Game Thread: Vegas Golden Knights (21-7-5) at Tampa Bay Lightning (15-13-5) – 21 Dec 2023 – 4:00PM PST

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# Vegas [](/r/goldenknights) Golden Knights (21-7-5) at Tampa Bay [](/r/tampabaylightning) Lightning (15-13-5)

#Amalie Arena

##In-Game Updates

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|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|1st – 00:56|

|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|2|–|–|2|
|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|0|–|–|0|

##Team Stats

|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocks|FOW%|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Play|PIM|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|10|8|8|42.9%|6|1|0/0|2|
|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|9|7|6|57.1%|4|2|0/1|0|

##Goals

|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|11:40|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Even|[Jonathan Marchessault (16) wrist shot, assist(s): Brayden McNabb (12), Chandler Stephenson (13)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6343689948112)|
|1st|16:57|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Even|[Ivan Barbashev (9) wrist shot, assist(s): Mark Stone (24)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6343691026112)|

##Penalties

|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|00:18|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|MIN|2|Ivan Barbashev hooking against Anthony Cirelli|

**Officials**

* Referees: Wes McCauley, Jean Hebert
* Linesmen: CJ Murray, Ryan Jackson

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##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|4:00PM|5:00PM|6:00PM|7:00PM|8:00PM|12:00AM|[](/r/hockeymod)

##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Nick Paul|Brayden Point|Nikita Kucherov|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Ivan Barbashev|Jack Eichel|Mark Stone|
|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Brandon Hagel|Anthony Cirelli|Steven Stamkos|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Pavel Dorofeyev|Chandler Stephenson|Jonathan Marchessault|
|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Conor Sheary|Tyler Motte|Alex Barré-Boulet|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Paul Cotter|William Karlsson|Nicolas Roy|
|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Tanner Jeannot|Luke Glendening|Michael Eyssimont|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|William Carrier|Brett Howden|Michael Amadio|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Victor Hedman|Erik Cernak|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Alec Martinez|Alex Pietrangelo|
|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Calvin de Haan|Darren Raddysh|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Ben Hutton|Brayden McNabb|
|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Haydn Fleury|Nicklaus Perbix|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Nicolas Hague|Zach Whitecloud|

||Goalies||Goalies|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Andrei Vasilevskiy|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Jiri Patera|
|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Jonas Johansson|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Isaiah Saville|

[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/tampa-bay-lightning/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/vegas-golden-knights/line-combinations/)

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##Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|33|15|13|5|35|0.530|3.36|3.48|30.19|79.59|30.52|30.97|51.74|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|33|21|7|5|47|0.712|3.39|2.61|22.76|83.16|32.52|29.52|49.71|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

##Team Leaders

|Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|G|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Nikita Kucherov|22|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Jack Eichel, Jonathan Marchessault|15|
|A|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Nikita Kucherov|32|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Mark Stone|23|
|P|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Nikita Kucherov|54|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Jack Eichel|37|
|+/-|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Haydn Fleury|5|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|William Karlsson, Michael Amadio, Brayden McNabb|10|
|PIM|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Austin Watson|60|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Paul Cotter, Keegan Kolesar|29|
|TOI|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Victor Hedman|23:48|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Alex Pietrangelo|24:06|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=14 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=54 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

## Goalie Breakdown

||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Jonas Johansson|20|19|8|6|5|2|3.47|0.891|
|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Andrei Vasilevskiy|11|11|6|5|0|1|2.83|0.904|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Logan Thompson|19|17|10|5|3|0|2.71|0.905|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Adin Hill|15|15|10|2|2|2|1.93|0.933|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=14 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=54 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

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