The Vegas Golden Knights and Nashville Predators had a lot of storylines entering this game tonight. It all started back in the expansion draft when the Golden Knights took James Neal away from the Predators. Neal played three seasons for Nashville accumulating 77 goals, 59 assists and 136 points in 219 games played.
Teammates, coaching staff and fans in Nashville gave Neal a lovely tribute during the game tonight. Definitely a heartfelt moment for a player who gave it his all every night. But surprisingly, that wasn’t the primary development leading up to the game.
Friday nights game featured PK Subban playing his younger brother Malcolm for the first time professionally.