Predators vs. Golden Knights Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Predators vs. Golden Knights NHL game on January 17, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Golden Knights
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Golden Knights
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P3 19:19 Power play - Roman Josi shot blocked by teammate
P3 18:50 Power play - Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Akira Schmid
P3 18:41 Power play - Ryan O'Reilly shot blocked by teammate
P3 16:46 Shot on goal by Zach Whitecloud saved by Justus Annunen
P3 16:24 Shot on goal by Reilly Smith saved by Justus Annunen
P3 15:46 Mitch Marner shot blocked by Brady Skjei
P3 13:43 Shot missed by Roman Josi
P3 13:29 Ryan O'Reilly shot blocked by Shea Theodore
P3 13:16 Goal scored by Mitch Marner assisted by Reilly Smith
P3 13:15 Shot on goal by Mitch Marner saved by Justus Annunen
P3 11:40 Brady Skjei shot blocked by Mark Stone
P3 11:30 Shot missed by Roman Josi
P3 10:57 Shot on goal by Tanner Laczynski saved by Justus Annunen
P3 10:57 Shot missed by Golden Knights
P3 10:13 Mitch Marner shot blocked by Fedor Svechkov
P3 09:23 Shot missed by Keegan Kolesar
P3 08:52 Goal scored by Mark Stone assisted by Jack Eichel
P3 08:36 Shot on goal by Michael Bunting saved by Akira Schmid
P3 08:14 Power play - Shot on goal by Steven Stamkos saved by Akira Schmid
P3 07:27 Power play - Filip Forsberg shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:52
    Kaedan Korczak credited with hit on Reid Schaefer in neutral zone
  3. P3 19:38
    Fedor Svechkov won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in neutral zone
  4. P3 19:19
    SHOT
    Power play - Roman Josi shot blocked by teammate
  5. P3 18:50
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Akira Schmid
  6. P3 18:41
    SHOT
    Power play - Ryan O'Reilly shot blocked by teammate
  7. P3 18:12
    Predators won faceoff against Golden Knights in neutral zone
  8. P3 16:46
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Zach Whitecloud saved by Justus Annunen
  9. P3 16:26
    Alexander Holtz won faceoff against Erik Haula in offensive zone
  10. P3 16:24
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Reilly Smith saved by Justus Annunen
  11. P3 15:46
    SHOT
    Mitch Marner shot blocked by Brady Skjei
  12. P3 15:45
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  13. P3 15:12
    Fedor Svechkov won faceoff against Tanner Laczynski in neutral zone
  14. P3 14:41
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Michael McCarron in defensive zone
  15. P3 14:19
    Keegan Kolesar credited with hit on Nicolas Hague in defensive zone
  16. P3 13:43
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Roman Josi
  17. P3 13:29
    SHOT
    Ryan O'Reilly shot blocked by Shea Theodore
  18. P3 13:16
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Mitch Marner assisted by Reilly Smith
    1-6
  19. P3 13:15
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mitch Marner saved by Justus Annunen
  20. P3 12:26
    Michael McCarron won faceoff against Tanner Laczynski in neutral zone
  21. P3 12:06
    Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Jack Eichel in offensive zone
  22. P3 11:40
    SHOT
    Brady Skjei shot blocked by Mark Stone
  23. P3 11:30
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Roman Josi
  24. P3 11:19
    Stoppage - Icing
  25. P3 11:13
    Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Jack Eichel in defensive zone
  26. P3 11:13
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  27. P3 10:57
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tanner Laczynski saved by Justus Annunen
  28. P3 10:57
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Golden Knights
  29. P3 10:13
    SHOT
    Mitch Marner shot blocked by Fedor Svechkov
  30. P3 10:01
    Fedor Svechkov won faceoff against Mitch Marner in defensive zone
  31. P3 09:23
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Keegan Kolesar
  32. P3 09:06
    Michael McCarron won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in offensive zone
  33. P3 08:52
    Tanner Laczynski won faceoff against Michael McCarron in neutral zone
  34. P3 08:52
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Mark Stone assisted by Jack Eichel
    1-4
  35. P3 08:36
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Michael Bunting saved by Akira Schmid
  36. P3 08:14
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Steven Stamkos saved by Akira Schmid
  37. P3 07:27
    SHOT
    Power play - Filip Forsberg shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
  38. P3 06:31
    Shorthanded - Mitch Marner won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
  39. P3 06:31
    Penalty to Jack Eichel 2 minutes for Misconduct
  40. P3 06:01
    Jack Eichel won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
  41. P3 06:01
    Stoppage - Icing
  42. P3 05:44
    SHOT
    Roman Josi shot blocked by Mitch Marner
  43. P3 05:38
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cole Smith saved by Akira Schmid
  44. P3 04:17
    SHOT
    Nicolas Hague shot blocked by Tanner Laczynski
  45. P3 04:13
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Michael Bunting
  46. P3 03:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Justus Annunen
  47. P3 03:15
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mark Stone
  48. P3 02:23
    Michael McCarron won faceoff against Golden Knights in neutral zone
  49. P3 02:23
