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Hertl continues hot streak with team-leading 31st goal, Golden Knights top Lightning 4-2

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Vegas Golden Knights: Game Highlights

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.

Takeaways Lightning: The Lightning were closing out a three-game road trip after stops in Dallas and Salt Lake City, including Saturday’s 6-4 loss to the Utah Hockey Club. Tampa Bay has now lost five of its last eight.

Golden Knights: Vegas improved to 11-3-2 since Feb. 6. The 24 points are the fifth highest in the league in that span.

Key moment Hertl, who has seven goals in the team’s last four home games, left late in the third period with what appeared to be an upper-body injury. After having his breakaway attempt stymied by Vasilevskiy, Hertl slammed into the boards after being shoved by Tampa Bay defenseman Emil Lilleberg, who was assessed a penalty for boarding.

Up next Golden Knights play at Minnesota on Tuesday to open a three-game trip, and Lightning host Pittsburgh to open a three-game homestand.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 11:02 Nicolas Roy Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: William Karlsson (13), Alex Pietrangelo (27)
Goal 1st Period 13:33 Tomas Hertl Goal (31) Wrist Shot, assists: Reilly Smith (22)
Goal 1st Period 19:13 Jack Eichel Goal (23) Slap Shot, assists: Zach Whitecloud (8)
Goal 2nd Period 17:38 Nick Paul Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Gage Goncalves (9), Darren Raddysh (27)
Goal 3rd Period 17:18 Nicolas Hague Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Pietrangelo (28), Brett Howden (14)
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
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Game Information

T-Mobile Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 17,906 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 52 26 108 4
Tampa Bay 47 27 102 8
Florida 47 31 98 4
Ottawa 45 30 97 7
Montreal 40 31 91 11
Detroit 39 35 86 8
Buffalo 36 39 79 7
Boston 33 39 76 10

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12
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