Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning
· National Hockey LeagueKucherov scores with 55 seconds to play as Lightning rally for 4-3 win over Golden Knights
Kucherov's second goal of the game with 55 seconds left was his sixth of the season.
Janis Moser had a goal and two assists for the Lightning, who remain unbeaten at 3-0-0. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves.
Brayden McNabb, Pavel Dorofeyev and Ivan Barbashev had goals for Vegas. Adin Hill turned aside 21 shots.
Jack Eichel, with two assists on Thursday, now has 10 points this season in five games and reached reached double-digit points faster than any other player in Vegas history. He is the 10th U.S.-born player to accomplish the feat.
After Barbashev put Vegas up 3-2 early in the second, Hagel pulled Tampa Bay even at 3 with 2:22 remaining in the third.
Kucherov tied it at 2 during a two-on-one with 12.8 seconds left in the first.
Lightning: Jake Guentzel was the key free-agent signing with Steven Stamkos leaving for Nashville after 16 years with Tampa Bay. Guentzel has fit in nicely on the first line with Kucherov and Brayden Point, and has four assists.
TB leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 5:26 | Brayden McNabb Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Mark Stone (7), Jack Eichel (7) | |
Goal | 1st Period 10:21 | Janis Moser Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Cameron Atkinson (1), Emil Lilleberg (1) | |
Goal | 1st Period 15:20 | Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Shea Theodore (5), Jack Eichel (8) | |
Goal | 1st Period 19:47 | Nikita Kucherov Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (4) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 1:59 | Ivan Barbashev Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Shea Theodore (6) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 17:38 | Brandon Hagel Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitchell Chaffee (1), Janis Moser (1) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 19:05 | Nikita Kucherov Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Victor Hedman (4), Janis Moser (2) |
Statistics
VGK | TB | |
---|---|---|
20 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
16 | Hits | 22 |
4 | Takeaways | 2 |
25 | Shots | 25 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
3 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
26 | Faceoffs Won | 20 |
56.5 | Faceoff Win Percent | 43.5 |
13 | Giveaways | 13 |
2 | Total Penalties | 3 |
4 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vegas | 10 | 4 | 22 | 2 |
Los Angeles | 9 | 6 | 21 | 3 |
Vancouver | 8 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
Calgary | 8 | 6 | 19 | 3 |
Edmonton | 8 | 7 | 17 | 1 |
Seattle | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
San Jose | 5 | 9 | 13 | 3 |
Anaheim | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Florida | 11 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
Toronto | 10 | 6 | 22 | 2 |
Boston | 8 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
Ottawa | 8 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
Tampa Bay | 7 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
Detroit | 7 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
Buffalo | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
Montreal | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 |