7-2-0, 2-2-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Lightning TB	2	3	1	6
Golden Knights VGK	2	0	0	2

Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsVGK

8-3-0, 5-2-0 Home

Tampa Bay Lightning @ Vegas Golden Knights

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
Anthony CirelliA. Cirelli#71
Conor GeekieC. Geekie#94
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Gage GoncalvesG. Goncalves#93
Jake GuentzelJ. Guentzel#59
Brandon HagelB. Hagel#38
Pontus HolmbergP. Holmberg#29
Nikita KucherovN. Kucherov#86
Ilya MikheyevI. Mikheyev#95
Brayden PointB. Point#21
Jeffrey VielJ. Viel#25
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Erik CernakE. Cernak#81
Charle-Edouard D'AstousC. D'Astous#51
Victor HedmanV. Hedman#77
Emil LillebergE. Lilleberg#78
Ryan McDonaghR. McDonagh#27
J.J. MoserJ.J. Moser#90

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
2	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	10:30	1:37	2:03	6:50	8	5	61.5
0	0	-1	1	0	1	1	2	3	1	1	19	14:33	0:42	0:00	13:51	3	4	42.9
0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	27	17:21	0:00	2:51	14:30	10	6	62.5
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	15:27	0:40	0:00	14:47	1	0	100.0
0	0	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	22	18:16	2:20	1:13	14:43	3	5	37.5
1	0	2	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	18:55	1:25	3:14	14:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	25	13:40	0:41	0:00	12:59	1	0	100.0
1	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	22	18:19	2:22	0:05	15:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	17:37	0:00	3:16	14:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	16:39	2:21	0:00	14:18	7	5	58.3
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	18	12:56	0:00	0:00	12:56	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	23	17:46	0:36	0:00	17:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	26	20:30	0:00	3:29	17:01	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	3	17	12:52	2:26	0:00	10:26	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	16:52	0:00	3:04	13:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	2	20	15:03	0:00	0:00	15:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	23	17:42	0:00	3:20	14:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	21	17:05	0:00	2:57	14:08	0	0	0.0

Andrei VasilevskiyA. Vasilevskiy#88
goalies

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
34	2	32	.941	25	6	1	0	0	59:57	0

Vegas Golden Knights


forwards
Ivan BarbashevI. Barbashev#49
Braeden BowmanB. Bowman#42
Trevor ConnellyT. Connelly#24
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#9
Marc GatcombM. Gatcomb#17
Tomas HertlT. Hertl#48
Brett HowdenB. Howden#21
William KarlssonW. Karlsson#71
Raphael LavoieR. Lavoie#36
Mitch MarnerM. Marner#93
Mark StoneM. Stone#61
defensemen
Rasmus AnderssonR. Andersson#4
Dylan CoghlanD. Coghlan#52
Noah HanifinN. Hanifin#15
Jeremy LauzonJ. Lauzon#5
Brayden McNabbB. McNabb#3
Shea TheodoreS. Theodore#27

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	16	16:07	1:19	0:00	14:48	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	12:05	1:18	0:32	10:15	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	16	16:17	4:39	0:00	11:38	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	18	12:13	0:00	1:41	10:32	5	4	55.6
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	20	19:33	5:03	0:29	14:01	4	11	26.7
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	5	0	1	15	12:46	0:00	0:00	12:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	17	17:13	4:39	0:00	12:34	5	5	50.0
0	0	-3	1	2	0	0	0	6	0	1	18	14:50	0:02	0:27	14:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	16:00	1:20	1:35	13:05	10	10	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	11:57	0:00	0:00	11:57	1	0	100.0
0	1	-2	5	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	18	17:27	5:10	0:42	11:35	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	19	18:29	5:05	0:38	12:46	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	27	19:25	1:44	0:42	16:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	2	0	0	2	19	15:43	0:00	0:00	15:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	23	19:16	0:00	1:17	17:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	3	0	0	5	1	0	24	17:52	0:18	1:20	16:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	23	17:46	0:00	1:02	16:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	4	24	20:36	1:18	1:43	17:35	0	0	0.0

Carter HartC. Hart#79
goalies

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
21	6	15	.714	13	0	2	0	0	59:46	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN		1	2	3	T
	Lightning	2	3	1	6
	Golden Knights	2	0	0	2

1st Period		TB	VGK
4:11	Brandon Hagel (7) (Power Play) Assists: Charle-Edouard D'Astous (2), Nikita Kucherov (8)	1	0
13:16	Ivan Barbashev (1) Assists: Mitch Marner (10)	1	1
14:04	John Carlson (3) Unassisted	2	1
18:30	Mark Stone (8) (Shorthanded) Assists: Braeden Bowman (2)	2	2

2nd Period		TB	VGK
6:44	Anthony Cirelli (2) Assists: Nikita Kucherov (9)	3	2
10:09	Anthony Cirelli (3) Unassisted	4	2
17:56	Victor Hedman (2) Unassisted	5	2

3rd Period			TB	VGK
5:16		Nikita Kucherov (4) Unassisted	6	2

Nikita Kucherov tallies goal vs. Golden Knights

0:46

Victor Hedman nets goal for Lightning

0:38

Anthony Cirelli scores back-to-back goals to put Lightning ahead

0:42

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

Lightning
6
Golden Knights
2

Game 1

10/20

Golden Knights
Lightning

Game 2

1/14

T-Mobile Arena

10:45 PM, October 20, 2026Coverage: ESPN

Las Vegas, NV

Attendance: 17,017

Referees:
Cody Beach
Trevor Hanson

Linesmen:
Julien Fournier
Joe Mahon

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Boston	7	2	1	15
Tampa Bay	7	2	0	14
Ottawa	6	3	0	12
Florida	5	2	2	12
Toronto	5	4	2	12
Buffalo	4	3	2	10
Montreal	4	3	2	10
Detroit	3	3	3	9

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	8	3	0	16
Edmonton	7	1	1	15
Seattle	6	3	1	13
San Jose	5	4	1	11
Anaheim	4	5	0	8
Vancouver	2	8	1	5
Los Angeles	1	4	2	4
Calgary	2	6	0	4

Lightning beat Golden Knights 6-2 as Kucherov ties franchise points record

— Anthony Cirelli scored twice, Nikita Kucherov had three points to tie Tampa Bay's career scoring record, and the Lightning extended their strong start by beating the Vegas Golden Knights 6-2 on Tuesday night.

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