Las Vegas, N.V.– What happens when two of the NHL’s hottest teams clash on a Friday night? You guessed it: it goes to a shootout. At least, that’s what happened tonight when the five-game win-streaking Vegas Golden Knights hosted the six-game win-streaking Nashville Predators.

The Golden Knights were the better team through two periods and held a 2-1 lead over Nashville heading into the final frame, but a completely different Golden Knights team came out to start the third. The Predators found the equalizer halfway through the third period and won 3-2 in the shootout, recording their seventh comeback win of the season.

Heading into Friday’s game against the Predators, the Golden Knights were 10-0-0 when leading after the second. Now, they’re 10-0-1.

“I thought we lost our game a little bit in the third,” said Rasmus Andersson following the 3-2 shootout loss. “They were the better team in the third period, and it cost us one point tonight… We just didn’t take care of the puck. We had too many giveaways.”

1. No Goals

A few years ago, a Mass Mutual commercial featured Ryan O’Reilly asking Juuse Saros about his financial goals. In the commercial, Saros responded, “No goals,” and repeated that phrase several times in a deadpan voice.

The Golden Knights finished tonight’s game with 42 shots on net. Juuse Saros stayed true to himself, stopping all but two. He finished the night with 40 saves, a .952 save percentage, and 1.71 goals saved above expected.

“Obviously, he’s a really good goalie,” said Golden Knights defenseman Rasmus Andersson. “Can we create more traffic and chaos, like they did on us in the third? For sure.”

Goaltender Adin Hill certainly did his part for the Golden Knights, as well. He made 30 saves on 32 shots, recording a .930 save percentage and 1.26 goals saved above expected.

“Hilly played well,” said Golden Knights head coach Ryan Craig. “Hilly played very well. He made some real big saves for us, and I thought he was tracking the puck well.”

2. A Tale of Three Periods

After one period, the Golden Knights had 19 shots against Nashville’s 10. After the second, Vegas had 34 shots to Nashville’s 20.

The Predators outshot the Golden Knights 12-8 in the third period and the five minutes of 3-on-3 overtime.

“Through two periods, we generated some looks. We had some opportunities,” said Golden Knights head coach Ryan Craig following the shootout loss. “In the third, we had the two looks from the slot… After they tied it, I think we had one more shot. So, we didn’t generate enough.”

Through the first two periods tonight, the Golden Knights generated 16 high-danger scoring chances while only giving up seven. In the last 25 minutes of hockey, the Predators generated seven high-danger scoring chances and held Vegas to just one.

“We were just having to punt the puck,” said Craig. “We didn’t get our feet going. We didn’t use our support to exit to kind of gain territory and chip away at territory. Therefore, they got the territory and were able to keep coming.”

3. Fine, We’ll Stop Ignoring the Elephant in the Room

It was a little over a month ago that Golden Knights head coach Ryan Craig surprised everyone by deploying Trevor Connelly and Braeden Bowman as his first two shooters in the shootout. It sure did work out for him– both players beat Sergei Bobrovsky and gave their team a 4-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Craig has stayed true to himself and continues to send Connelly and Bowman out in the shootout. This continues to prove to be the right decision, as Connelly has converted on two of three chances and scored the only Golden Knights shootout goal tonight.

The Golden Knights continue to deploy their best players in the shootout, which should make sense. Here’s the problem: 

Mitch Marner is 13-for-43 (30.2%) in the shootout in his career, but he has only converted on two of nine as a Golden Knight. Jack Eichel is 13-for-49 (26.5%) in his career, but has converted on zero of his last nine shootout attempts. 

Shea Theodore, who is a whopping 12-of-31 (38.7%!) in his career, was not used in the shootout tonight against the Predators.

LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights had plenty of chances to build a cushion. When they didn’t, their puck struggles gave the Nashville Predators an opening.

The Predators erased a third-period deficit and beat Vegas 3-2 in a shootout Friday at T-Mobile Arena, ending the Golden Knights’ four-game winning streak.

It marked the first time Vegas lost a game after leading through two periods.

Victor Olofsson and Rasmus Andersson scored for Vegas, extending its point streak to six games (4-0-2) and moving to 13-5-3. Ryan O’Reilly scored both Nashville goals, and Roman Josi delivered the deciding shootout tally.

