National Hockey League

FINAL Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Tampa Bay Lightning 6
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Vegas Golden Knights 2
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T-Mobile Arena · 17,017 att. · ESPN

Match Report

Lightning beat Golden Knights 6-2 as Kucherov ties franchise points record

— Anthony Cirelli scored twice, Nikita Kucherov had three points to tie Tampa Bay's career scoring record, and the Lightning extended their strong start by beating the Vegas Golden Knights 6-2 on Tuesday night.

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Team Stats

13
Blocked Shots
17
13
Hits
24
5
Takeaways
2
21
Shots
34
1
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
4
33.3
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
1
0
Shootout Goals
0
33
Faceoffs Won
25
56.9
Faceoff Win Percent
43.1
22
Giveaways
18
4
Total Penalties
3
8
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

TB

  • Andrei Vasilevskiy GA 2 · SA 34 · SOS 0
  • Pontus Holmberg BS 2 · HT 1 · TK 1
  • Gage Goncalves BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Zemgus Girgensons BS 2 · HT 1 · TK 1

VGK

  • Carter Hart GA 6 · SA 21 · SOS 0
  • Raphael Lavoie BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • William Karlsson BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Tomas Hertl BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:41 · 3rd Conor Geekie shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  4. 19:27 · 3rd Giveaway by Shea Theodore
  5. 19:27 · 3rd Giveaway by John Carlson
  6. 18:36 · 3rd Trevor Connelly Snap Shot Hit Right Post
  7. 18:22 · 3rd Braeden Bowman Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  8. 16:50 · 3rd John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Carter Hart

Highlights

00:43 Brandon Hagel scores power-play goal for Lightning Watch on ESPN 00:50 Ivan Barbashev pulls a goal back for Golden Knights Watch on ESPN 00:51 John Carlson tallies a goal to restore Tampa Bay's lead Watch on ESPN 00:51 Mark Stone notches short-handed goal for Vegas Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

TB leads series 1-0

Injuries

Vegas Golden Knights

  • Mitch Marner Day-To-Day
  • Parker Wotherspoon Injured Reserve

Tampa Bay Lightning

  • Victor Hedman Day-To-Day
  • Zemgus Girgensons Day-To-Day
  • Yanni Gourde Injured Reserve

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