US EditionKucherov Scores Twice in Third Period as Lightning Beat Golden Knights 6-3
Kucherov and Hagel combined for four goals and two assists as the Lightning overcame a 2-0 deficit with a strong third period rally.
- On Thursday at T-Mobile Arena, the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6-3 as Nikita Kucherov scored two third-period goals and assisted on Brandon Hagel's empty-net goal.
- After a fast Vegas start, left wing Ivan Barbashev scored twice in the opening 20 minutes, but right wing Gage Goncalves and center Dominic James tied the game 2-2 in the second period.
- Shot totals show Vegas outshot Tampa Bay 15-3 in the first period but Tampa Bay outshot Vegas 15-4 in the second, while the Knights went scoreless on three power-play chances.
- The win gave Tampa Bay momentum as the Lightning scored six of the next seven goals, dropping the Golden Knights to 1-2-0 during their six-game homestand before Saturday's game against the Anaheim Ducks.
- In the third period, rapid lead changes saw Mitch Marner tie the game before Brandon Hagel scored 35 seconds later, capping a collapse the Golden Knights 'would've been fine if Thursday's game was 20 minutes long.
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Kucherov scores twice in third period as Lightning beat Golden Knights 6
LAS VEGAS — Nikita Kucherov scored a pair of third-period goals and added an assist on a late empty-netter as the Tampa Bay Lightning pulled away for a 6-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night.Brandon Hagel also had two goals and an assist for the Lightning, while Gage Goncalves and Dominic James added goals. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves. James and Oliver Bjorkstrand also had a pair of assists each.Ivan Barbashev had two goals…
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Kucherov scores twice in third period as Lightning beat Golden Knights 6-3
Nikita Kucherov scored a pair of third-period goals and added an assist on a late empty-netter as the Tampa Bay Lightning pulled away for a 6-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.
VGK Analysis: Golden Knights Blow Multigoal Lead to Surging Lightning
On Thursday, the Vegas Golden Knights (7-3-3) played host to the Tampa Bay Lightning (7-5-2). They started strong, scoring the first two goals, but suffered an epic collapse in the second period. The game went off the rails in the third period, and the Golden Knights fell 6-3. Unlike in their first meeting, the Golden Knights had their legs right from puck drop. They recorded the first nine shots on goal; it took the Lightning 15:35 to record th…
VGK Start Strong, But Collapse In Final Period: Tampa Bay 6 Golden Knights 3 Thursday
ADVERTISEMENT Shop at Jay’s Market at 190 East Flamingo Road at the Koval Lane east of the Strip. ADVERTISEMENT Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell LAS VEGAS, Nevada — If hockey games were 20 minutes long, the Vegas Golden Knights would have enjoyed a lovely evening. They dominated a perennial playoff team, the Tampa Bay Lightning, in the first period by taking a 2-0 lead into the first intermission and taki…
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