Final · All games
VGK – NSH
Vegas Golden Knights at Nashville Predators. Final. The price shown is the one frozen on the ledger before puck drop; nothing is re-priced after the fact.
- Frozen price
- Expected score
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- Market
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- Venue
- Bridgestone Arena
Recap · the league's own video
Recap
The league's three-minute recap and condensed game, played in the league's own player. Nothing is downloaded or rehosted.
The frozen price had VGK at ; the pick was right. Ledger
Frozen before puck drop
What the ledger recorded
The prices appended to the hash-chained ledger before the game. Shown as recorded; never recomputed.
Source: CapOrCup prediction ledger
Schedule spot
What the schedule did to each side
Nights off, back-to-backs, third games in four nights, road-trip position and travel since the last game, from the statistical schedule. Shown as facts; rest is in the price, travel is not.
second of a back-to-back · third game in four nights · game 2 of a road trip · 1100 km since the last game · rest disadvantage
2 nights off · 1400 km since the last game, 1 time zone · rest advantage
Starters · depth chart 2026-10-12
In goal
The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.
Carter Hart
Juuse Saros
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-10-12
Expected lines
What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.
Vegas Golden Knights
L1 Ivan Barbashev (above the league middle) · Jack Eichel (above the league middle) · Mark Stone (above the league middle)
L2 Brett Howden (above the league middle) · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner (top tenth of the league)
L3 Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl (bottom tenth of the league) · Raphael Lavoie
D1 Brayden McNabb (above the league middle) · Shea Theodore (above the league middle)
D2 Parker Wotherspoon (above the league middle) · Rasmus Andersson (top tenth of the league)
PP1 Mark Stone (above the league middle) · Tomas Hertl (bottom tenth of the league) · Trevor Connelly · Jack Eichel (above the league middle) · Victor Olofsson (below the league middle)
Nashville Predators
L1 Steven Stamkos (top tenth of the league) · Ryan O'Reilly (below the league middle) · Jonathan Marchessault (bottom tenth of the league)
L2 Filip Forsberg (top tenth of the league) · Matthew Wood (top tenth of the league) · Nils Hoglander (below the league middle)
L3 Reid Schaefer · Vitali Pinchuk · Alexander Kerfoot
D1 Nicolas Hague (above the league middle) · Roman Josi (above the league middle)
D2 Brady Skjei (below the league middle) · Nick Perbix (below the league middle)
PP1 Steven Stamkos (top tenth of the league) · Ryan O'Reilly (below the league middle) · Matthew Wood (top tenth of the league) · Filip Forsberg (top tenth of the league) · Roman Josi (above the league middle)
Injury listings · as of 2026-10-18
Who the clubs list as out
Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.
Vegas Golden Knights
Kai Uchacz (C): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-29, expected back 2026-10-24
Lukas Cormier (D): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-29, expected back 2026-10-22
Parker Wotherspoon (D): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-12, expected back 2026-10-20
Victor Olofsson (LW): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-10-06, expected back 2026-11-02
Nashville Predators
Mavrik Bourque (C): Day To Day (upper body), listed since 2026-10-08, expected back 2026-10-22
William Trudeau (D): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-08, expected back 2026-10-22
Officials · the league's game centre
Who has the whistle
Named by the league, usually near puck drop. Each referee's record is from last season's play-by-play penalties; ranks are distance from league norms.
Michael Markovic
Justin Kea
Brandon Gawryletz · Matt MacPherson
Goals · the league's own clips
goals
Each goal plays in the league's own player, or opens on the league's site. Nothing is downloaded or rehosted.
NSH · P1 03:55 · R. O'Reilly (F. Forsberg) · on nhl.com
VGK · P1 06:46 · T. Hertl (R. Lavoie, B. Howden) · on nhl.com
VGK · P1 12:48 · J. Eichel (B. McNabb) · on nhl.com
NSH · P2 08:45 · A. Edstrom (N. Hague, R. O'Reilly) · SH · on nhl.com
VGK · P2 17:44 · W. Karlsson (M. Marner, R. Andersson) · on nhl.com
VGK · P3 04:49 · T. Connelly (N. Hanifin, D. Coghlan) · on nhl.com
VGK · P3 06:24 · B. Howden (R. Andersson, M. Stone) · on nhl.com
Replay review once the condensed game has been read · Ledger