Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning

Sunday, October 26, 2025, 5:00 PM ET Benchmark International Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 in overtime on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at home.

Final score, Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2025-2026 record
Vegas Golden Knights	1	39-26-17
at Tampa Bay Lightning	2	50-26-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Vegas Golden Knights	6	2	11	0	19
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	11	3	1	28

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	04:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brandon Hagel (1)	Victor Hedman (8), Jake Guentzel (6)	Even strength	VGK 0, TBL 1
1st	18:25	Vegas Golden Knights	William Karlsson (4)	Reilly Smith (1), Shea Theodore (3)	Even strength	VGK 1, TBL 1
OT	00:32	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikita Kucherov (3)	Brandon Hagel (4)	Even strength	VGK 1, TBL 2

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

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 9 J. Eichel	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	43.8%	21:41
Number 10 C. Sissons	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	36.4%	07:15
Number 16 P. Dorofeyev	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		16:56
Number 19 R. Smith	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0		14:19
Number 20 B. Saad	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1		11:33
Number 21 B. Howden	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	5	0	100%	15:00
Number 26 A. Holtz	R	0	0	0	+1	4	1	0	0		10:41
Number 48 T. Hertl	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	83.3%	15:58
Number 49 I. Barbashev	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		15:05
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	1		09:20
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	2	50%	18:04
Number 93 M. Marner	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		20:21
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		16:55
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4		24:34
Number 5 J. Lauzon	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	4		17:49
Number 6 K. Korczak	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	3		15:22
Number 17 B. Hutton	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2		12:58
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	5		27:45

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Lindbom	28	26	2	.929	60:32	OT loss

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 17 D. James	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	3	50%	12:34
Number 21 B. Point	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	40%	17:12
Number 22 O. Bjorkstrand	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	50%	15:18
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	33.3%	15:49
Number 29 P. Holmberg	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	33.3%	10:49
Number 37 Y. Gourde	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		15:38
Number 38 B. Hagel	L	1	1	2	+2	2	5	0	0	100%	19:24
Number 59 J. Guentzel	C	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	1	75%	23:08
Number 71 A. Cirelli	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	60%	18:55
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		22:07
Number 93 G. Goncalves	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		12:40
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		18:37
Number 43 D. Raddysh	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:41
Number 51 C. D'Astous	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1		10:36
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	2		21:31
Number 78 E. Lilleberg	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		12:41
Number 81 E. Cernak	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2		17:41
Number 90 J. Moser	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		22:15

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	19	18	1	.947	60:32	Win

Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:31	Vegas Golden Knights	Keegan Kolesar	Fighting (major)	5
1st	00:31	Tampa Bay Lightning	Emil Lilleberg	Fighting (major)	5
1st	06:51	Vegas Golden Knights	Brandon Saad	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	07:31	Tampa Bay Lightning	Oliver Bjorkstrand	Hooking	2
1st	11:19	Vegas Golden Knights	Alexander Holtz	High sticking double minor	4
2nd	06:20	Vegas Golden Knights	Jeremy Lauzon	Tripping	2
2nd	10:15	Vegas Golden Knights	Kaedan Korczak	Holding	2
3rd	10:32	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brandon Hagel	Slashing	2
3rd	14:30	Tampa Bay Lightning	Zemgus Girgensons	Roughing	2

Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Mitch Dunning
Linesmen: CJ Murray, Ryan Jackson
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Jaycob Megna, Adin Hill, Cole Reinhardt
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Curtis Douglas, Mitchell Chaffee, Jack Finley

Every Vegas Golden Knights and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2025-2026 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vegas Golden Knights 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final/OT	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Oct 26, 2025
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Vegas Golden Knights 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Nov 6, 2025

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Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 3 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Oct 26, 2025
San Jose Sharks 6 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Oct 26, 2025
Utah Mammoth 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final	Game page: Utah Mammoth at Winnipeg Jets, Sun, Oct 26, 2025
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Oct 26, 2025
Dallas Stars 3 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, Sun, Oct 26, 2025
New York Rangers 1 at Calgary Flames 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Calgary Flames, Sun, Oct 26, 2025
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Oct 26, 2025