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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vegas Golden Knights

Regular season · Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · T-Mobile Arena

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ESPN · SN+

Game preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, with puck drop at 10:30 PM ET. The game is on ESPN and SN+.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Lightning

First game of a road trip.

  1. 102026-10-10: at NYI
  2. 112026-10-11: no game
  3. 122026-10-12: no game
  4. 132026-10-13: at NYR
  5. 142026-10-14: no game
  6. 152026-10-15: vs SEA
  7. 162026-10-16: no game
  8. 172026-10-17: vs VAN
  9. 182026-10-18: no game
  10. 192026-10-19: no game
  11. 202026-10-20: at VGK
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,988 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,988 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Golden Knights

Another game at home.

  1. 102026-10-10: vs LAK
  2. 112026-10-11: no game
  3. 122026-10-12: at MIN
  4. 132026-10-13: at NSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 142026-10-14: no game
  6. 152026-10-15: vs CGY
  7. 162026-10-16: no game
  8. 172026-10-17: vs PIT
  9. 182026-10-18: no game
  10. 192026-10-19: no game
  11. 202026-10-20: vs TBL
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTue, Oct 13 at NYR
  1. L1Girgensons#28Holmberg#29Mikheyev#95
    10:27 together at 5v5
  2. L2Point#21Goncalves#93Kucherov#86
    5:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHagel#38Guentzel#59Geekie#94
    1:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Carlson#74Moser#90
    12:15 together at 5v5
  2. D2D'Astous#51Crozier#24
    10:25 together at 5v5
  3. D3McDonagh#27Cernak#81
    8:50 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Hagel LGuentzel CPoint CKucherov RCarlson D2:13
  2. 2Cirelli CGoncalves CGeekie CHolmberg RD'Astous D0:50

Penalty kill

  1. 1Hagel LCirelli CHedman DCrozier D1:57
  2. 2Hagel LCirelli CMcDonagh DCernak D1:17
Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsTue, Oct 13 at NSH
  1. L1Barbashev#49Eichel#9Stone#61
    12:11 together at 5v5
  2. L2Connelly#24Hertl#48Lavoie#36
    10:54 together at 5v5
  3. L3Karlsson#71Howden#21Marner#93
    9:41 together at 5v5
  4. L4Dowd#26Gatcomb#17Bowman#42
    9:00 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewAndersson#4Lauzon#5
    15:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHanifin#15Coghlan#52
    15:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3McNabb#3Theodore#27
    14:43 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connelly LHertl CEichel CStone RMarner R1:49
  2. 2Barbashev LKarlsson CBowman RTheodore DAndersson D1:49

Penalty kill

  1. 1Dowd CKarlsson CMcNabb DTheodore D1:39
  2. 2Eichel CStone RHanifin DLauzon D1:25

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

TBLVGK

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)VGK 77% (2nd most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)VGK 1:30 left (5th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

TBL 49.1s (11th longest)VGK 47.9s (12th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

TBL 28% (12th least often)VGK 26% (5th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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