Tampa Bay Lightning @ Vegas Golden Knights — Oct 21, 2026

NHL T-Mobile Arena, ParadiseOctober 21, 2026
Tampa Bay Lightning TB 7-2-0, 2-2-0 Away
6
Final
2
Vegas Golden Knights VGK 8-3-0, 5-2-0 Home
1 2 3 T
TB 2 3 1 6
VGK 2 0 0 2
Top Performers
Points
N. Kucherov R TB
3 PTS
M. Stone R VGK
1 PTS
Shots
J. Carlson D TB
4 SOG
M. Marner R VGK
5 SOG
Saves
A. Vasilevskiy G TB
32 SV
C. Hart G VGK
15 SV
Box Score
Three Stars
1st Star A. Vasilevskiy 32 SV
2nd Star N. Kucherov 1 G, 2 A
3rd Star A. Cirelli 2 G, 0 A
Forwards
Lightning
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
N. Kucherov 1 2 3 +3 0 2 0 0 - 18:19
A. Cirelli 2 0 2 +1 0 2 0 0 8/13 10:30
B. Hagel 1 0 1 +2 0 3 0 0 - 18:55
J. Guentzel 0 0 0 +3 0 0 0 2 3/8 18:16
I. Mikheyev 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 17:37
Z. Girgensons 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 10/16 17:21
B. Point 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 0 7/12 16:39
G. Goncalves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/1 15:27
C. Geekie 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 1 3/7 14:33
P. Holmberg 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 2 1/1 13:40
J. Truchon-Viel 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 12:56
Golden Knights
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
M. Stone 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 - 18:29
I. Barbashev 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 - 16:07
M. Marner 0 1 1 -2 2 5 0 1 - 17:27
B. Bowman 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0/1 12:05
J. Eichel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4/15 19:33
T. Hertl 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 5/10 17:13
T. Connelly 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0/2 16:17
W. Karlsson 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 0 10/20 16:00
B. Howden 0 0 0 -3 0 1 6 0 - 14:50
M. Gatcomb 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 0 - 12:46
N. Dowd 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 5/9 12:13
R. Lavoie 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1/1 11:57
Defense
Lightning
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
J. Carlson 1 0 1 +3 0 4 0 1 - 17:46
V. Hedman 1 0 1 +2 0 2 0 2 - 16:52
C. D'Astous 0 1 1 -2 2 0 0 1 - 12:52
E. Černák 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 20:30
R. McDonagh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 17:42
J. Moser 0 0 0 +3 0 1 0 0 - 17:05
E. Lilleberg 0 0 0 +1 2 0 2 0 - 15:03
Golden Knights
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
S. Theodore 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 3 - 20:36
R. Andersson 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 2 - 19:25
N. Hanifin 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 19:16
J. Lauzon 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 3 - 17:52
B. McNabb 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 1 - 17:46
D. Coghlan 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 2 - 15:43
Goalies
Lightning
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
A. Vasilevskiy 34 32 2 .941 59:57 W
Golden Knights
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
C. Hart 21 15 6 .714 59:46 L
G - Goals A - Assists P - Points +/- - Plus/Minus PIM - Penalty Minutes SOG - Shots on Goal HIT - Hits BLK - Blocked Shots FO - Faceoffs Won/Taken TOI - Time on Ice SA - Shots Against SV - Saves GA - Goals Against SV% - Save Percentage DEC - Decision
Team Statistics
Lightning
Golden Knights
21 Shots on Goal 34
1/3 · 33% Power Play 0/4 · 0%
4/4 · 100% Penalty Kill 2/3 · 67%
56.9% Faceoffs Won 43.1%
13 Hits 24
13 Blocked Shots 17
8 Penalty Minutes 6
4 Takeaways 3
22 Giveaways 18
Play-by-Play
3rd Period 1 - 0 6 - 2
Goal N. Kucherov
6 - 2 14:44
2 min E. Lilleberg Cross Checking
2nd Period 3 - 0 5 - 2
Goal V. Hedman A: B. Point
5 - 2 2:04
2 min P. Holmberg Holding
Goal A. Cirelli
4 - 2 9:51
Goal A. Cirelli A: N. Kucherov
3 - 2 13:16
2 min C. D'Astous Interference
M. Marner Tripping 2 min
1st Period 2 - 2 2 - 2
2 - 2 1:30
M. Stone A: B. Bowman SH Goal
B. McNabb High Sticking 2 min
Goal J. Carlson
2 - 1 5:56
1 - 1 6:44
I. Barbashev A: M. Marner Goal
2 min C. Geekie Unsportsmanlike Conduct
PP Goal B. Hagel A: N. Kucherov, C. D'Astous
1 - 0 15:49
D. Coghlan Holding 2 min
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: TB +4 Times Tied: 2
Highlights
Lightning 6 - 2 Golden Knights
October 21, 2026
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, US 18,000 capacity
League
NHL
Season
NHL 26/27
Date
October 21, 2026
Time
2:30 am
Duration
1h 0m