Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights

Friday, October 26, 2018, 6:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 on Friday, October 26, 2018 on the road.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	3	62-16-4
at Vegas Golden Knights	2	43-32-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	1	0	3
Vegas Golden Knights	1	0	1	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	6	16	1	23
Vegas Golden Knights	12	6	13	31

Three stars

T. Johnson, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
S. Theodore, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
W. Karlsson, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:05	Tampa Bay Lightning	Tyler Johnson (4)	Unassisted	Even strength	TBL 1, VGK 0
1st	05:31	Vegas Golden Knights	Shea Theodore (1)	Ryan Carpenter (2)	Even strength	TBL 1, VGK 1
1st	16:38	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brayden Point (6)	Steven Stamkos (4), Nikita Kucherov (6)	Even strength	TBL 2, VGK 1
2nd	04:47	Tampa Bay Lightning	J.T. Miller (3)	Alex Killorn (1), Mikhail Sergachev (4)	Power play	TBL 3, VGK 1
3rd	01:47	Vegas Golden Knights	William Karlsson (3)	Alex Tuch (1)	Power play	TBL 3, VGK 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights
Stat	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal	23	31
Power play	1 of 2	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	4
Hits	41	41
Blocked shots	27	15
Giveaways	6	11
Takeaways	8	13
Faceoffs won	33/65 (50.8%)	32/65 (49.2%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 M. Joseph	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		11:58
Number 9 T. Johnson	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	60%	14:49
Number 10 J. Miller	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	5	1	1	50%	13:57
Number 13 C. Paquette	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	0	53.8%	12:33
Number 17 A. Killorn	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	0		17:59
Number 18 O. Palat	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		10:42
Number 21 B. Point	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0	0	60%	16:51
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		11:49
Number 37 Y. Gourde	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	20%	16:20
Number 71 A. Cirelli	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	40%	13:57
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0		18:05
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	100%	18:03
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	3	0		19:18
Number 6 A. Stralman	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	4	0		25:05
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	5	0		27:00
Number 55 B. Coburn	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	3	0		20:11
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		08:28
Number 98 M. Sergachev	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	5	2	0		16:24

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	31	29	2	.935	60:00	Win

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 19 R. Smith	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	2	0	0		21:05
Number 21 C. Eakin	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	1	0	37.5%	18:39
Number 24 O. Lindberg	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1	0		16:35
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	7	1	0		10:41
Number 40 R. Carpenter	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	5	0	0	58.3%	17:04
Number 41 P. Bellemare	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	70%	09:43
Number 56 E. Haula	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	42.9%	18:43
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:47
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	1	44.4%	19:27
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	0	0		14:12
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	42.9%	21:27
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	2	0	50%	17:51
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	2	0		18:57
Number 5 D. Engelland	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	1	0		17:41
Number 6 C. Miller	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	5	0		20:24
Number 15 J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		15:18
Number 22 N. Holden	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		15:12
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	2	0		24:20

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	23	20	3	.870	57:15	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:21	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cedric Paquette	Interference	2
1st	14:02	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brayden Point	Holding	2
2nd	03:08	Vegas Golden Knights	Ryan Reaves	Holding	2
2nd	04:47	Vegas Golden Knights	Bench	Delaying game bench (bench minor)	2
2nd	08:20	Tampa Bay Lightning	Braydon Coburn	Tripping	2
3rd	01:16	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dan Girardi	Tripping	2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Gerard Gallant
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Derek Nansen
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Slater Koekkoek, Adam Erne, Danick Martel
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Tomas Hyka, Brad Hunt, Tomas Nosek

2018-2019 season series

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Vegas Golden Knights game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights, Fri, Oct 26, 2018
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final/SO	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Feb 5, 2019

Other NHL games on Oct 26

Other NHL games on Friday, October 26, 2018
Matchup	Status	Details
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Oct 26, 2018
San Jose Sharks 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final/SO	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Oct 26, 2018
Ottawa Senators 3 at Colorado Avalanche 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Oct 26, 2018

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