100/10 effort from Vic 🤩 pic.twitter.com/g6bTYksqWG

— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) November 14, 2026

“First two periods, we couldn’t separate, right, score-wise, so they hang around,” Golden Knights coach Ryan Craig said. “In the third, I didn’t think we managed pucks the way we did in the first two periods.”

Juuse Saros made 40 saves for the Predators, who improved to 11-4-5 with their seventh consecutive victory.

Vegas finished with 42 shots, but its inability to sustain possession and move out of its defensive zone became the defining issue late.

Craig pointed to turnovers near the defensive blue line, insufficient movement and a failure to use available support.

“If you give them second chance after second chance, now you get fatigued, and now we’re just punting the puck,” Craig said.

Andersson offered a similar assessment.

“We just didn’t really take care of the puck,” he said. “Too many giveaways.”

Take a bow, Ras 😮‍💨 pic.twitter.com/rpULo7Y3Ah

— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) November 14, 2026

Nashville’s pressure spread out Vegas’ defensive coverage and created opportunities to send pucks toward the net.

“I thought they did a good job in the third, and I just thought we didn’t really meet our standards in the third,” Andersson said.

O’Reilly’s tying goal came after Nashville worked the puck from the blue line back behind the net. Craig said Vegas lost its defensive layers, allowing O’Reilly room to emerge above the goal line and finish.

The breakdown overshadowed a performance from Adin Hill that Craig praised.

“Hilly played very well. Made some real big saves for us,” Craig said. “I thought he was tracking the puck well.”

At the other end, the Golden Knights’ shot total didn’t necessarily reflect the quality of their chances throughout the game. Craig said Vegas generated opportunities through two periods but struggled to create enough in the third.

Andersson credited Saros while acknowledging Vegas could have made his work more difficult.

“Can we create more traffic and chaos a little bit like they did on us in the third? For sure,” Andersson said.

Olofsson nearly ended the game early in overtime, striking the post with a chance to give Vegas its fifth consecutive victory.

Instead, the teams went to a shootout.

Trevor Connelly scored in the second round to put Vegas ahead, but Filip Forsberg answered in the third round to keep Nashville alive. After Jack Eichel missed in the fourth round, Josi converted to complete the comeback.

For Craig, the third-period solution required the same connected play that had helped Vegas establish its game earlier.

“Our forecheck, when we forechecked, especially in the first period, we were a very good hockey team,” Craig said. “I thought we weren’t able to forecheck in the third because we didn’t get to those spots where you could establish a forecheck.”

KEY MOMENT: Equalizer

O’Reilly’s second goal erased Vegas’ 2-1 third-period lead. Nashville reset the puck behind the net, and a coverage breakdown allowed O’Reilly to move above the goal line and score, sending the game toward overtime and eventually a shootout.

KEY STAT: 42

The Golden Knights put 42 shots on goal, but Saros stopped 40. Vegas has collected 10 of a possible 12 points during its six-game point streak.

WHAT A KNIGHT: Victor Olofsson

The winger scored his sixth goal of the season and nearly delivered the overtime winner, hitting the post. Olofsson has two goals and three assists in four games since returning from injury.

UP NEXT

The Golden Knights continue their five-game homestand Sunday against the Vancouver Canucks at T-Mobile Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 6 p.m. Pacific.

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Vegas Golden Knights left wing Trevor Connelly (24) shoots against the glove of Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi (59) during the first period at T-Mobile Arena.

The New York Rangers’ four-game road trip was capped off with a true feel-good story.

At 29 years old, Glenn Gawdin scored his first two NHL goals in the Rangers’ 5-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night.

Since being selected by the St. Louis Blues in the fourth round of the 2015 NHL Draft, Gawdin has been working toward earning himself a consistent NHL role.

Over the course of his professional hockey career, Gawdin has played in 487 American Hockey League games for the Stockton Heat, San Diego Gulls, Ontario Reign, and most recently, the Hartford Wolf Pack.

Prior to signing a two-year deal worth $850,000 per season with the Rangers this past offseason, Gawdin had played in just 12 NHL games for the Calgary Flames and Anaheim Ducks.

An injury sustained by Joe Veleno early in the season has left the Blueshirts with a hole at their fourth-line center position and a rotating cast of players filling that role since Veleno went down.

After starting the season with the Wolf Pack, the 29-year-old was called up by the Rangers on Nov. 10, joining the team on its four-game road trip.

“Was told (called up by the Rangers) in the middle of an American League Hockey game down in Springfield, drove home, packed a suitcase, my wife helped me,” Gawdin revealed. “Went from Hartford to Denver, (from) Denver to Calgary.

