Golden Knights fall to the Lightning 6-2

The Vegas Golden Knights lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Tuesday, October 20, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

It was tied 2-2 after the first period, the Lightning led 5-2 after the second period, and the Lightning led 6-2 after regulation.

With 4:11 left in the first period, Brandon Hagel scored on a tip-in, assisted by Charle-Edouard D'Astous and Nikita Kucherov. Tampa Bay Lightning led 1-0. With 6:44 left in the second period, Anthony Cirelli scored on a wrist shot, assisted by Nikita Kucherov. Tampa Bay Lightning led 3-2. With 5:16 left in the third period, Nikita Kucherov scored on a snap shot. Tampa Bay Lightning led 6-2.

Anthony Cirelli led the Lightning with 2 goals. Mark Stone led the Golden Knights with 1 goal. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 32 of 34 shots for the Lightning.

Vegas Golden Knights were favored by 1.5 goals. Golden Knights did not cover. The total was 6.5, and the game went over.

The Golden Knights are 8-3. In their last 4 games they lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-6 at home on October 20, beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 at home on October 17, beat the Calgary Flames 6-2 at home on October 15, and beat the Nashville Predators 5-2 in Nashville on October 13.

The Lightning are 7-2. In their last 4 games they beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6-2 in Vegas on October 20, beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 at home on October 17, beat the Seattle Kraken 4-3 at home on October 15, and lost to the New York Rangers 1-4 in New York on October 13.

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