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Vegas Golden Knights vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Thursday, January 14, 2027 · Benchmark International Arena

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The Spot · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Thursday, January 14, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on The Spot and SCRIPPS.

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

Rest and travel

Golden Knights

Game 2 of a road trip: Washington, now Tampa Bay.

  1. 42027-01-04: at COL
  2. 52027-01-05: no game
  3. 62027-01-06: no game
  4. 72027-01-07: vs MIN
  5. 82027-01-08: no game
  6. 92027-01-09: vs SEA
  7. 102027-01-10: no game
  8. 112027-01-11: no game
  9. 122027-01-12: at WSH
  10. 132027-01-13: no game
  11. 142027-01-14: at TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~819 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,905 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Lightning

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Seattle, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton).

  1. 42027-01-04: no game
  2. 52027-01-05: at SEA
  3. 62027-01-06: no game
  4. 72027-01-07: at VAN
  5. 82027-01-08: no game
  6. 92027-01-09: at CGY
  7. 102027-01-10: no game
  8. 112027-01-11: at EDM
  9. 122027-01-12: no game
  10. 132027-01-13: no game
  11. 142027-01-14: vs VGK
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~2,367 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~5,608 mi
on this 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

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

VGKTBL

Settled lines

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

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

Goalie pull, down one

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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

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