Friday night’s matchup in Vancouver added extra meaning for Gawdin, as he grew up in British Columbia and had 10-12 friends and family members at Rogers Arena cheering him on.

In the second period, goaltender Leevi Meriläinen turned over the puck, and Gawdin was able to retrieve it and take a low shot that fooled Meriläinen for his first career NHL goal.

Less than five minutes later, Gawdin deflected the puck off his skate on Vladislav Gavrikov’s shot for his second goal of the night.

“It’s special,” Gawdin said of scoring his first two NHL goals. “I think anywhere it would have been special, but to do it in Vancouver is that much sweeter.”

It’s been a long journey to get to this point for Gawdin, who has continuously paid his dues at the AHL level with the hopes and dreams of earning an NHL spot.

Through all of the difficult and uncertain times of his career, Gawdin admitted to leaning on the people closest to him for support.

“There's a lot that goes through your mind over the years,” Gawdin said. “Credit to the circle around me. Credit to my wife. They pushed me when I need it. I think the success tonight, they have an equal part in that.”

While Gawdin’s time with the Rangers moving forward is certainly not guaranteed, he’s made the most of an opportunity and created a memory in his hometown that he’ll likely remember for the rest of his life.

“He's a great kid,” Mike Sullivan said of Gawdin. “Obviously, he's coming back to his hometown here, he scores two goals. That's a great thrill, right?...We talked earlier before the game about how unique it is and how special it is for guys to play in their hometown and in front of their family and friends...

“Gawds, I think he's had two pretty good games. I think he played better today than he did the first hame, and him and I had that conversation. That first game when you get called up is not easy. The pace of play is different, and he's also trying to get comfortable with the group. I was thrilled for him.”

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Roman Josi scored the deciding goal in the fourth round of a shootout as the Nashville Predators beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 Friday night for their seventh straight win.

Ryan O’Reilly scored twice for the Predators. Juuse Saros made 40 saves.

Victor Olofsson and Rasmus Andersson scored for Vegas, which had its four-game winning streak snapped. Adin Hill stopped 30 shots.

Trevor Connelly gave Vegas the early advantage in the shootout, but Filip Forsberg kept Nashville alive with a third-round goal. After Saros denied Jack Eichel, Josi converted to complete the comeback.

Braeden Bowman and Mitch Marner also missed for Vegas. Steven Stamkos and O’Reilly were unsuccessful for Nashville.

Olofsson nearly ended the game early in overtime, but his shot rang off the post.

The Golden Knights extended their point streak to six games despite the loss. Nashville won its fourth consecutive road game.

Olofsson continued his productive return from injury with his sixth goal in eight appearances this season. He had a goal and two assists in Wednesday’s 5-3 victory over Utah and entered Friday with four points in three games since returning Nov. 5 at Detroit.

Andersson scored his third goal of the season, while O’Reilly increased his total to nine.

RANGERS 5, CANUCKS 1

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Glenn Gawdin scored his first two NHL goals in New York’s four-goal second period and the Rangers won for the first time this season when allowing the first goal, beating Vancouver.

The Rangers finished a four-game trip with three victories have won five of their last six to improve to 12-8-1. They were 0-7-1 when allowing the first goal before Friday.

The NHL-worst Canucks have dropped seven straight to fall to 3-17-1.

Playing his second NHL game of the season and 15th overall, the 29-year-old Gawdin made it 3-1 on a snap shot with seven minutes left in the second. He added the second with 3:50 to go in the period for a 5-1 advantage.

Gawdin is from the Vancouver suburb of Richmond. He was called up from Hartford of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.

Dylan Garand made 27 saves for New York.

The losing streak lives on as the Vancouver Canucks suffered a 5–1 loss to the New York Rangers on Friday night, extending their slump to seven straight games. Forward Elias Pettersson was the lone player to score in tonight’s matchup, while BC-locals Dylan Garand (27 saves on 28 shots) and Glenn Gawdin (two goals) had strong performances for the Rangers. Leevi Meriläinen stopped 26 of 31 shots faced. 

Tonight’s loss was a record-setting one for the Canucks, as they dropped their eighth consecutive home-game this season, marking a franchise record for home losing streaks.  

In a rare moment this season, having only done so seven times in their first 21 games, the Canucks opened the scoring tonight thanks to a puck tipped into the net by Pettersson. A sharp retrieval along the boards by Brock Boeser gave the long-tenured Canuck his 500th-career NHL point, as he recorded the second assist on Pettersson’s goal. 

