Match Info

NHL

Date: 17 January 2026, Saturday

Location: T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, NV)

Where to Watch on TV:


Brazil	Disney+
Chile	Disney+
Denmark	Viaplay
Finland	Viaplay 3 Urheilu, Viaplay
Iceland	Viaplay
Mexico	Sky Sport
Norway	Viaplay
Sweden	Viaplay, V Sport Extra
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	ESPN+
Venezuela	Disney+
World	NHL.tv


	Vegas Golden Knights		Nashville Predators

	1	X	2
	1.74	4.5	3.8	Watch
	1.76	4.43	3.85
	1.75	4.49	3.88	Watch
	1.8	4.5	3.75
	1.83	4.52	3.81	Watch
	1.8	4.4	3.6
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.78 ↓ (2.06)	4.47 ↑ (4.4)	3.78 ↑ (3.15)

The most likely Over/Under: 6.00

The best margin for this event is 3%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Vegas Golden Knights
53.5%

Draw
21.3%

Nashville Predators
25.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

47.1%

22.1%

30.8%

Our Initial ML Estimation

51.2%

20.3%

28.3%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Vegas Golden Knights has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+6.4%)

Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting increased confidence in Vegas Golden Knights's performance.

Nashville Predators has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-5.6%)

Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, and Nashville Predators might be facing challenges that affect their performance.

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Vegas Golden Knights than the current prediction. (-2.3%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Nashville Predators than the current prediction. (+3.1%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
83.3%	8.3%	8.3%

Vegas Golden Knights - Nashville Predators Predictions

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 2 Selected Experts predict this event. Vegas (votes: 2 - 100%).

Users Predictions: Vegas Golden Knights will win (10 of 12 users predict this - 83.33%).
Confidence interval (95%): 62.24% – 100%.

Expected Score (Market Odds): 4:3

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Lineups

Line 1
40. Schmid A. (G)	29. Annunen J. (G)
27. Theodore S. (A)	76. Skjei B.
5. Lauzon J.	59. Josi R. (C)
61. Stone M. (C)	77. Evangelista L.
9. Eichel J. (A)	90. O'Reilly R. (A)
49. Barbashev I.	9. Forsberg F.
Line 2
2. Whitecloud Z.	37. Blankenburg N.
15. Hanifin N.	20. Barron J.
19. Smith R.	91. Stamkos S. (A)
93. Marner M.	56. Haula E.
16. Dorofeyev P.	58. Bunting M.
Line 3
6. Korczak K.	48. Perbix N.
17. Hutton B.	41. Hague N.
55. Kolesar K.	71. Wood M.
48. Hertl T.	40. Svechkov F.
42. Bowman B.	17. Jost T.
Line 4
26. Holtz A.	36. Smith C.
28. Laczynski T.	47. McCarron M.
23. Reinhardt C.	49. Schaefer R.
Substitutes
33. Hill A. (G)	74. Saros J. (G)
Coaches
. Cassidy B.	. Brunette A.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (0 - 1)
14:10, 0 - 1, Evangelista L. (G), Josi R. (A),
16:01, Schaefer R. (2 min),
2nd Period (2 - 0)
09:39, Marner M. (2 min),
17:17, 1 - 1, Holtz A. (G), Theodore S. (A), Reinhardt C. (A2)
18:22, 2 - 1, Theodore S. (G), Lauzon J. (A), Kolesar K. (A2)
18:22, Bunting M. (2 min),
18:22, Hertl T. (2 min),
3rd Period (5 - 1)
05:52, 3 - 1, Dorofeyev P. (G), Marner M. (A),
06:31, Eichel J. (2 min),
08:52, 4 - 1, Stone M. (G), Eichel J. (A), Whitecloud Z. (A2)
12:26, 5 - 1, Reinhardt C. (G), Holtz A. (A), Laczynski T. (A2)
13:16, 6 - 1, Marner M. (G), Smith R. (A),
15:12, 7 - 1, Kolesar K. (G), Hertl T. (A), Bowman B. (A2)
18:12, Hutton B. (2 min),
19:39, 7 - 2, Forsberg F. (G), O'Reilly R. (A), Josi R. (A2)

Preview

One team leads the standings, the other sits mid-table (ranked 4 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: ) and 9).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Vegas won 2.

Vegas is currently enjoying a strong run with several victories in a row (last 5 games: 5 wins).

Nashville is currently in excellent shape (in the last 5 games, wins – 4).

Vegas may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

Recently, Nashville has had a series of home games.

In this match, Vegas is seen as the favorite.

There will not play in Vegas: Hart C. (Lower-Body Injury) Howden B. (Lower-Body Injury) Karlsson W. (Lower-Body Injury) McNabb B. (Upper-Body Injury) Pietrangelo A. (Hip Injury) Saad B. (Injury)

There will not play in Nashville: Marchessault J. (Lower-Body Injury) Wiesblatt O. (Upper-Body Injury)

There are questionable in Nashville: Hague N. (Illness) Wilsby A. (Lower-Body Injury)

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Vegas won 10 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 10 matches, and goals 65:54. (average 3.3:2.7).

Including home matches between the teams, Vegas won 5 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 35:29. (average 3.5:2.9).

Outrights of NHL for now

Vegas Golden Knights: 7.11% Nashville Predators: 0.54%

Last Results with these Odds

Vegas Golden Knights - the odds 2.06 are the expected chance of winning is 47.12%, but this team recently wins 37% of matches with these odds.

Nashville Predators - the odds 3.15 are the expected chance of winning is 30.82%, but this team recently wins 38% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Vegas Golden Knights
NHL
15.01.26	Vegas Golden Knights - Toronto Maple Leafs	6:5 OT ✺
14.01.26	Los Angeles Kings - Vegas Golden Knights	2:3 OT ✺
11.01.26	San Jose Sharks - Vegas Golden Knights	2:7 ✺
10.01.26	Vegas Golden Knights - St. Louis Blues	4:2 ✺
08.01.26	Vegas Golden Knights - Columbus Blue Jackets	5:3 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 13.3 WWWWW
- Nashville Predators
NHL
16.01.26	Colorado Avalanche - Nashville Predators	3:7 ✺
13.01.26	Nashville Predators - Edmonton Oilers	4:3 OT ✺
11.01.26	Nashville Predators - Washington Capitals	3:2 ✺
10.01.26	Nashville Predators - Chicago Blackhawks	0:3 ✺
08.01.26	Nashville Predators - New York Islanders	2:1 penalties ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 19.2 WWWLW

Latest Head to Head

NHL
31.12.25	Vegas Golden Knights - Nashville Predators	2:4
12.04.25	Vegas Golden Knights - Nashville Predators	5:3
29.03.25	Nashville Predators - Vegas Golden Knights	1:3
14.01.25	Nashville Predators - Vegas Golden Knights	5:3
26.03.24	Nashville Predators - Vegas Golden Knights	5:4 OT
20.02.24	Vegas Golden Knights - Nashville Predators	3:5
15.01.24	Vegas Golden Knights - Nashville Predators	4:1

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