Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights

Thursday, February 20, 2020, 10:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3 on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2019-2020 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	3	43-21-6
at Vegas Golden Knights	5	39-24-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	1	1	3
Vegas Golden Knights	1	2	2	5

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	12	9	6	27
Vegas Golden Knights	11	13	9	33

Three stars

A. Martinez, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
M. Stone, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
M. Pacioretty, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)

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	07:02	Tampa Bay Lightning	Kevin Shattenkirk (8)	Alex Killorn (22), Ondrej Palat (24)	Even strength	TBL 1, VGK 0
1st	18:05	Vegas Golden Knights	Alec Martinez (2)	Cody Eakin (6), Nicolas Roy (4)	Even strength	TBL 1, VGK 1
2nd	06:45	Vegas Golden Knights	Paul Stastny (17)	Reilly Smith (24), Nate Schmidt (22)	Even strength	TBL 1, VGK 2
2nd	15:38	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (28)	Victor Hedman (41), Anthony Cirelli (27)	Power play	TBL 2, VGK 2
2nd	16:39	Vegas Golden Knights	Mark Stone (21)	Max Pacioretty (30), Alec Martinez (8)	Even strength	TBL 2, VGK 3
3rd	00:10	Vegas Golden Knights	Ryan Reaves (7)	Unassisted	Even strength	TBL 2, VGK 4
3rd	00:47	Vegas Golden Knights	Max Pacioretty (28)	Mark Stone (38), Shea Theodore (32)	Power play	TBL 2, VGK 5
3rd	18:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (29)	Nikita Kucherov (45), Victor Hedman (42)	Power play	TBL 3, VGK 5

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	27	33
Power play	2 of 4	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	8
Hits	22	24
Blocked shots	10	21
Giveaways	6	11
Takeaways	8	9
Faceoffs won	29/64 (45.3%)	35/64 (54.7%)

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 9 T. Johnson	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2	0	33.3%	17:04
Number 13 C. Paquette	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0	66.7%	11:48
Number 14 P. Maroon	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	100%	11:27
Number 17 A. Killorn	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		15:01
Number 18 O. Palat	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	4	1	0		12:58
Number 20 B. Coleman	L	0	0	0	-2	2	2	4	0	0		15:17
Number 23 C. Verhaeghe	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0		08:52
Number 37 Y. Gourde	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	100%	16:45
Number 67 M. Stephens	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	31.3%	13:38
Number 71 A. Cirelli	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0	66.7%	18:49
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	0	0		19:25
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	2	0	2	-1	0	4	1	0	2	12.5%	18:06
Number 2 L. Schenn	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0		16:01
Number 22 K. Shattenkirk	D	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	0	0		18:16
Number 55 B. Coburn	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	1	0		16:24
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	0	0		27:50
Number 81 E. Cernak	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	1	0		19:20
Number 98 M. Sergachev	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		19:24

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	33	28	5	.848	57:28	Loss

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 10 N. Roy	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0		13:32
Number 19 R. Smith	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2	0		18:07
Number 20 C. Stephenson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	0		16:32
Number 21 C. Eakin	C	0	1	1	+1	2	3	3	0	0	47.1%	17:02
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0	66.7%	17:32
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		08:43
Number 61 M. Stone	R	1	1	2	0	0	5	0	2	0		16:21
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	1	1	100%	16:14
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	66.7%	17:40
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	7	1	0	100%	10:50
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	0	0		15:56
Number 92 T. Nosek	L	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	1	0	33.3%	11:17
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	5	2	0		20:14
Number 15 J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	2	0		16:34
Number 22 N. Holden	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		18:00
Number 23 A. Martinez	D	1	1	2	+3	0	1	1	4	0		20:10
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	0		19:21
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	1	0		20:19

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	27	24	3	.889	59:54	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:10	Vegas Golden Knights	Jon Merrill	Hooking	2
2nd	01:26	Vegas Golden Knights	Marc-Andre Fleury	Holding	2
2nd	08:22	Tampa Bay Lightning	Erik Cernak	Elbowing	2
2nd	13:13	Tampa Bay Lightning	Victor Hedman	Tripping	2
2nd	15:23	Vegas Golden Knights	William Karlsson	Hooking	2
3rd	00:40	Tampa Bay Lightning	Braydon Coburn	Holding	2
3rd	06:33	Tampa Bay Lightning	Blake Coleman	Boarding	2
3rd	16:33	Vegas Golden Knights	Cody Eakin	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Peter DeBoer
Referees: Ian Walsh, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Brandon Gawryletz
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Cameron Gaunce, Brayden Point
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Deryk Engelland

2019-2020 season series

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Vegas Golden Knights 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 20

Other NHL games on Thursday, February 20, 2020
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Feb 20, 2020
San Jose Sharks 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Feb 20, 2020
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Thu, Feb 20, 2020
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Feb 20, 2020
Winnipeg Jets 5 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Feb 20, 2020
Arizona Coyotes 0 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Feb 20, 2020
Florida Panthers 4 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Feb 20, 2020

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