz — Tomáš Hertl — Pavel Dorofeyev
Reilly Smith — Brett Howden — Braedan Bowman
Brandon Saad — Colton Sissons — Keegan Kolesar
Defense
Brayden McNabb — Kaedan Korczak
Noah Hanifin — Ben Hutton
Jeremy Lauzon — Zach Whitecloud
Goaltenders: Akira Schmid / Carter Hart
Predators Lines
Filip Forsberg — Ryan O’Reilly — Steven Stamkos
Michael Bunting — Erik Haula — Luke Evangelista
Tyson Jost — Fedor Svechkov — Matthew Wood
Reid Schaefer — Michael McCarron — Cole Smith
Defense
Roman Josi — Nick Perbix
Brady Skjei — Adam Wilsby
Nic Hague — Nick Blankenburg
Goaltenders: Juuse Saros / Justus Annunen
Special Teams
VGK power play: 24.8%, 7th
VGK penalty kill: 82.0%, 11th
Predators power play: 18.8%, 18th
Predators penalty kill: 81.8%, 12th
Golden Knights Game Notes
Last season, the Golden Knights won their final two meetings against the Predators for a record of 2-1-0. They have a record of 12-7-2 against them all-time.
Nic Hague will return to T-Mobile Arena and face the team that drafted him for the first time since being traded to Nashville this summer.
Ryan O’Reilly leads the Predators in scoring with 11 goals and 34 points in 38 games this season. O’Reilly has 14 goals and 27 points in 27 career games against the Golden Knights.
We’re on milestone watch! Colton Sissons is two goals away from 100 in his career.
The Golden Knights have a record of 8-5-6 at the Fortress this season; the Predators are 7-8-2 on the road.
How to Watch
TV: Vegas 34
Streaming: KnightTime+
Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340