    Stoppage - High Stick
  50. P3 02:16
    SHOT
    Nick Blankenburg shot blocked by teammate
  51. P3 01:14
    Fedor Svechkov won faceoff against Mitch Marner in offensive zone
  52. P3 01:14
    Stoppage - Icing
  53. P3 00:00
    Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Jack Eichel in neutral zone
  54. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  55. P2 19:57
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cole Smith
  56. P2 18:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Akira Schmid
  57. P2 18:22
    Penalty to Tomas Hertl 2 minutes for Misconduct
  58. P2 18:22
    Penalty to Michael Bunting 2 minutes for Misconduct
  59. P2 18:22
    Nicolas Hague won faceoff against Jeremy Lauzon in defensive zone
  60. P2 18:20
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Shea Theodore
    1-2
  61. P2 18:03
    SHOT
    Ivan Barbashev shot blocked by Roman Josi
  62. P2 17:17
    Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Jack Eichel in neutral zone
  63. P2 17:15
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Alexander Holtz
    1-1
  64. P2 16:31
    Tanner Laczynski won faceoff against Fedor Svechkov in defensive zone
  65. P2 16:29
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jonathan Marchessault saved by Akira Schmid
  66. P2 15:33
    Michael McCarron credited with hit on Kaedan Korczak in offensive zone
  67. P2 14:27
    Erik Haula won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
  68. P2 14:27
    Stoppage - Icing
  69. P2 14:06
    Predators won faceoff against Golden Knights in neutral zone
  70. P2 14:01
    Zach Whitecloud credited with hit on Filip Forsberg in defensive zone
  71. P2 13:18
    Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Jack Eichel in offensive zone
  72. P2 12:33
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Michael Bunting saved by Akira Schmid
  73. P2 11:56
    Michael Bunting won faceoff against Golden Knights in offensive zone
  74. P2 11:55
    SHOT
    Jonathan Marchessault shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  75. P2 11:33
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Reilly Smith
  76. P2 11:14
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Shea Theodore
  77. P2 10:52
    Shorthanded - Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in defensive zone
  78. P2 10:52
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  79. P2 10:43
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  80. P2 10:16
    Shorthanded - Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in defensive zone
  81. P2 10:14
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Luke Evangelista saved by Akira Schmid
  82. P2 09:51
    Shorthanded - Jack Eichel won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in defensive zone
  83. P2 09:51
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  84. P2 09:49
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Akira Schmid
  85. P2 09:39
    Penalty to Mitch Marner 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by Roman Josi)
  86. P2 09:39
    Predators won faceoff against Golden Knights in neutral zone
  87. P2 07:10
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Fedor Svechkov in neutral zone
  88. P2 07:10
    Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
  89. P2 06:05
    SHOT
    Mark Stone shot blocked by Reid Schaefer
  90. P2 05:58
    Predators won faceoff against Golden Knights in neutral zone
  91. P2 05:58
    Stoppage - Icing
  92. P2 05:13
    Giveaway by Michael Bunting in neutral zone
  93. P2 05:07
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Reilly Smith
  94. P2 04:44
    Predators won faceoff against Golden Knights in neutral zone
  95. P2 04:44
    Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson - Player Injury
  96. P2 04:40
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  97. P2 04:38
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ivan Barbashev saved by Justus Annunen
  98. P2 04:30
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jack Eichel
  99. P2 03:40
    SHOT
    Nick Perbix shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  100. P2 03:10
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Fedor Svechkov saved by Akira Schmid
  101. P2 02:13
    Keegan Kolesar credited with hit on Michael McCarron in offensive zone
  102. P2 01:49
    Giveaway by Kaedan Korczak in neutral zone
  103. P2 01:41
    Michael McCarron won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
  104. P2 01:20
    SHOT
    Erik Haula shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  105. P2 00:48
    Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Reilly Smith in defensive zone
  106. P2 00:46
    SHOT
    Ivan Barbashev shot blocked by Brady Skjei
  107. P2 00:40
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mark Stone
  108. P2 00:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Shea Theodore saved by Justus Annunen
  109. P2 00:10
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Justus Annunen
  110. P2 00:00
    Jack Eichel won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in neutral zone
  111. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  112. P1 19:20
    SHOT
    Noah Hanifin shot blocked by Nick Perbix
  113. P1 19:00
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Justus Annunen
  114. P1 18:53
    Stoppage - Icing
  115. P1 18:42
    SHOT
    Shea Theodore shot blocked by Fedor Svechkov
  116. P1 18:26
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Akira Schmid
