Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights
Final
Recap
LAS VEGAS -- 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. The Lightning (7-2) are off to their best start since opening 7-1-1 in 2020-21, when they repeated as Stanley Cup champions.
Team stats
21Shots on goal34
57%Faceoff %43%
.941Save %.714
13Hits24
13Blocked shots17
4Takeaways3
22Giveaways18
8Penalty minutes6
Box score
Skaters
| Skaters | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CharleEdouard D'AstousD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12:52 |
| Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17:21 |
| John CarlsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:46 |
| JJ MoserD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:05 |
| Anthony CirelliC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:30 |
| Conor GeekieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14:33 |
| Nikita KucherovRW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:19 |
| Jeffrey VielLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12:56 |
| Ryan McDonaghD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:42 |
| Gage GoncalvesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:27 |
| Ilya MikheyevRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:37 |
| Emil LillebergD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:03 |
| Pontus HolmbergRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13:40 |
| Brandon HagelLW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:55 |
| Brayden PointC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:39 |
| Jake GuentzelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:16 |
| Erik CernakD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20:30 |
| Victor HedmanD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:52 |
| Totals | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
Goalies
| Goalies | SV | SA | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei VasilevskiyG | 32 | 34 | 2 | 59:57 |