By the end of the first period, however, the game was tied 1–1. A battle in the corners of Vancouver’s zone saw Pettersson and J.T. Miller fight for the puck, only for it to end up on the stick of Alexis Lafrenière. The 2020 first-overall pick sent the puck over to Gabe Perreault, who was able to shoot it past both Filip Hronek and Meriläinen. 

Despite hanging in there during the first period, momentum slowly started to shift in the Rangers’ direction throughout the second. Rangers forward Oliver Bjorkstrand kicked things off by capitalizing on a power play, though the following sequences of shifts saw the Canucks fail to get the puck out of their own zone.   

The roughest sequence for the Canucks came around the 13-minute mark of the second period, after which Vancouver surrendered three goals in 3:10 minutes. Shifts after surrendering a goal-against have been difficult for the Canucks this season, but this was even more apparent tonight. From passes not connecting to coughing the puck up easily, Vancouver gave New York ample chances to break-out and enter their zone. 

Vancouver’s sloppiness continued into the third period, when they took a too-many-men call around seven minutes into the frame. While they didn’t allow any more goals, the Canucks weren’t quite able to string together a consistent-enough stretch of play to be able to mount a comeback. 

Part of what may have halted any opportunity of a comeback was Vancouver’s performance on the man-advantage. The Canucks were unable to find the back of the net on any of their four power plays, racking up a grand total of six shots through the four chances. Of the two units, Vancouver’s second unit consisting of Zeev Buium, Linus Karlsson, Filip Chytil, Marco Rossi, and Paul Cotter appeared to find the most offensive success despite not ending up on the scoresheet.  

After the game, Canucks Head Coach Manny Malhotra touched on what it was that caused Vancouver such a sudden crumble. 

“I think that the story of the second was just our unwillingness or inability to stick to the script. But our first period was probably the best we've looked in a long time, just in terms of everything structurally. Created a lot of chances. Scored a great O-zone sequence goal. Didn’t spend a ton of time in the D-zone, so again, coming back to that mindset of simple and direct works for us. And in the second period, it was just a string of turnover after turnover after turnover that feeds transition and doesn’t allow us to do the things that make us competitive.” 

“When you see the other teams transition, they continue to make our D stay out for long shifts, and then you’re not getting pucks deep and not getting to forecheck, and you’re just on your heels,” Boeser added. “It’s a pretty important part of the game. You see the best teams in the league — they continue to play the same way. There’s times you can make a play, and there’s times that you can’t, and you’ve got to learn when those times are.” 

Vancouver will now head on the road for their next three games, starting with a Sunday matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights at 7:00 pm PCT. 

Stats and Facts: 

• Brock Boeser becomes the eighth player to hit 500 points as a member of the Canucks 
• Elias Pettersson scores his first 5-on-5 goal since January 13, 2026
• Vancouver sets a new record for home-ice losing streaks, dropping their eighth-consecutive game  
• Marco Rossi, Jake DeBrusk, Linus Karlsson, defenceman Elias Pettersson, and Tom Willander all finish the game with three shots on goal

Scoring Summary: 

1st Period: 

12:13 - VAN: Elias Pettersson (5) from Zeev Buium and Brock Boeser

18:47 - NYR: Gabe Perreault (7) from Alexis Lafrenière 

2nd Period: 

8:21 - NYR: Oliver Bjorkstrand (7) from J.T. Miller and Adam Fox (PPG) 

13:00 - NYR: Glenn Gawdin (1) 

15:14 - NYR: Alexis Lafrenière (10) from Mika Zibanejad and Gabe Perreault 

16:10 - NYR: Glenn Gawdin (2) from Vladislav Gavrikov and Jaroslav Chmelar

3rd Period: 

No Scoring. 

Up Next: 

Vancouver Canucks @ Vegas Golden Knights, November 15, 2026, 7:00 pm PCT 

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — After struggling to stick in an NHL lineup for the first four seasons of his career, Glenn Gawdin had been grinding it out in the American Hockey League before he got his first big-league chance in just over 2 ½ years on this Rangers four-game road trip out West. 

The Richmond, B.C., native maintained the belief that continuing to work hard would allow him to earn another opportunity. 

And in his first chance to play in front of his home crowd, inside the arena he grew up less than 30 minutes from, Gawdin scored the first two goals of his NHL career to propel the Blueshirts to a 5-1 win over the Canucks. 

