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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 5–4 on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at home.

Team Goals 2022-2023 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 46-30-6
at Vegas Golden Knights 5 51-22-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 1 1 4
Vegas Golden Knights 4 0 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 10 9 5 24
Vegas Golden Knights 10 10 6 26

Three stars

  1. J. Marchessault, Vegas Golden Knights (2 goals)
  2. S. Theodore, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. B. McNabb, Vegas Golden Knights

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:10 Tampa Bay Lightning Vladislav Namestnikov (6) Corey Perry (12), Mikhail Sergachev (30) Even strength TBL 1, VGK 0
1st 06:17 Vegas Golden Knights Brett Howden (3) Keegan Kolesar (9), Alex Pietrangelo (27) Even strength TBL 1, VGK 1
1st 06:57 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos (25) Victor Hedman (33), Nikita Kucherov (58) Power play TBL 2, VGK 1
1st 08:17 Vegas Golden Knights Jonathan Marchessault (16) Paul Cotter (4), Shea Theodore (22) Even strength TBL 2, VGK 2
1st 14:20 Vegas Golden Knights Shea Theodore (6) Reilly Smith (18), William Karlsson (27) Even strength TBL 2, VGK 3
1st 17:46 Vegas Golden Knights Jonathan Marchessault (17) Shea Theodore (23), Reilly Smith (19) Even strength TBL 2, VGK 4
2nd 04:29 Tampa Bay Lightning Corey Perry (11) Victor Hedman (34) Even strength TBL 3, VGK 4
3rd 18:51 Vegas Golden Knights Nicolas Roy (11) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net TBL 3, VGK 5
3rd 19:49 Tampa Bay Lightning Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (4) Mikhail Sergachev (31), Vladislav Namestnikov (8) Even strength TBL 4, VGK 5

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

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal 24 26
Power play 1 of 3 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 8
Hits 25 23
Blocked shots 15 19
Giveaways 8 5
Takeaways 7 16
Faceoffs won 30/55 (54.5%) 25/55 (45.5%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
10 C. Perry R 1 1 2 +2 0 1 0 1 0 09:56
14 P. Maroon L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:47
17 A. Killorn L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 16:21
20 N. Paul L 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 50% 13:56
21 B. Point C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 1 0 40% 19:48
38 B. Hagel L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 2 0 20:25
41 P. Bellemare L 1 0 1 +2 0 2 1 0 0 85.7% 09:42
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 76.9% 16:11
79 R. Colton C 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 13:02
86 N. Kucherov R 0 1 1 -3 0 3 1 0 0 20:40
90 V. Namestnikov C 1 1 2 +2 0 1 3 0 0 08:37
91 S. Stamkos C 1 0 1 -3 2 1 1 0 1 25% 18:52
24 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 17:40
28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 16:29
48 N. Perbix D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 18:11
52 C. Foote D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 14:44
77 V. Hedman D 0 2 2 -2 0 2 0 1 0 24:20
98 M. Sergachev D 0 2 2 +1 0 2 2 5 0 23:41
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 25 21 4 .840 59:38 Loss

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
8 P. Kessel R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 13:43
9 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 2 0 27.3% 17:46
10 N. Roy C 1 0 1 +1 2 2 0 3 0 30% 17:15
19 R. Smith R 0 2 2 +2 0 0 1 0 0 15:16
20 C. Stephenson C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 54.5% 18:00
21 B. Howden C 1 0 1 -1 0 1 4 2 0 100% 13:13
22 M. Amadio R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 0 11:18
28 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 +1 2 2 1 1 0 12:36
43 P. Cotter L 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 14:26
55 K. Kolesar R 0 1 1 -1 0 0 3 1 0 11:09
71 W. Karlsson C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 61.1% 17:02
81 J. Marchessault R 2 0 2 +1 0 7 0 2 0 15:48
2 Z. Whitecloud D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 0 0 14:53
3 B. McNabb D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 5 4 0 22:30
7 A. Pietrangelo D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 2 0 23:12
14 N. Hague D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 16:06
23 A. Martinez D 0 0 0 +2 2 1 0 0 0 19:15
27 S. Theodore D 1 2 3 +2 0 2 0 0 0 20:20
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
33 A. Hill 24 20 4 .833 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:45 Vegas Golden Knights Nicolas Roy Hooking 2
1st 15:43 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos Interference 2
1st 17:46 Tampa Bay Lightning Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2
2nd 06:06 Vegas Golden Knights Zach Whitecloud Holding 2
3rd 04:34 Tampa Bay Lightning Nick Paul Holding 2
3rd 04:34 Vegas Golden Knights William Carrier Interference 2
3rd 15:20 Vegas Golden Knights Alec Martinez Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Referees
Steve Kozari, Cody Beach
Linesmen
Travis Toomey, Kilian McNamara
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Haydn Fleury, Erik Cernak
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Ben Hutton, Logan Thompson, Daniil Miromanov

2022-2023 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 18

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 4 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at Nashville Predators 7 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Boston Bruins 6 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Dallas Stars 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Calgary Flames 3 Final/OT Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 6 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 5 at Los Angeles Kings 6 Final/SO Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Seattle Kraken 4 Final Game page

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