LAS VEGAS (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored his 600th career goal and the Nashville Predators beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Wednesday.
The Predators, in the middle of a season-long seven-game road trip, won for the 12th time in 17 games, including the third of their first four games of the trip.
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The win put the Predators (18-17-4) above .500 for the first time since Oct. 16, just five games into the season, when they were 2-1-2.
Vegas, meanwhile, lost for the sixth time in seven games. The Knights closed their four-game homestand with a 1-2-1 record.
Now in his 18th season, Stamkos scored his 18th of the season and his ninth against the Golden Knights since entering the league in 2017. The tying goal was part of a stretch of three unanswered goals in five minutes that turned a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 lead for the Predators.
Nick Perbix, Reid Schaefer and Michael Bunting also scored for the Predators. Justus Annunen made 29 saves.
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Former Knight Erik Haula, who is two games shy of his 800th game, recorded the 200th assist of his career on Bunting’s goal.
Mark Stone, who was named earlier today Canada’s Olympic rosterscored his 10th goal of the season, while Ben Hutton added his sixth for the Knights. Akira Schmid stopped 15 shots before being pulled late in the third period for an extra skater.
Vegas forward Mitch Marner and defenseman Shea Theodore were also named to the Canadian team. The three Knights represented their country during the 2025 4 Nations confrontation.
To be continued
Nashville: Visits Seattle on Thursday.
Vegas: Visits St. Louis Friday.
