
Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights
· National Hockey LeagueHertl continues hot streak with team-leading 31st goal, Golden Knights top Lightning 4-2

Hertl continued his hot streak one night after netting his second hat trick this season, as he scored his team-high 31st goal midway through the first period to give Vegas a 2-0 lead.
Nic Roy opened the scoring with his 11th goal of the season midway through the first while Jack Eichel scored his 24th to give the Golden Knights a 3-0 lead. Nic Hague added an empty-netter for Vegas while Ilya Samsonov made 35 saves in his 199th career game.
Nick Paul and Nikita Kucherov scored for Tampa Bay while Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 26 shots.
Golden Knights: Vegas improved to 11-3-2 since Feb. 6. The 24 points are the fifth highest in the league in that span.
Series tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 11:02 | Nicolas Roy Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: William Karlsson (13), Alex Pietrangelo (27) |
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Goal | 1st Period 13:33 | Tomas Hertl Goal (31) Wrist Shot, assists: Reilly Smith (22) |
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Goal | 1st Period 19:13 | Jack Eichel Goal (23) Slap Shot, assists: Zach Whitecloud (8) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:38 | Nick Paul Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Gage Goncalves (9), Darren Raddysh (27) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:18 | Nicolas Hague Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Pietrangelo (28), Brett Howden (14) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:55 | Nikita Kucherov Goal (30) Slap Shot, assists: Victor Hedman (42), Brandon Hagel (45) |
Statistics
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5 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
27 | Hits | 14 |
3 | Takeaways | 2 |
37 | Shots | 30 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
25.0 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
33 | Faceoffs Won | 25 |
56.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 43.1 |
14 | Giveaways | 10 |
5 | Total Penalties | 5 |
13 | Penalty Minutes | 13 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Ilya Samsonov, G | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Game Information
T-Mobile Arena
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 17,906 | Capacity:

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 17,906 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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46 | 25 | 96 | 4 |
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44 | 25 | 93 | 5 |
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44 | 27 | 92 | 4 |
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39 | 29 | 84 | 6 |
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35 | 30 | 79 | 9 |
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34 | 33 | 75 | 7 |
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32 | 36 | 70 | 6 |
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30 | 36 | 69 | 9 |
2024-25 Pacific Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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45 | 21 | 98 | 8 |
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42 | 23 | 93 | 9 |
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43 | 26 | 91 | 5 |
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35 | 27 | 82 | 12 |
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34 | 28 | 81 | 13 |
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33 | 33 | 74 | 8 |
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32 | 38 | 70 | 6 |
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20 | 44 | 50 | 10 |