Vegas Golden Knights Dominate nashville Predators 7-2, Extend Win Streak too Seven Games
Here’s a recap of the Vegas Golden Knights’ remarkable 7-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on January 17, 2024:
The Golden Knights exploded offensively, scoring seven consecutive goals after falling behind 1-0 early in the first period. Pavel Dorofeyev tied the game with his team-leading 20th goal of the season. Vegas then took the lead before the end of the first thanks to a goal from Jack Eichel.
The second period saw the Golden Knights extend their lead with goals from Shea Theodore and Mitch Marner.Cole Reinhardt added another goal early in the third period, assisted by Tanner Laczynski and Alexander Holtz. Marner then scored his second of the night, with an assist from Akira Schmid, who cleanly broke the puck out of the zone. Keegan Kolesar capped off the scoring surge, giving Vegas a 7-1 lead. Filip Forsberg scored a late goal for Nashville, but the Golden Knights secured a dominant 7-2 win. Akira Schmid was stellar in net, stopping 27 of 29 shots.
KEY PERFORMERS:
* Shea Theodore: Named first star of the game, registering a goal and an assist in his 600th career NHL game.
* Mitch Marner: Contributed a goal and an assist, extending his point streak to three games (2G, 3A).
* Pavel Dorofeyev: Scored his team-high 20th goal of the season, and his fourth in the last four games.
* akira Schmid: Made 27 saves on 29 shots and recorded his third career assist, earning his 15th win of the season.
VGK STATS & NOTES:
* Jack Eichel has an eight-game point streak (5G, 10A) and 10 points in his last four games (3G, 7A).
* Mark Stone extended his career-best point streak to 11 games (10G,8A).
* Mitch Marner reached 50 points in his Golden Knights career in the fewest games in franchise history (47 games).
* Jack Eichel (5G, 9A) and Mark Stone (6G, 8A) are among the NHL leaders in points since January 6th.
* vegas has won seven straight games, their longest winning streak of the season.
* Alexander Holtz recorded his second multi-point performance of the season (1G, 1A).
ATTENDANCE: 17,988
PROMOTION: Fans can receive six free boneless or conventional wings at any Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant location throughout the greater Vegas metro area with a $10+ qualifying pre-tax purchase of food and non-alcoholic beverages, available for 2 days after any 2023-2024 VGK Win. (Note: The original text stated 2025-2026, which is incorrect.The current NHL season is 2023-2024)
NEXT GAME: The Golden Knights continue their three-game homestand on monday,January 22nd,against the Philadelphia Flyers at 5 p.m.PT. The game can be watched on The Spot-Vegas 34,streamed on [KnightTime+](https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.knighttimeplus.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7CVGK-GA%40vegasgoldenknights.com%7C591893a22ef749fe49dd08de40578ce6%7Ce333adc99d5049f69df36db430deb21c%7C0%7C0%7C639
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