Lightning vs Golden Knights final score, Oct 20: Lightning 6, Golden Knights 2
Before the game the model favoured Vegas Golden Knights at 50%; the betting market had Vegas Golden Knights at 50%. Final score, shots and expected goals from official NHL data.
| Date | Oct 20 |
|---|---|
| Arena | T-Mobile Arena |
| Home | Vegas Golden Knights |
| Away | Tampa Bay Lightning |
Team stats
| TBL | VGK | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 6 | 2 |
| Shots on goal | 21 | 34 |
| Expected goals | 2.82 | 4.80 |
| Power-play goals | 1 | 0 |
| Hits | 13 | 24 |
| Blocked shots | 13 | 17 |
| Penalty minutes | 8 | 6 |
Before the game
| TBL | VGK | |
|---|---|---|
| Model win chance | 50% | 50% |
| Betting market | 50% | 50% |
| Moneyline | −108 | −108 |
Goals
| Time | Team | Scorer | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st 04:11 | TBL | Brandon Hagel (power play) | Charle-Edouard D'Astous, Nikita Kucherov | TBL 1–0 VGK |
| 1st 13:16 | VGK | Ivan Barbashev | Mitch Marner | TBL 1–1 VGK |
| 1st 14:04 | TBL | John Carlson | Unassisted | TBL 2–1 VGK |
| 1st 18:30 | VGK | Mark Stone (short-handed) | Braeden Bowman | TBL 2–2 VGK |
| 2nd 06:44 | TBL | Anthony Cirelli | Nikita Kucherov | TBL 3–2 VGK |
| 2nd 10:09 | TBL | Anthony Cirelli | Unassisted | TBL 4–2 VGK |
| 2nd 17:56 | TBL | Victor Hedman | Unassisted | TBL 5–2 VGK |
| 3rd 05:16 | TBL | Nikita Kucherov | Unassisted | TBL 6–2 VGK |
Scoring
| Player | Team | G | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Kucherov | TBL | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Anthony Cirelli | TBL | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon Hagel | TBL | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Barbashev | VGK | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Carlson | TBL | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Stone | VGK | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Victor Hedman | TBL | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Braeden Bowman | VGK | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | TBL | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mitch Marner | VGK | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Goalies
| Goalie | Team | Saves | Shots | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hart | VGK | 15 | 21 | 59:46 |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | TBL | 32 | 34 | 59:57 |
The teams
| Team | Record | Points | Projected | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 8-3-2 | 18 | 103 | 75% |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 9-5-1 | 19 | 105 | 93% |