Saros Drags Nashville to Overtime Against a Vegas Barrage
O'Reilly's pair of goals and a trio of Vegas posts leave the Predators and Golden Knights level after five extra minutes in the desert.
Written during the game · 12:51 AM ET. Final was NSH 3, VGK 2 (SO).
Juuse Saros is the reason this game is still tied. He has made 40 saves on 42 shots, and with 5:00 played in overtime it is Nashville 2, Vegas 2.
The Golden Knights had the better chances. Their chances were worth 4.64 expected goals (how many goals the chances should have produced), against 2.97 for the Predators. Vegas also put 42 shots on net to Nashville's 31 and hit the post three times, including Victor Olofsson in overtime.
Saros stopped 13 of 14 high-danger chances. His goals saved above expected of 2.64 means he stopped about two and a half more goals than an average goalie would have faced with those chances.
Ryan O'Reilly scored twice for Nashville, including the tying goal in the third period. Rasmus Andersson had given Vegas the lead at 4v4, and Adin Hill has made 29 saves at the other end.
