Saros Stops Career-High 47 Shots, Leads Preds Past Golden Knights

The Juice was loose in Vegas.
Juuse Saros made a career-high 47 saves, and the Nashville Predators defeated the Golden Knights, 2-1, on Wednesday night. The result gives the Preds their first-ever win at T-Mobile Arena, as well as a two-game win streak as they head into the 2019 NHL All-Star Weekend and subsequent bye week.
The Predators surrendered 48 shots to the Golden Knights - not their most stellar defensive effort of the season - but their netminder made the difference.

"He was unbelievable," Preds Captain Roman Josi said of Saros. "Every time he steps in, he's unbelievable. He's a great goalie, and he's got a great work ethic. It's not always easy as a backup, and we're really lucky to have two goalies like that."
After surviving an early surge from the Golden Knights that saw the visitors surrender the game's opening goal, Nashville found their footing as the first period wore on, and less than five minutes into the second, the Predators had themselves a lead.
First, it was Ryan Johansen who crashed the net and tallied in his first contest back after serving a two-game suspension for high-sticking.

Later, Nick Bonino continued his hot streak when he caught Marc-Andre Fleury out of position and potted his sixth goal in his last seven outings to give his team a 2-1 advantage after 40 minutes.

Throughout the night, Saros produced arguably his finest outing of his career for the Predators, which included robbing William Karlsson by turning aside a 2-on-0 in the middle frame.
Saros made 14 of his saves in the final stanza to seal the deal and send the Preds home with their 30th win of the season and a boost of confidence as they enter the break.

Notes:
Preds Captain Roman Josi and goaltender Pekka Rinne will represent their team in San Jose at the 2019 NHL All-Star Weekend over the next three days. The All-Star Skills Competition takes place on Friday night (8 p.m. CT, NBCSN) before the 2019 NHL All-Star Game commences on Saturday (7 p.m. CT, NBC).
Nashville's bye week will follow the weekend, and the Preds will next see game action on Feb. 1 when they head to South Florida to take on the Panthers before returning home to host the Dallas Stars one night later.