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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Vegas Golden KnightsMar 23, 2025

Final· T-Mobile Arena
away
TBL
2
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home
VGK
4
Goals123TShots123T
TBL0112TBL1315937
VGK3014VGK138930
TBL 69VGK 49
TBL 3.52VGK 4.67
PP goals
TBL 0VGK 1
Hits
TBL 27VGK 14
Blocks
TBL 5VGK 12
PIM
TBL 13VGK 13
TBL 57%VGK 43%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Vegas Golden Knights beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 at home. Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Ilya Samsonov (VGK) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +11 against a season average of 25.9; the win.

  1. Points
    Alex Pietrangelo had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:03.Pietrangelo
  2. Goalie
    Ilya Samsonov (VGK) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +11 against a season average of 25.9; the win.Samsonov
  3. New line
    New look for VGK: Olofsson–Kolesar–Roy skated 7:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (9.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.OlofssonKolesarRoy
  4. Usage
    Nick Paul (TBL) played 12:10, −4:20 down on his 16:30 season average over 75 games.Paul
  5. Usage
    Tomas Hertl (VGK) played 12:54, −4:17 down on his 17:11 season average over 72 games.Hertl
  6. Usage
    Nicolas Hague (VGK) played 20:47, +3:51 up on his 16:56 season average over 67 games.Hague
  7. Luck
    TBL scored 2 goals on 3.51 expected goals (69 attempts), well short of its chances.
  8. Usage
    J.J. Moser (TBL) played 13:03, −5:55 down on his 18:58 season average over 53 games.Moser

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, TBL at VGK: 118 attempts, 67 on goal, 6 goals, 8.19 expected goals; best chance Mark Stone at 0.42 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← TBL attacks left (bottom on phones)VGK attacks right (top on phones) →
  • VGK
  • TBL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 118 of 118 attempts · VGK 49 · TBL 69

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, TBL at VGK: expected goals 4.67 to 3.52 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 49 to 69, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdVGKTBLRHEPHKnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • VGK
  • TBL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKTBLcontrol2nd3rdRoy · 1st 11:02Hertl · 1st 13:33Eichel · 1st 19:13Paul · 2nd 17:38Hague · 3rd 17:18Kucherov · 3rd 19:55
  • VGK pressure
  • TBL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: TBL 33% of the game, VGK 39%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, TBL at VGK: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Ilya Samsonov (60:00) for VGK and Andrei Vasilevskiy (58:23) for TBL, 6 goals.

VGK
TBL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatTBLVGK
6244
3.193.06
3.002.75
1111
18
1417
+0.046−0.046
33%39%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Current TBL line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 11:02
    VGKNicolas RoyPP (William Karlsson, Alex Pietrangelo)snap0.22 xG
    TBL: McDonagh, Cernak, Cirelli, HagelVGK: Pietrangelo, Karlsson, Barbashev, Olofsson, Roy
    TBL 0 – 1 VGK
  2. 13:33
    VGKTomas Hertl (Reilly Smith)wrist0.09 xG
    TBL: Hedman, Kucherov, Guentzel, Point, MoserVGK: McNabb, Hertl, Olofsson, Whitecloud, Dorofeyev
    TBL 0 – 2 VGK
  3. 19:13
    VGKJack Eichel (Zach Whitecloud)slap0.12 xG
    TBL: McDonagh, Cernak, Cirelli, Hagel, PerbixVGK: Smith, Saad, Hanifin, Eichel, Whitecloud
    TBL 0 – 3 VGK

2nd period

  1. 17:38
    TBLNick Paul (Gage Goncalves, Darren Raddysh)snap0.14 xG
    TBL: Gourde, Bjorkstrand, Paul, Raddysh, LillebergVGK: Hutton, Barbashev, Kolesar, Roy, Hague
    TBL 1 – 3 VGK

3rd period

  1. 17:18
    VGKNicolas HagueEN (Alex Pietrangelo, Brett Howden)wrist0.40 xG
    TBL: Hedman, Kucherov, Guentzel, Point, Raddysh, CirelliVGK: Pietrangelo, Smith, Saad, Howden, Hague
    TBL 1 – 4 VGK
  2. 19:55
    TBLNikita Kucherov (Victor Hedman, Brandon Hagel)slap0.09 xG
    TBL: Hedman, Kucherov, Glendening, Guentzel, Point, HagelVGK: Saad, Howden, Hague, Whitecloud
    TBL 2 – 4 VGK

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Brayden Point CL1000-240.5110022:42——3730
Jake Guentzel CL1000-210.1300022:19——4134
Nikita Kucherov RL1101-260.6800222:09——5153
Yanni Gourde CL2000+110.0630715:10——7369
Oliver Bjorkstrand RL2000+130.2300013:22——6549
Nick Paul LL2101+140.5020012:10——7664
Brandon Hagel LL3011-160.3101021:45——6558
Anthony Cirelli CL3000-210.0900015:25——6359
Gage Goncalves CL3011000.0530013:50——6031
Ryan McDonagh DD1000-110.0310018:03——4831
Erik Cernak DD1000-120.0140017:28——4315
Victor Hedman DD2011-220.1611024:17——6165
Darren Raddysh DD2011010.1000015:44——6768
Nick Perbix DD3000-100.0831213:26——5560
Emil Lilleberg DD3000+100.0210212:06——6556
J.J. Moser D—000-110.0712013:03——6168
Luke Glendening C—000020.3630010:57——6781
Zemgus Girgensons C—000020.144009:54——7367
TBL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy(start)L29263.8973.8758:28

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Eichel CL1101+130.2800020:04——5557
Mark Stone RL1000040.7301016:44——5050
Ivan Barbashev LL1000-120.2600014:34——4232
Pavel Dorofeyev RL2000+130.5310215:42——5677
Brandon Saad LL2000+200.0800015:09——5079
Tomas Hertl CL2101+150.4501012:54——4565
William Karlsson CL3011020.2700018:46——3943
Reilly Smith RL3011+210.1621013:59——4652
Brett Howden CL3011+100.0000713:19——4036
Nicolas Roy CL4101-140.7101014:04——1821
Victor Olofsson LL4000+100.0000012:12——1323
Keegan Kolesar RL4000-100.0041210:25——713
Alex Pietrangelo DD1022+110.5301025:03——5460
Noah Hanifin DD1000+120.1612021:27——6670
Zach Whitecloud DD2011+200.0112020:00——3443
Brayden McNabb DD2000+100.0031215:46——3838
Nicolas Hague DD3101010.4010020:47——2127
Ben Hutton DD3000-120.1211011:16——3034
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ilya Samsonov(start)W37352.9463.5260:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Nicolas Roy (VGK PP) 1st 11:02 · assists William Karlsson, Alex Pietrangelo · Cycle · 4.2 mph shot.

Jack Eichel · 1st 19:13 · VGK

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
72.9 mph
Distance
29 ft
Entry to goal
7.4 s
Type
one-timer

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Nick Paul · 2nd 17:38 · TBL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
58.8 mph
Distance
24 ft
Entry to goal
2.0 s

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Nicolas Hague · 3rd 17:18 · VGK EN

Play
faceoff
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
14.3 mph
Distance
14 ft
Entry to goal
6.9 s

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