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Tampa Bay Lightning 6, Vegas Golden Knights 3 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Tampa Bay Lightning 6, Vegas Golden Knights 3. Shots on goal: TBL 27, VGK 32. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 TBL 0-2 VGK; P2 TBL 2-0 VGK; P3 TBL 4-1 VGK.

Scoring plays: P1 07:25 Ivan Barbashev (assists: Noah Hanifin, Mitch Marner) to make it TBL 0-1 VGK; P1 15:53 Ivan Barbashev (assists: Mitch Marner, Jack Eichel) to make it TBL 0-2 VGK; P2 00:36 Gage Goncalves (assists: Dominic James) to make it TBL 1-2 VGK; P2 03:28 Dominic James (assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand, J.J. Moser) to make it TBL 2-2 VGK; P3 02:47 Nikita Kucherov (assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Jake Guentzel) to make it TBL 3-2 VGK; P3 03:37 Mitch Marner (assists: Jack Eichel, Ivan Barbashev) to make it TBL 3-3 VGK; P3 04:12 Brandon Hagel (assists: Dominic James) to make it TBL 4-3 VGK; P3 14:13 Nikita Kucherov (assists: Victor Hedman, Brandon Hagel) to make it TBL 5-3 VGK; P3 19:13 Brandon Hagel (assists: Nikita Kucherov) to make it TBL 6-3 VGK. Top skaters: Nikita Kucherov (TBL) 2 G, 1 A; Ivan Barbashev (VGK) 2 G, 1 A; Brandon Hagel (TBL) 2 G, 1 A; Mitch Marner (VGK) 1 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) 29 saves on 32, decision W; Carl Lindbom (VGK) 21 saves on 26, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · TBL
Nikita Kucherov
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 5 SOG · 20:21 TOI
Goals · TBL
Brandon Hagel
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 4 SOG · 19:15 TOI
Goaltending · TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy
29 saves on 32 shots (.906) · W
Season highs
Nikita Kucherov · Season-high 3 pointsIvan Barbashev · Season-high 3 pointsMitch Marner · Season-high 3 pointsBrandon Hagel · Season-high 3 pointsDominic James · Season-high 3 pointsIvan Barbashev · Season-high 2 goalsBrandon Hagel · Season-high 2 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

TBL 3 largest lead P3 19:13 (TBL 6, VGK 3) · 3-0 run, P2 0:36–P3 2:47
VGK 2 largest lead P1 15:53 (TBL 0, VGK 2) · 2-0 run, P1 7:25–P1 15:53
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 7:25 Ivan Barbashev (Noah Hanifin, Mitch Marner) VGK · backhand shot · TBL 0, VGK 1
  • P1 15:53 Ivan Barbashev (Mitch Marner, Jack Eichel) VGK · snap shot · TBL 0, VGK 2
  • P2 0:36 Gage Goncalves (Dominic James) TBL · wrist shot · TBL 1, VGK 2
  • P2 3:28 Dominic James (Oliver Bjorkstrand, J.J. Moser) TBL · wrist shot · TBL 2, VGK 2
  • P3 2:47 Nikita Kucherov (Oliver Bjorkstrand, Jake Guentzel) TBL · Power play · wrist shot · TBL 3, VGK 2
  • P3 3:37 Mitch Marner (Jack Eichel, Ivan Barbashev) VGK · wrist shot · TBL 3, VGK 3
  • P3 4:12 Brandon Hagel (Dominic James) TBL · wrist shot · TBL 4, VGK 3
  • P3 14:13 Nikita Kucherov (Victor Hedman, Brandon Hagel) TBL · Power play · slap shot · TBL 5, VGK 3
  • P3 19:13 Brandon Hagel (Nikita Kucherov) TBL · Empty net · wrist shot · TBL 6, VGK 3

Linescore

123 T
TBL 024 6
VGK 201 3

Shots on goal: TBL 27, VGK 32

Biggest Period

The Tampa Bay Lightning scored 4 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

TBLVGK
27Shots on goal32
69Shot attempts60
22Faceoff wins32
11Hits13
16Blocked shots17
1Power-play goals0
9Takeaways2
7Giveaways13
2Penalty minutes6
90.6%Save %80.8%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL315927
VGK1541332

