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Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights

T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at home.

Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 54-23-5
at Vegas Golden Knights 4 51-24-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 0 1 3
Vegas Golden Knights 0 2 2 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 12 10 16 38
Vegas Golden Knights 10 18 8 36

Three stars

  1. S. Theodore, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 3 assists)
  2. E. Haula, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. D. Perron, Vegas Golden Knights (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:43 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos (13) Victor Hedman (19), Nikita Kucherov (24) Power play TBL 1, VGK 0
1st 19:13 Tampa Bay Lightning Vladislav Namestnikov (14) Nikita Kucherov (25), Victor Hedman (20) Power play TBL 2, VGK 0
2nd 10:07 Vegas Golden Knights James Neal (17) David Perron (18), Shea Theodore (6) Power play TBL 2, VGK 1
2nd 18:21 Vegas Golden Knights Jonathan Marchessault (12) David Perron (19), Shea Theodore (7) Power play TBL 2, VGK 2
3rd 04:42 Vegas Golden Knights Erik Haula (13) Shea Theodore (8), David Perron (20) Power play TBL 2, VGK 3
3rd 16:08 Tampa Bay Lightning Victor Hedman (4) Steven Stamkos (32) Even strength TBL 3, VGK 3
3rd 19:57 Vegas Golden Knights Shea Theodore (2) Jonathan Marchessault (19), Erik Haula (11) Power play TBL 3, VGK 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal 38 36
Power play 2 of 4 4 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 8
Hits 15 20
Blocked shots 19 17
Giveaways 11 9
Takeaways 5 18
Faceoffs won 30/63 (47.6%) 33/63 (52.4%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
13 C. Paquette C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 33.3% 10:59
14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 08:22
17 A. Killorn L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 17:57
18 O. Palat L 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 15:49
21 B. Point C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 45.5% 20:56
23 J. Brown R 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 25% 09:10
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 44.4% 21:33
86 N. Kucherov R 0 2 2 +1 0 7 0 1 0 23:31
89 C. Conacher C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12:13
90 V. Namestnikov C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 1 1 81.8% 20:21
91 S. Stamkos C 1 1 2 +1 0 3 1 0 1 38.5% 21:02
5 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 17:06
6 A. Stralman D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 19:19
29 S. Koekkoek D 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 08:50
55 B. Coburn D 0 0 0 +1 4 0 1 1 0 16:50
62 A. Sustr D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10:05
77 V. Hedman D 1 2 3 +1 0 4 0 1 0 27:44
98 M. Sergachev D 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 14:11
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 36 32 4 .889 60:00 Loss

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
13 B. Leipsic L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 0 0 10:44
18 J. Neal L 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 19:44
19 R. Smith R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 14:47
21 C. Eakin C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 54.5% 13:58
24 O. Lindberg L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 09:53
41 P. Bellemare L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 53.8% 13:13
56 E. Haula L 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 3 1 50% 18:37
57 D. Perron L 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:03
71 W. Karlsson C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 50% 16:54
81 J. Marchessault R 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 60% 16:12
89 A. Tuch R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 13:51
92 T. Nosek L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11:00
3 B. McNabb D 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 2 0 20:07
5 D. Engelland D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 0 19:32
6 C. Miller D 0 0 0 -1 0 5 3 0 0 19:23
15 J. Merrill D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 2 0 14:40
27 S. Theodore D 1 3 4 0 0 2 0 2 1 20:39
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 22:20
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 38 35 3 .921 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:35 Vegas Golden Knights Brayden McNabb Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 15:58 Tampa Bay Lightning Slater Koekkoek Hooking 2
1st 18:13 Vegas Golden Knights James Neal Slashing 2
2nd 09:20 Tampa Bay Lightning Braydon Coburn Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 17:36 Tampa Bay Lightning Chris Kunitz Slashing 2
3rd 04:33 Tampa Bay Lightning Mikhail Sergachev High sticking 2
3rd 07:26 Vegas Golden Knights Oscar Lindberg Slashing 2
3rd 16:52 Vegas Golden Knights Deryk Engelland Throwing equipment 2
3rd 19:36 Tampa Bay Lightning Braydon Coburn Holding the stick 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Gerard Gallant
Referees
Brad Watson, Chris Schlenker
Linesmen
Mark Wheler, Kiel Murchison
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Ryan Callahan, Tyler Johnson, Jake Dotchin
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Tomas Hyka, Brad Hunt, Ryan Carpenter

2017-2018 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 19

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 8 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 6 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at New York Rangers 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 6 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 0 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 6 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Dallas Stars 3 Final/OT Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at Arizona Coyotes 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 7 at Vancouver Canucks 5 Final Game page

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