Vegas Golden Knights vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Thursday, December 21, 2023 · Amalie Arena

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4–5

Final

SOG 34–36

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BSSUN · SCRIPPS

Game summary

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 on Thursday, December 21, 2023 at Amalie Arena. The Lightning outshot the Golden Knights 36-34.

Jonathan Marchessault scored twice and Brayden Point scored twice. Ivan Barbashev, Alex Barré-Boulet, Nikita Kucherov, Paul Cotter and Nick Paul also scored.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 30 saves on 34 shots for the win; Jiri Patera stopped 31 of 36.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
VGK	2	0	2	4	34
TBL	0	4	1	5	36

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Jonathan Marchessault (16)Paul Cotter (8), Brayden McNabb (12)1–011:40 VGK
Ivan Barbashev (9)Mark Stone (24), Jack Eichel (23)2–016:58 VGK

2nd period

Alex Barré-Boulet (6)Victor Hedman (25), Conor Sheary (6)2–108:25 TBL
Nikita Kucherov (23)Steven Stamkos (20), Victor Hedman (26)2–215:55 TBL · PPG
Brayden Point (15)Nick Paul (7), Nikita Kucherov (33)2–316:28 TBL · PPG
Brayden Point (16)Nick Paul (8), Nikita Kucherov (34)2–418:50 TBL

3rd period

Jonathan Marchessault (17)William Karlsson (16), Jack Eichel (24)3–405:31 VGK · PPG
Paul Cotter (5)Brayden McNabb (13), Ben Hutton (7)4–409:44 VGK
Nick Paul (11)Victor Hedman (27), Brayden Point (22)4–518:47 TBL

Team stats

VGKTBL

34Shots on goal36

48%Faceoff %52%

1/4Power play2/4

18Penalty minutes18

24Hits26

23Blocked shots14

12Giveaways8

4Takeaways7

Penalties

1st 00:18Ivan Barbashev · hooking2 min
2nd 01:51Haydn Fleury · hooking2 min
2nd 12:44Brandon Hagel · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
2nd 12:44Brandon Hagel · fighting5 min
2nd 12:44Ivan Barbashev · fighting5 min
2nd 13:56Mark Stone · tripping2 min
2nd 14:27Michael Eyssimont · fighting5 min
2nd 14:27Nicolas Roy · fighting5 min
2nd 15:10Alex Pietrangelo · delaying game puck over glass2 min
3rd 05:15Nikita Kucherov · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
3rd 11:23Nicolas Hague · slashing2 min
3rd 12:14Victor Hedman · tripping2 min

Season series

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters

9Jack EichelC	0	2	2	0	7	0	1	0	50	22:08
43Paul CotterC	1	1	2	+1	3	3	2	0	–	11:50
81Jonathan MarchessaultR	2	0	2	+1	6	2	0	0	–	16:58
3Brayden McNabbD	0	2	2	+2	2	1	2	0	–	20:28
49Ivan BarbashevC	1	0	1	+1	1	4	1	7	–	13:12
61Mark StoneR	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	–	21:29
71William KarlssonC	0	1	1	+1	3	0	0	0	30	17:17
17Ben HuttonD	0	1	1	+2	3	0	2	0	–	18:24
10Nicolas RoyC	0	0	0	+1	1	1	1	5	50	13:11
16Pavel DorofeyevL	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	–	11:12
20Chandler StephensonC	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	45	15:17
21Brett HowdenC	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	0	80	11:59
22Michael AmadioR	0	0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	60	11:38
28William CarrierL	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	–	11:42
2Zach WhitecloudD	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	–	19:02
7Alex PietrangeloD	0	0	0	-2	3	1	1	2	–	22:44
14Nicolas HagueD	0	0	0	-1	2	4	2	2	–	19:13
23Alec MartinezD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	–	15:52

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Jiri PateraG	L	36	31	5	.861	59:07
31Isaiah SavilleG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters

20Nick PaulL	1	2	3	+1	1	3	1	0	30	17:53
21Brayden PointC	2	1	3	+1	4	0	0	0	75	17:26
86Nikita KucherovR	1	2	3	+1	5	0	0	2	–	18:36
77Victor HedmanD	0	3	3	+2	4	1	0	2	–	23:36
12Alex Barré-BouletC	1	0	1	+1	3	1	0	0	–	07:51
73Conor ShearyL	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	–	07:12
91Steven StamkosC	0	1	1	0	3	1	1	0	86	20:54
11Luke GlendeningC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	69	14:02
23Michael EyssimontC	0	0	0	-2	1	2	0	5	–	10:12
38Brandon HagelL	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	7	–	18:29
64Tyler MotteC	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	50	11:29
71Anthony CirelliC	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	36	20:35
84Tanner JeannotL	0	0	0	-2	3	3	1	0	–	12:33
7Haydn FleuryD	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	2	–	19:56
43Darren RaddyshD	0	0	0	-2	2	3	1	0	–	18:50
44Calvin de HaanD	0	0	0	-2	1	1	3	0	–	16:39
48Nick PerbixD	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	–	16:48
81Erik CernakD	0	0	0	+1	1	1	2	0	–	20:43

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Jonas JohanssonG		0	0	0	–	00:00
88Andrei VasilevskiyG	W	34	30	4	.882	60:00