It sent the Rangers back home to New York with six of a possible eight points from their longest road trip of the season. 

“There’s a lot that goes through your mind over the years,” Gawdin said after the win. “Credit to the circle around me. Credit to my wife. They push me when I need it. I think the success tonight, they have an equal part in that.” 

Gawdin only just joined the team during their day off in Calgary earlier this week, but head coach Mike Sullivan summoned the 29-year-old center amid the Rangers’ growing need for a fourth-line center with Joe Veleno still on long-term injured reserve. 

With five goals and nine assists through 16 AHL games, Gawdin was tied with Liam Greentree for the Wolf Pack lead in points at the time of the recall. Not only was Gawdin’s play worthy of a look, but the Rangers signed him to a two-year, two-way contract this past offseason. 

Gawdin accounted for half of the Rangers’ four-goal second period, which featured a surge of three tallies in the span of 3:09. 

“He’s a great kid,” Sullivan said. “Obviously, he’s coming back to his hometown here, he scores two goals. That’s a great thrill, right? …We talked earlier before the game about how unique it is and how special it is for guys to play in their hometown and in front of their family and friends. … Gawds, I think he’s had two pretty good games. I think he played better [Friday] than he did the first game [Wednesday], and him and I had that conversation. 

“That first game when you get called up is not easy. The pace of play is different, and he’s also trying to get comfortable with the group. I was thrilled for him.” 

Oliver Bjorkstrand broke a 1-1 tie on the power play less than halfway through the middle frame to give the Rangers their first lead of the night. 

After Canucks goalie Leevi Merilainen misfired a pass at former Ranger Filip Chytil less than five minutes later, however, Gawdin was right there to clean the puck up and put it away. 

The Rangers top line of Mika Zibanejad, Gabe Perreault and Alexis Lafrenière was responsible for the third score of the period, when a pretty passing sequence ended with Lafrenière backhanding his 10th goal of the season past Merilainen at the 15:14 mark. 

Gawdin then got a stick on a Vladislav Gavrikov shot for a commanding 5-1 lead heading into the third period. 

This was a straightforward win over an inferior opponent. Including a 6-2 loss at Madison Square Garden earlier this season, the Canucks have just one win in regulation this season that dates back to Oct. 3. 

The loss Friday night marked their seventh in a row and the 17th in their last 18. 

Still, Vancouver maintained possession of the puck for a good portion of the first period, during which they sustained quite a bit of offensive zone time despite recording only three high-danger chances, according to Natural Stat Trick. 

It led to the home team opening the scoring on the night, when Elias Pettersson got a stick on a Zeev Buium shot from the point. 

Jolted by the Canucks goal, the Rangers kicked it into gear and began their push. Perreault then sniped the puck into the tiniest opening above the shoulder of Merilainen for his third goal in the last five games and seventh of the season. 

“I think it’s a great trip, obviously, when you can take three out of four,” Sullivan said. “We’re going into some pretty tough buildings with the travel, it’s a big challenge. I thought our guys competed hard. We played hard. It’s not perfect out there, but I really like how this group competes. I thought the group played well game in and game out.” 

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Glenn Gawdin scored his first two NHL goals in New York's four-goal second period and the Rangers won for the first time this season when allowing the first goal, beating the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Friday night.

The Rangers finished a four-game trip with three victories have won five of their last six to improve to 12-8-1. They were 0-7-1 when allowing the first goal before Friday.

The NHL-worst Canucks have dropped seven straight to fall to 3-17-1.

Playing his second NHL game of the season and 15th overall, the 29-year-old Gawdin made it 3-1 on a snap shot with seven minutes left in the second. He added the second with 3:50 to go in the period for a 5-1 advantage.

Gawdin is from the Vancouver suburb of Richmond. He was called up from Hartford of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.

Dylan Garand made 27 saves for New York.

Canucks center Elias Pettersson opened the scoring on a tip with 7:47 left in the first period. Gabe Perreault tied it with 1:13 remaining in the period.

Oliver Bjorkstrand started the second-period spree with a power-play goal at 8:21. Alexis Lafreniere also scored in the period.

Canucks winger Brock Boeser hit a milestone, assisting on Pettersson’s goal for the 500th point of his NHL career.

Up next

Rangers: Host Montreal on Monday night.

Canucks: At Vegas on Sunday night.

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