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 4–2 on Sunday, March 23, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
13 |
15 |
9 |
37 |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
13 |
8 |
9 |
30 |
Three stars
- I. Samsonov, Vegas Golden Knights (goaltender)
- N. Roy, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
- J. Eichel, 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 |
11:02 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Nicolas Roy (11) |
William Karlsson (13), Alex Pietrangelo (27) |
Power play |
TBL 0, VGK 1 |
| 1st |
13:33 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Tomas Hertl (31) |
Reilly Smith (22) |
Even strength |
TBL 0, VGK 2 |
| 1st |
19:13 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Jack Eichel (23) |
Zach Whitecloud (8) |
Even strength |
TBL 0, VGK 3 |
| 2nd |
17:38 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Nick Paul (21) |
Gage Goncalves (9), Darren Raddysh (27) |
Even strength |
TBL 1, VGK 3 |
| 3rd |
17:18 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Nicolas Hague (5) |
Alex Pietrangelo (28), Brett Howden (14) |
Even strength, Empty net |
TBL 1, VGK 4 |
| 3rd |
19:55 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Nikita Kucherov (30) |
Victor Hedman (42), Brandon Hagel (45) |
Power play |
TBL 2, VGK 4 |
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 |
37 |
30 |
| Power play |
1 of 4 |
1 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
13 |
13 |
| Hits |
27 |
14 |
| Blocked shots |
5 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
14 |
10 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
2 |
| Faceoffs won |
33/58 (56.9%) |
25/58 (43.1%) |
Box score
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 L. Glendening |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
69.2% |
10:57 |
| Number 20 N. Paul |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
12:10 |
| Number 21 B. Point |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
22:42 |
| Number 22 O. Bjorkstrand |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:22 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
09:54 |
| Number 37 Y. Gourde |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:10 |
| Number 38 B. Hagel |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:45 |
| Number 59 J. Guentzel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
22:19 |
| Number 71 A. Cirelli |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36.4% |
15:25 |
| Number 86 N. Kucherov |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
22:09 |
| Number 93 G. Goncalves |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:50 |
| Number 27 R. McDonagh |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:03 |
| Number 43 D. Raddysh |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:44 |
| Number 48 N. Perbix |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:26 |
| Number 77 V. Hedman |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:17 |
| Number 78 E. Lilleberg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:06 |
| Number 81 E. Cernak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:28 |
| Number 90 J. Moser |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:03 |
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy |
29 |
26 |
3 |
.897 |
58:28 |
Loss |
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 J. Eichel |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
20:04 |
| Number 10 N. Roy |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
14.3% |
14:04 |
| Number 16 P. Dorofeyev |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:42 |
| Number 19 R. Smith |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:59 |
| Number 20 B. Saad |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
15:09 |
| Number 21 B. Howden |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
13:19 |
| Number 48 T. Hertl |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
52.9% |
12:54 |
| Number 49 I. Barbashev |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:34 |
| Number 55 K. Kolesar |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
10:25 |
| Number 61 M. Stone |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:44 |
| Number 71 W. Karlsson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
18:46 |
| Number 95 V. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:12 |
| Number 2 Z. Whitecloud |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:00 |
| Number 3 B. McNabb |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:46 |
| Number 7 A. Pietrangelo |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:03 |
| Number 14 N. Hague |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:47 |
| Number 15 N. Hanifin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:27 |
| Number 17 B. Hutton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:16 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 I. Samsonov |
37 |
35 |
2 |
.946 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
04:46 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Nikita Kucherov |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
05:10 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Pavel Dorofeyev |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
09:20 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Yanni Gourde |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 1st |
09:20 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Yanni Gourde |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
09:20 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Brett Howden |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
17:09 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Nick Perbix |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
19:55 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Brett Howden |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:16 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Brayden McNabb |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:11 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Emil Lilleberg |
Boarding |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:06 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Keegan Kolesar |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
- Jon Cooper
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Bruce Cassidy
- Referees
- Jean Hebert, Ghislain Hebert
- Linesmen
- Shandor Alphonso, Jesse Marquis
- Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
- Jonas Johansson, Mitchell Chaffee
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Tanner Pearson, Kaedan Korczak, Cole Schwindt
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Status |
Details |
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4
 at Chicago Blackhawks
7
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 23, 2025
|
 Buffalo Sabres
5
 at Winnipeg Jets
3
|
Final
|
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|
 Pittsburgh Penguins
3
 at Florida Panthers
4
|
Final/SO
|
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|
 Nashville Predators
1
 at St. Louis Blues
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues, Sun, Mar 23, 2025
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
5
 at Anaheim Ducks
2
|
Final
|
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|
 Boston Bruins
2
 at Los Angeles Kings
7
|
Final
|
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|
Sources and further reading
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