The Nashville Predators ended a two-game losing streak on Tuesday, beating the Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 at Bridgestone Arena.

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

Steven Stamkos scored two goals and assisted on another to lead the Nashville Predators to a 5-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights.

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 Predators began the current homestand with a 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Saturday night in a game that saw Filip Forsberg tally on the power play and Nashville outshoot its opponents 33-16. However, the Preds were left disappointed in the final result as they look to get back in the win column tonight.

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).

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.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Steven Stamkos scored two goals and assisted on another to lead the Nashville Predators past the Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 on Tuesday night. Filip Forsberg had a goal and an ...

Nashville Predators up 2-0 over Vegas Golden Knights; Steven Stamkos, Filip Forsberg score early The Predators were the early aggressors in this game, out-shooting the Golden Knights 5-0 in the ...

It has been a while since the Central Divison rivals the Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators faced off. They last met in October when the Blackhawks lost 3-2 at home.

The Predators, meanwhile, seek just their second three-game winning streak this season. After falling 4-1 to the Washington Capitals last Saturday to start a five-game homestand, coach Andrew Brunette's team beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 on Tuesday and followed it up with a 3-2 shootout victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.