Lightning 5-4 Golden Knights (22 Dec, 2023) Box Score

Vegas Golden Knights

21-8-5, 9-5-3 away

	1	2	3	T
VGK	2	0	2	4
TB	0	4	1	5

Tampa Bay Lightning

16-13-5, 10-3-3 home

Vegas Golden Knights


forwards
Michael AmadioM. Amadio#22
Ivan BarbashevI. Barbashev#49
William CarrierW. Carrier#28
Paul CotterP. Cotter#43
Pavel DorofeyevP. Dorofeyev#16
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#9
Brett HowdenB. Howden#21
William KarlssonW. Karlsson#71
Jonathan MarchessaultJ. Marchessault#81
Nicolas RoyN. Roy#10
Chandler StephensonC. Stephenson#20
Mark StoneM. Stone#61
defensemen
Nicolas HagueN. Hague#14
Ben HuttonB. Hutton#17
Alec MartinezA. Martinez#23
Brayden McNabbB. McNabb#3
Alex PietrangeloA. Pietrangelo#7
Zach WhitecloudZ. Whitecloud#2

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	15	11:38	0:00	0:00	11:38	3	2	60.0
1	0	1	1	0	1	2	7	2	0	1	17	13:12	0:00	0:00	13:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	11:42	0:00	0:00	11:42	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	3	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	14	11:50	0:00	0:00	11:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	14	11:12	0:17	0:00	10:55	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	22:08	4:02	1:23	16:43	8	8	50.0
0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	16	11:59	0:00	0:51	11:08	4	1	80.0
0	1	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	17:17	3:04	1:43	12:30	3	7	30.0
2	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	18	16:58	4:00	0:00	12:58	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	1	1	5	1	1	2	17	13:11	0:17	0:51	12:03	4	4	50.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	15:17	1:15	1:32	12:30	5	6	45.5
0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	24	21:29	4:02	2:08	15:19	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	2	3	0	0	22	19:13	0:02	1:12	17:59	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	18	18:24	0:17	0:00	18:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	22	15:52	0:00	1:05	14:47	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	20	20:28	0:17	2:51	17:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	26	22:44	4:01	2:38	16:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	22	19:02	0:01	1:24	17:37	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jiri PateraJ. Patera#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
36	5	31	.861	23	8	0	0	0	59:07	0

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
Alex Barre-BouletA. Barre-Boulet#12
Anthony CirelliA. Cirelli#71
Michael EyssimontM. Eyssimont#23
Luke GlendeningL. Glendening#11
Brandon HagelB. Hagel#38
Tanner JeannotT. Jeannot#84
Nikita KucherovN. Kucherov#86
Tyler MotteT. Motte#64
Nick PaulN. Paul#20
Brayden PointB. Point#21
Conor ShearyC. Sheary#73
Steven StamkosS. Stamkos#91
defensemen
Erik CernakE. Cernak#81
Haydn FleuryH. Fleury#7
Victor HedmanV. Hedman#77
Nick PerbixN. Perbix#48
Darren RaddyshD. Raddysh#43
Calvin de HaanC. de Haan#44

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	7:51	1:05	0:00	6:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	24	20:35	0:39	1:43	18:13	5	9	35.7
0	0	-2	1	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	14	10:12	0:00	0:00	10:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:02	0:00	2:29	11:33	9	4	69.2
0	0	0	4	0	0	2	7	1	0	1	20	18:29	0:39	1:01	16:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	16	12:33	0:52	0:00	11:41	0	2	0.0
1	2	1	5	4	0	1	2	0	1	2	22	18:36	3:56	0:00	14:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	14	11:29	0:00	2:35	8:54	3	3	50.0
1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	21	17:53	3:17	0:00	14:36	3	7	30.0
2	1	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	17:26	3:56	0:00	13:30	3	1	75.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	7:12	0:00	0:45	6:27	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	20:54	3:52	0:00	17:02	6	1	85.7
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	23	20:43	0:00	3:38	17:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	3	1	2	2	0	0	23	19:56	0:00	0:08	19:48	0	0	0.0
0	3	2	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	24	23:36	3:56	3:11	16:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	16:48	0:00	0:00	16:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	24	18:50	0:43	0:17	17:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	21	16:39	0:00	1:29	15:10	0	0	0.0

goalies
Andrei VasilevskiyA. Vasilevskiy#88

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
34	4	30	.882	23	6	1	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Golden Knights	2	0	2	4
	Lightning	0	4	1	5

1st Period			VGK	TB
11:40		Jonathan Marchessault (16) Assists: Paul Cotter (8), Brayden McNabb (12)	1	0
16:58		Ivan Barbashev (9) Assists: Mark Stone (24), Jack Eichel (23)	2	0

2nd Period		VGK	TB
8:25	Alex Barre-Boulet (6) Assists: Victor Hedman (25), Conor Sheary (6)	2	1
15:55	Nikita Kucherov (23) (Power Play) Assists: Steven Stamkos (20), Victor Hedman (26)	2	2
16:28	Brayden Point (15) (Power Play) Assists: Nick Paul (7), Nikita Kucherov (33)	2	3
18:50	Brayden Point (16) Assists: Nick Paul (8), Nikita Kucherov (34)	2	4

3rd Period		VGK	TB
5:31	Jonathan Marchessault (17) (Power Play) Assists: William Karlsson (16), Jack Eichel (24)	3	4
9:44	Paul Cotter (5) Assists: Brayden McNabb (13), Ben Hutton (7)	4	4
18:47	Nick Paul (11) Assists: Victor Hedman (27), Brayden Point (22)	4	5

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

Golden Knights
4
Lightning
5

Game 1

22/12

Lightning
5
Golden Knights
3

Game 2

20/3

Amalie Arena

12:00 AM, 22 December 2023

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Jean Hebert
Wes McCauley

Linesmen:
CJ Murray
Ryan Jackson

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	12	6	2	26
Calgary	11	6	3	25
Los Angeles	10	7	3	23
Edmonton	10	9	2	22
Vancouver	9	6	3	21
Seattle	10	9	1	21
Anaheim	8	8	2	18
San Jose	6	11	5	17

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	12	6	2	26
Florida	12	7	1	25
Tampa Bay	10	6	2	22
Boston	9	9	3	21
Buffalo	9	9	1	19
Detroit	8	9	2	18
Ottawa	8	10	1	17
Montreal	7	10	2	16

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Vegas Golden Knights

Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

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