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Vegas Golden Knights 1, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 1, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 (overtime). Shots on goal: VGK 19, TBL 28. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 1-1 TBL; P2 VGK 0-0 TBL; P3 VGK 0-0 TBL; OT VGK 0-1 TBL.

Scoring plays: P1 04:53 Brandon Hagel (assists: Victor Hedman, Jake Guentzel) to make it VGK 0-1 TBL; P1 18:25 William Karlsson (assists: Reilly Smith, Shea Theodore) to make it VGK 1-1 TBL; OT 00:32 Nikita Kucherov (assists: Brandon Hagel) to make it VGK 1-2 TBL. Top skaters: Brandon Hagel (TBL) 1 G, 1 A; William Karlsson (VGK) 1 G, 0 A; Nikita Kucherov (TBL) 1 G, 0 A; Victor Hedman (TBL) 0 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) 18 saves on 19, decision W; Carl Lindbom (VGK) 26 saves on 28, decision O.

Standouts

Top Scorer · TBL
Brandon Hagel
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG · 19:24 TOI
Goals · TBL
Nikita Kucherov
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG · 22:07 TOI
Goaltending · TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy
18 saves on 19 shots (.947) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

VGK 0 largest lead Never led
TBL 1 largest lead P1 4:53 (VGK 0, TBL 1)
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:53 Brandon Hagel (Victor Hedman, Jake Guentzel) TBL · snap shot · VGK 0, TBL 1
  • P1 18:25 William Karlsson (Reilly Smith, Shea Theodore) VGK · snap shot · VGK 1, TBL 1
  • OT 0:32 Nikita Kucherov (Brandon Hagel) TBL · snap shot · VGK 1, TBL 2

Linescore

123OT T
VGK 1000 1
TBL 1001 2

Shots on goal: VGK 19, TBL 28

📋 Team Stats

VGKTBL
19Shots on goal28
50Shot attempts55
28Faceoff wins28
27Hits19
24Blocked shots14
0Power-play goals0
3Takeaways2
15Giveaways17
15Penalty minutes11
92.9%Save %94.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
VGK6211019
TBL13113128

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights1 G · 25 attempts
Alexander Holtz: saved (snap)Brayden McNabb: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (bat)Shea Theodore: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)William Karlsson: goal (snap)Reilly Smith: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: missed the netKaedan Korczak: missed the netColton Sissons: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Jeremy Lauzon: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (snap)Alexander Holtz: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (backhand)Ivan Barbashev: saved (backhand)Ben Hutton: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)William Karlsson: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netKeegan Kolesar: saved (wrist)
  • 1Goals4% of attempts
  • 18Saved72% of attempts
  • 6Missed the net24% of attempts
Tampa Bay Lightning2 G · 39 attempts
Dominic James: saved (wrist)Darren Raddysh: saved (wrist)Dominic James: missed the netJ.J. Moser: missed the netVictor Hedman: saved (snap)Brandon Hagel: goal (snap)Oliver Bjorkstrand: saved (wrist)Jake Guentzel: saved (bat)Jake Guentzel: saved (bat)Oliver Bjorkstrand: saved (slap)Victor Hedman: saved (wrist)Oliver Bjorkstrand: saved (backhand)Jake Guentzel: saved (wrist)Ryan McDonagh: saved (deflected)Brandon Hagel: missed the netAnthony Cirelli: saved (wrist)Erik Cernak: missed the netNikita Kucherov: missed the netYanni Gourde: saved (wrist)Victor Hedman: missed the netJake Guentzel: saved (slap)Brayden Point: saved (wrist)Oliver Bjorkstrand: missed the netJake Guentzel: missed the netBrandon Hagel: saved (snap)Gage Goncalves: saved (wrist)Yanni Gourde: saved (wrist)Dominic James: missed the netErik Cernak: saved (slap)Brayden Point: missed the netBrandon Hagel: saved (slap)J.J. Moser: saved (snap)Brandon Hagel: saved (snap)Pontus Holmberg: saved (wrist)Brandon Hagel: saved (snap)Oliver Bjorkstrand: missed the netNikita Kucherov: saved (wrist)Jake Guentzel: saved (tip-in)Nikita Kucherov: goal (snap)
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 26Saved67% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net28% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
William Karlsson C 101+120218:04
Shea Theodore D 011-110527:45
Reilly Smith R 011+102014:19
Brayden McNabb D 000012424:34
Jack Eichel C 000-130021:41
Mitch Marner R 000-100120:21
Jeremy Lauzon D 000003417:49
Pavel Dorofeyev R 000021016:56
Zach Whitecloud D 000002116:55
Tomas Hertl C 000040015:58
Kaedan Korczak D 000004315:22
Ivan Barbashev L 000021015:05
Brett Howden C 000-205015:00
Ben Hutton D 000013212:58
Brandon Saad L 000000111:33
Alexander Holtz R 000+110010:41
Keegan Kolesar R 000011109:20
Colton Sissons C 000-113007:15
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Carl Lindbom O 262892.9260:32
TBL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Brandon Hagel L 112+250019:24
Nikita Kucherov R 101020022:07
Jake Guentzel C 011+150123:08
Victor Hedman D 011+120221:31
J.J. Moser D 000+110222:15
Anthony Cirelli C 000+110018:55
Ryan McDonagh D 000010118:37
Erik Cernak D 000013217:41
Brayden Point C 000-110017:12
Zemgus Girgensons C 000004015:49
Yanni Gourde C 000022115:38
Oliver Bjorkstrand R 000031015:18
Emil Lilleberg D 000000012:41
Gage Goncalves C 000012112:40
Dominic James C 000-113312:34
Pontus Holmberg R 000011010:49
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D 000-103110:36
Darren Raddysh D 000010008:41
TBL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy W 181994.7160:32

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series VGK 0 – 1 TBL
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Vegas Golden Knights 5-1-3 L2 L10 5-1-3 Next game recap: @ CAR · Tue, Oct 28
Tampa Bay Lightning 3-4-2 W2 L10 3-4-2 Next game recap: @ NSH · Tue, Oct 28

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