The Golden Knights saw their four-game winning streak come to an end Friday night in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Nashville Predators at T-Mobile Arena. Nashville defenseman Roman Josi scored the decisive goal in the fourth round of the shootout after Vegas rookie Trevor Connelly and Predators forward Filip Forsberg had traded goals in the earlier rounds.
Vegas outshot Nashville 42-33 for the game, marking the second time this season the Knights have eclipsed 40 shots. Goaltender Juuse Saros turned aside 40 shots for the Predators, though he faced only two shots in the final 12 minutes of regulation and overtime. Adin Hill made 30 saves for Vegas and has now earned a standings point in four of his last five starts.
The Knights took a 2-1 lead at 10:48 of the second period when defenseman Rasmus Andersson finished a pass from Mitch Marner during four-on-four play. It was the team's first goal from a defenseman at the blue line in 11 games. Marner, playing in his 100th game with the franchise, extended his home point streak to 10 games, becoming the fourth player in team history to reach that mark at T-Mobile Arena.
Nashville center Ryan O'Reilly scored twice, including the game-tying goal at 9:44 of the third period. Victor Olofsson had pulled Vegas even at 1-1 earlier in the game, scoring on a rebound at 11:19 of the second period for his second consecutive game with a goal. Olofsson has five points in four games since returning from an injury that kept him out since October.
The loss drops the Knights to 13-5-3 on the season. They earned a standings point by forcing overtime but were unable to extend their winning streak against a Predators team that entered the game playing well.
Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal
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