Pavel Dorofeyev's first career hat trick was not enough to propel the Vegas Golden Knights to victory, falling to the Nashville Predators, 5-3, on

Nashville forward Jonathan Marchessault had an assist in his first game against the Golden Knights since signing a five-year, $27.5 million contract with the Predators on July 1. He spent the previous seven seasons with Vegas, helping the Golden Knights win their first Stanley Cup championship in 2023.

The Nashville Predators, featuring Filip Forsberg, face the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday at 8:00 PM ET, at Bridgestone Arena. Does a bet on Forsberg intrigue you? Use our stats and information to make the final call.

Steven Stamkos scored twice and also had an assist and Filip Forsberg added a goal and an assist as the Nashville Predators jumped out to a four-goal lead and then held on for a milestone 5-3 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.

The outcome marked the 1,000 th win in the history of the franchise, which began play during the 1998-99 season. Nashville became the 27 th NHL franchise to reach 1,000 wins, and the Predators did so in 2,020 games, second fastest in league history behind the Philadelphia Flyers (2,018 games).

The Nashville Predators, who host the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, entered Monday just three points out of the Central Division cellar and 15 points back of the Western Conference's final wild-card spot.

Pay attention to Jack Eichel and Filip Forsberg in particular on Tuesday, when the Vegas Golden Knights meet the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena, starting at 8:00 PM ET. Buy tickets for this game at StubHub!

It was a tale of two games for the Vegas Golden Knights, whose valiant comeback effort came up short in a 5-3 loss to the Nashville Predators Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena. It was the