Golden Knights 4-2 Lightning (Mar 23, 2025) Box Score

Tampa Bay Lightning

40-25-5, 16-17-3 away

Final

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

Vegas Golden Knights

42-20-8, 27-7-3 home

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
Oliver BjorkstrandO. Bjorkstrand#22
Anthony CirelliA. Cirelli#71
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Luke GlendeningL. Glendening#11
Gage GoncalvesG. Goncalves#93
Yanni GourdeY. Gourde#37
Jake GuentzelJ. Guentzel#59
Brandon HagelB. Hagel#38
Nikita KucherovN. Kucherov#86
Nick PaulN. Paul#20
Brayden PointB. Point#21
defensemen
Erik CernakE. Cernak#81
Victor HedmanV. Hedman#77
Emil LillebergE. Lilleberg#78
Ryan McDonaghR. McDonagh#27
J.J. MoserJ.J. Moser#90
Nick PerbixN. Perbix#48
Darren RaddyshD. Raddysh#43

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:22	3:32	0:00	9:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:25	0:00	3:13	12:12	4	7	36.4
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	15	9:54	0:00	2:24	7:30	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	18	10:57	0:23	2:24	8:10	9	4	69.2
0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	19	13:50	0:00	0:00	13:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	2	7	3	0	1	21	15:10	1:36	0:30	13:04	1	0	100.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	24	22:19	5:11	0:29	16:39	3	1	75.0
0	1	-1	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	26	21:45	3:11	3:13	15:21	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	6	1	0	1	2	0	0	3	22	22:09	6:13	0:00	15:56	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	12:10	1:02	0:00	11:08	6	7	46.2
0	0	-2	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	24	22:42	4:33	0:00	18:09	9	6	60.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	23	17:28	0:00	4:18	13:10	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	26	24:17	4:58	1:46	17:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	2	0	1	2	1	1	1	20	12:06	0:00	0:00	12:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	25	18:03	0:00	4:15	13:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	22	13:03	0:00	1:52	11:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	4	1	1	2	3	0	2	20	13:26	0:00	0:00	13:26	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:44	1:39	0:00	14:05	0	0	0.0

goalies
Andrei VasilevskiyA. Vasilevskiy#88

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	3	26	.897	22	3	1	0	0	58:28	0

Vegas Golden Knights


forwards
Ivan BarbashevI. Barbashev#49
Pavel DorofeyevP. Dorofeyev#16
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#9
Tomas HertlT. Hertl#48
Brett HowdenB. Howden#21
William KarlssonW. Karlsson#71
Keegan KolesarK. Kolesar#55
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#95
Nicolas RoyN. Roy#10
Brandon SaadB. Saad#20
Reilly SmithR. Smith#19
Mark StoneM. Stone#61
defensemen
Nicolas HagueN. Hague#14
Noah HanifinN. Hanifin#15
Ben HuttonB. Hutton#17
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	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	14:34	2:20	0:00	12:14	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	3	2	0	1	2	1	0	1	18	15:42	3:56	0:00	11:46	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	20:04	4:41	2:11	13:12	6	8	42.9
1	0	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	12:54	1:59	0:05	10:50	9	8	52.9
0	1	1	0	0	0	2	7	0	1	1	19	13:19	0:00	1:51	11:28	2	3	40.0
0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	18:46	2:57	2:40	13:09	5	5	50.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	2	4	1	0	15	10:25	0:00	0:00	10:25	1	0	100.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	12:12	1:46	0:00	10:26	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:04	2:16	1:03	10:45	1	6	14.3
0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	15:09	0:22	1:46	13:01	1	2	33.3
0	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	18	13:59	0:20	1:01	12:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	19	16:44	3:30	1:49	11:25	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	20:47	0:00	3:15	17:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	23	21:27	3:59	0:52	16:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	15	11:16	0:00	0:00	11:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	20	15:46	0:00	2:06	13:40	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	30	25:03	2:10	2:55	19:58	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	24	20:00	0:14	3:18	16:28	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ilya SamsonovI. Samsonov#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
37	2	35	.946	28	5	2	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.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Lightning	0	1	1	2
	Golden Knights	3	0	1	4

1st Period		VGK
11:02	Nicolas Roy (11) (Power Play) Assists: William Karlsson (13), Alex Pietrangelo (27)	1
13:33	Tomas Hertl (31) Assists: Reilly Smith (22)	2
19:13	Jack Eichel (23) Assists: Zach Whitecloud (8)	3

2nd Period			TB	VGK
17:38		Nick Paul (21) Assists: Gage Goncalves (9), Darren Raddysh (27)	1	3

3rd Period			TB	VGK
17:18		Nicolas Hague (5) (Empty Net) Assists: Alex Pietrangelo (28), Brett Howden (14)	1	4
19:55		Nikita Kucherov (30) (Power Play) Assists: Victor Hedman (42), Brandon Hagel (45)	2	4

0:49

Tomas Hertl scores 31st goal of season

0:49

Nikita Kucherov capitalizes on the power play

0:43

Nicolas Hague lights the lamp

0:39

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Golden Knights
3
Lightning
4

Game 1

10/17

Final

Lightning
2
Golden Knights
4

Game 2

3/24

Final

T-Mobile Arena

12:00 AM, March 24, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Las Vegas, NV

Line: VGK -115

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 17,906

Referees:
Ghislain Hebert
Jean Hebert

Linesmen:
Shandor Alphonso
Jesse Marquis

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	43	25	3	89
Florida	43	25	3	89
Tampa Bay	41	25	5	87
Ottawa	37	28	5	79
Montreal	33	28	9	75
Detroit	33	32	6	72
Boston	30	33	9	69
Buffalo	29	35	6	64

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	43	20	8	94
Los Angeles	40	21	9	89
Edmonton	41	24	5	87
Calgary	34	25	11	79
Vancouver	33	26	12	78
Anaheim	30	32	8	68
Seattle	30	36	6	66
San Jose	19	42	9	47

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