Vegas Golden Knights vs Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL
Benchmark International Arena
TV: Sportsnet+
On the ice
VGK shoots leftTB shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 9 | 12 | 13 | 34 |
| TB | 11 | 13 | 12 | 36 |
In net
Jiri Patera31/36 SV, .861
Andrei Vasilevskiy30/34 SV, .882| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| TB | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Who won: Lightning 5-4
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 on Thursday, December 21, 2023 at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning lead the series 1-0. The Lightning outscored the Golden Knights 4-0 in the 2nd period. Brayden Point led the Lightning in goals (2). Jonathan Marchessault led the Golden Knights in goals (2).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Barre-BouletC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:51 | 1:05 | 0:00 | 6:46 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony CirelliC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20:35 | 0:39 | 1:43 | 18:13 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael EyssimontC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 10:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:12 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Luke GlendeningC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:02 | 0:00 | 2:29 | 11:33 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon HagelLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:29 | 0:39 | 1:01 | 16:49 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Tanner JeannotLW | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 12:33 | 0:52 | 0:00 | 11:41 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita KucherovRW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:36 | 3:56 | 0:00 | 14:40 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tyler MotteC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:29 | 0:00 | 2:35 | 8:54 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick PaulLW | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17:53 | 3:17 | 0:00 | 14:36 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden PointC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:26 | 3:56 | 0:00 | 13:30 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor ShearyLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:12 | 0:00 | 0:45 | 6:27 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven StamkosC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:54 | 3:52 | 0:00 | 17:02 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 85.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik CernakD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:43 | 0:00 | 3:38 | 17:05 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haydn FleuryD | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:56 | 0:00 | 0:08 | 19:48 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Victor HedmanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:36 | 3:56 | 3:11 | 16:29 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick PerbixD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:48 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren RaddyshD | 1 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 18:50 | 0:43 | 0:17 | 17:50 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin de HaanD | 3 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 16:39 | 0:00 | 1:29 | 15:10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei VasilevskiyG | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .882 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
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