Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning

Tuesday, February 4, 2020, 7:00 PM ET Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at home.

Final score, Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2019-2020 record
Vegas Golden Knights	2	39-24-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning	4	43-21-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vegas Golden Knights	1	0	1	2
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	0	2	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vegas Golden Knights	11	10	8	29
Tampa Bay Lightning	8	5	5	18

Three stars

A. Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
B. Point, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)
S. Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:57	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brayden Point (19)	Nikita Kucherov (38), Erik Cernak (6)	Even strength	VGK 0, TBL 1
1st	15:42	Vegas Golden Knights	William Carrier (6)	Brayden McNabb (6), Cody Eakin (5)	Even strength	VGK 1, TBL 1
1st	17:57	Tampa Bay Lightning	Tyler Johnson (13)	Anthony Cirelli (25), Ondrej Palat (20)	Even strength	VGK 1, TBL 2
3rd	03:47	Vegas Golden Knights	Paul Stastny (16)	Jonathan Marchessault (20), Brayden McNabb (7)	Even strength	VGK 2, TBL 2
3rd	10:36	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (24)	Brayden Point (29), Nikita Kucherov (39)	Even strength	VGK 2, TBL 3
3rd	19:15	Tampa Bay Lightning	Alex Killorn (21)	Ondrej Palat (21)	Even strength, Empty net	VGK 2, TBL 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning
Stat	Vegas Golden Knights	Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal	29	18
Power play	0 of 3	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	4	8
Hits	25	27
Blocked shots	12	13
Giveaways	4	12
Takeaways	10	13
Faceoffs won	26/64 (40.6%)	38/64 (59.4%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 N. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	58.3%	12:20
Number 19 R. Smith	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1		17:14
Number 20 C. Stephenson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	31.3%	17:19
Number 21 C. Eakin	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	18.2%	12:18
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	1	0	1	-2	0	1	2	0	46.7%	14:36
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	3	0		10:00
Number 61 M. Stone	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		20:28
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	-2	2	5	3	0	66.7%	21:06
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0		15:52
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	1	1	-2	2	3	0	0	33.3%	19:33
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	1		12:38
Number 92 T. Nosek	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	50%	09:50
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		13:51
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	3		17:26
Number 15 J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		18:11
Number 22 N. Holden	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1		19:43
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	0		25:10
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		19:56

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	17	14	3	.824	58:29	Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 T. Johnson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	40%	13:37
Number 13 C. Paquette	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	75%	12:39
Number 14 P. Maroon	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		10:44
Number 17 A. Killorn	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	2	100%	15:34
Number 18 O. Palat	L	0	2	2	+2	0	1	1	1		16:31
Number 21 B. Point	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	0	62.5%	16:59
Number 23 C. Verhaeghe	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		10:05
Number 37 Y. Gourde	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0		12:20
Number 67 M. Stephens	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	50%	12:40
Number 71 A. Cirelli	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	2	66.7%	17:09
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	0	2	2	+1	0	1	1	0		16:16
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	1	62.5%	17:25
Number 22 K. Shattenkirk	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1		20:50
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	+1	4	2	1	0		25:45
Number 44 J. Rutta	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:40
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	0	0	+2	2	2	0	2		26:44
Number 81 E. Cernak	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1		21:04
Number 98 M. Sergachev	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	0		23:05

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	29	27	2	.931	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	04:44	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan McDonagh	Tripping	2
2nd	13:02	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan McDonagh	Hooking	2
2nd	16:48	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos	Tripping	2
2nd	17:55	Vegas Golden Knights	Jonathan Marchessault	Interference	2
3rd	14:51	Tampa Bay Lightning	Victor Hedman	Roughing	2
3rd	14:51	Vegas Golden Knights	Max Pacioretty	Roughing	2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Peter DeBoer
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Referees: Kendrick Nicholson, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Tony Sericolo
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Deryk Engelland, William Karlsson, Cody Glass
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Braydon Coburn, Luke Schenn

2019-2020 season series

Every Vegas Golden Knights and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2019-2020 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Feb 20, 2020

Other NHL games on Feb 4

Other NHL games on Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Boston Bruins, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Montreal Canadiens 5 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Dallas Stars 3 at New York Islanders 4	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at New York Islanders, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Washington Capitals, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Florida Panthers 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final/SO	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at St. Louis Blues 6	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Nashville Predators 2 at Winnipeg Jets 1	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
San Jose Sharks 3 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Edmonton Oilers 0 at Arizona Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Arizona Coyotes, Tue, Feb 4, 2020

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