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Golden Knights rout Predators 7-2 for their 7th straight victory

Story byAssociated PressSun, January 18, 2026 at 5:46 AM UTC·2 min readLAS VEGAS (AP) — Alexander Holtz and Shea Theodore scored in a 1:05 span late in the second period and the Vegas Golden Knights had two more two-goal sprees to rout the Nashville Predators 7-1 on Saturday night for their seventh straight victory. Pavel Dorofeyev and captain Mark Stone added goals in a three-minute span in the third, with Dorofeyev scoring his 20th of the season and Stone getting his 10th goal in 11 games and 18th of the season. Stone has a career-best 11-game points streak. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCole Reinhardt and Mitch Marner scored two more goals in quick succession, striking in a 50-second span, and Keegan Kolesar capped the five-goal third. Akira Schmid made 26 saves. Luke Evangelista and Filip Forsberg scored for Nashville, and Justus Annunen stopped 29 shots.

Golden Knights rout Predators 7-2 for their 7th straight victory

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Key Highlights

  • The Predators had won three straight, the last a 7-3 victory at Colorado on Friday nightHoltz tied it at 1 with 2:43 left in the second period.
  • Off Theodore's feed, Holtz one-timed a slap shot that deflected off Nashville’s Fedor Svechkov.
  • Theodore — playing his 600th NHL game — scored on Vegas’ next shot, firing a snapper through a crowd with 1:38 to go. Dorofeyev scored on a break off a pass from Mitch Marner at 5:52.
  • Stone scored on another break at 8:52, with Eichel setting it up.
  • Reinhardt struck with 7:34 to go, Marner with 6:44 left, and Kolesar with 4:48 remaining. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementForsberg scored on a power play for Nashville in the final minute.
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