🎯 Shot Map

Tampa Bay Lightning6 G · 51 attempts
Brandon Hagel: missed the netYanni Gourde: missed the netNikita Kucherov: missed the netVictor Hedman: missed the netPontus Holmberg: missed the netYanni Gourde: saved (wrist)Erik Cernak: missed the netBrayden Point: saved (wrist)Brayden Point: missed the netBrandon Hagel: saved (snap)Gage Goncalves: goal (wrist)Darren Raddysh: saved (wrist)Oliver Bjorkstrand: saved (wrist)Oliver Bjorkstrand: saved (backhand)Dominic James: goal (wrist)Anthony Cirelli: missed the netYanni Gourde: saved (slap)Nikita Kucherov: saved (wrist)Jake Guentzel: saved (wrist)Brandon Hagel: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: saved (wrist)Brandon Hagel: missed the netNikita Kucherov: missed the netGage Goncalves: missed the netJake Guentzel: saved (deflected)Jake Guentzel: missed the netOliver Bjorkstrand: saved (wrist)Oliver Bjorkstrand: saved (backhand)Charle-Edouard D'Astous: saved (slap)Erik Cernak: saved (wrist)Anthony Cirelli: missed the netJake Guentzel: missed the netBrandon Hagel: missed the netJake Guentzel: missed the netNikita Kucherov: saved (wrist)Darren Raddysh: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: goal (wrist)Yanni Gourde: saved (wrist)Brandon Hagel: goal (wrist)Dominic James: missed the netBrandon Hagel: missed the netOliver Bjorkstrand: missed the netBrayden Point: missed the netOliver Bjorkstrand: missed the netJake Guentzel: saved (wrist)Nikita Kucherov: goal (slap)Gage Goncalves: saved (wrist)Brandon Hagel: missed the netBrandon Hagel: missed the netBrandon Hagel: goal (wrist)Oliver Bjorkstrand: missed the net
  • 6Goals12% of attempts
  • 21Saved41% of attempts
  • 24Missed the net47% of attempts
Vegas Golden Knights3 G · 42 attempts
Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netBrett Howden: missed the netNoah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (slap)Ivan Barbashev: goal (backhand)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (backhand)Noah Hanifin: saved (snap)Mitch Marner: saved (slap)William Karlsson: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: goal (snap)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Mitch Marner: saved (tip-in)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)William Karlsson: saved (snap)Noah Hanifin: missed the netReilly Smith: saved (slap)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netNoah Hanifin: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: goal (wrist)Mitch Marner: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netNoah Hanifin: saved (backhand)William Karlsson: saved (snap)William Karlsson: saved (tip-in)William Karlsson: saved (deflected)Reilly Smith: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netKeegan Kolesar: saved (backhand)Colton Sissons: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (tip-in)
  • 3Goals7% of attempts
  • 29Saved69% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net24% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

TBL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Nikita Kucherov R 213+250020:21
Brandon Hagel L 213+141119:15
Dominic James C 123+313015:13
Oliver Bjorkstrand R 022+341017:07
Gage Goncalves C 101+320213:50
Jake Guentzel C 011+132321:45
Victor Hedman D 011-100020:34
J.J. Moser D 011000219:23
Erik Cernak D 000+110320:31
Ryan McDonagh D 000+100120:30
Zemgus Girgensons C 000-104218:19
Brayden Point C 000+110117:42
Yanni Gourde C 000-330015:53
Pontus Holmberg R 000-300012:58
Emil Lilleberg D 000+100012:05
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D 000010011:47
Anthony Cirelli C 000000108:54
Darren Raddysh D 000+120007:53
TBL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy W 293290.6360:00
VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Ivan Barbashev L 213030016:27
Mitch Marner R 123+130021:34
Jack Eichel C 022+170121:53
Noah Hanifin D 011050123:53
Shea Theodore D 000-200223:54
Pavel Dorofeyev R 000-220019:21
Zach Whitecloud D 000002319:16
Brayden McNabb D 000-102518:42
Tomas Hertl C 000-210017:56
William Karlsson C 000050016:04
Brandon Saad L 000-120015:58
Kaedan Korczak D 000002215:13
Brett Howden C 000-100115:11
Reilly Smith R 000020014:58
Jeremy Lauzon D 000005112:29
Colton Sissons C 000-210008:38
Cole Reinhardt L 000-101006:11
Keegan Kolesar R 000-111106:10
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Carl Lindbom L 212680.8558:37

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