  117. P1 17:20
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Pavel Dorofeyev
  118. P1 17:07
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  119. P1 17:05
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Justus Annunen
  120. P1 16:36
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Tomas Hertl saved by Justus Annunen
  121. P1 16:23
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  122. P1 16:01
    Power play - Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Michael McCarron in offensive zone
  123. P1 15:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mitch Marner saved by Justus Annunen
  124. P1 14:38
    Erik Haula won faceoff against Mitch Marner in defensive zone
  125. P1 14:35
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Pavel Dorofeyev saved by Justus Annunen
  126. P1 14:10
    Erik Haula won faceoff against Mitch Marner in neutral zone
  127. P1 14:03
    SHOT
    Luke Evangelista shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
  128. P1 13:55
    SHOT
    Ivan Barbashev shot blocked by Ryan O'Reilly
  129. P1 13:54
    Jack Eichel won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
  130. P1 13:52
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  131. P1 13:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Fedor Svechkov saved by Akira Schmid
  132. P1 13:00
    Fedor Svechkov won faceoff against Tanner Laczynski in defensive zone
  133. P1 13:00
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  134. P1 12:57
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ben Hutton
  135. P1 12:42
    Predators won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
  136. P1 11:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Michael Bunting saved by Akira Schmid
  137. P1 11:56
    Giveaway by Noah Hanifin in defensive zone
  138. P1 10:52
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nicolas Hague saved by Akira Schmid
  139. P1 10:46
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Justus Annunen
  140. P1 10:35
    Predators won faceoff against Golden Knights in neutral zone
  141. P1 10:33
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Shea Theodore saved by Justus Annunen
  142. P1 10:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Justus Annunen
  143. P1 09:56
    SHOT
    Jonathan Marchessault shot blocked by Kaedan Korczak
  144. P1 08:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cole Smith saved by Akira Schmid
  145. P1 08:08
    Erik Haula credited with hit on Ivan Barbashev in offensive zone
  146. P1 07:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nicolas Hague saved by Akira Schmid
  147. P1 07:16
    Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Jack Eichel in defensive zone
  148. P1 07:01
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brady Skjei saved by Akira Schmid
  149. P1 06:52
    Jack Eichel won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
  150. P1 06:52
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  151. P1 06:43
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cole Reinhardt saved by Justus Annunen
  152. P1 05:42
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Keegan Kolesar
  153. P1 05:19
    Braeden Bowman won faceoff against Michael McCarron in neutral zone
  154. P1 04:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Kaedan Korczak saved by Justus Annunen
  155. P1 04:03
    Giveaway by Ivan Barbashev in neutral zone
  156. P1 03:26
    Cole Reinhardt credited with hit on Nick Blankenburg in offensive zone
  157. P1 03:13
    SHOT
    Cole Reinhardt shot blocked by Fedor Svechkov
  158. P1 03:01
    Tanner Laczynski won faceoff against Fedor Svechkov in offensive zone
  159. P1 03:01
    Stoppage - Icing
  160. P1 02:53
    Fedor Svechkov won faceoff against Tanner Laczynski in defensive zone
  161. P1 02:53
    Stoppage - Icing
  162. P1 02:09
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Akira Schmid
  163. P1 01:59
    SHOT
    Justin Barron shot blocked by teammate
  164. P1 01:52
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cole Smith
  165. P1 01:27
    Reilly Smith credited with hit on Nicolas Hague in offensive zone
  166. P1 00:44
    Giveaway by Jack Eichel in neutral zone
  167. P1 00:38
    Takeaway by Roman Josi in defensive zone
Stats
Predators
STATS
Golden Knights
29Shots on Goal36
52% Faceoff Win % 48%
3/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 1/0
4Penalty Infraction Mins8
14Hits25
16 Shots Blocked 16
16Giveaways20
PredatorsNSH
Golden KnightsVGK
29Shots on Goal36
52% Faceoff Win % 48%
3/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 1/0
4Penalty Infraction Mins8
14Hits25
16 Shots Blocked 16
16Giveaways20

Predators vs. Golden Knights: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Predators vs. Golden Knights
  • Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026
  • Time: 10:00 PM ET
  • Venue: T-Mobile Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Golden Knights favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6
  • Moneyline Odds: Predators +180, Golden Knights -205

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Predators: 37%
  • Golden Knights: 63%

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Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Predators a win probability of 37%, while the Golden Knights have a win probability of 63%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

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