Golden Knights 4–5 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Dec 21, 2023)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Brayden Point

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 17:26 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Nikita Kucherov

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 18:36 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Andrei Vasilevskiy

30 saves

0.882 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🎰 Jonathan Marchessault Go-ahead 1st · 11:40

Assists: Paul Cotter, Brayden McNabb · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

1–0

🎰 Ivan Barbashev 1st · 16:58

Assists: Mark Stone, Jack Eichel · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

2–0

2nd period

⚡ Alex Barré-Boulet 2nd · 08:25

Assists: Victor Hedman, Conor Sheary · beat Jiri Patera

2–1

⚡ Nikita Kucherov PP Tying 2nd · 15:55

Assists: Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman · beat Jiri Patera

2–2

⚡ Brayden Point PP Go-ahead 2nd · 16:28

Assists: Nicholas Paul, Nikita Kucherov · beat Jiri Patera

2–3

⚡ Brayden Point 2nd · 18:50

Assists: Nicholas Paul, Nikita Kucherov · beat Jiri Patera

2–4

3rd period

🎰 Jonathan Marchessault PP 3rd · 05:31

Assists: William Karlsson, Jack Eichel · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

3–4

🎰 Paul Cotter Tying 3rd · 09:44

Assists: Brayden McNabb, Ben Hutton · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

4–4

⚡ Nicholas Paul Go-ahead 3rd · 18:47

Assists: Victor Hedman, Brayden Point · beat Jiri Patera

4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎰Golden Knights

L1 Eichel · Karlsson · Stone 21:29

L2 Stephenson · Barbashev · Marchessault 15:17

L3 Roy · Howden · Cotter 11:59

L4 Carrier · Dorofeyev · Amadio 11:38

D1 Pietrangelo · McNabb 21:36

D2 Hague · Whitecloud 19:08

D3 Hutton · Martinez 17:08

⚡Lightning

L1 Stamkos · Cirelli · Kucherov 20:35

L2 Hagel · Paul · Point 17:53

L3 Jeannot · Glendening · Motte 12:33

L4 Sheary · Eyssimont · Barré-Boulet 7:51

D1 Hedman · Cernak 22:10

D2 Fleury · Raddysh 19:23

D3 Perbix · de Haan 16:44

Team stats

Away left · home right

🎰VGK TBL⚡

34 Shots on goal 36

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

24 Hits 26

23 Blocked shots 14

4 Takeaways 7

12 Giveaways 8

18 Penalty minutes 18

VGK shooting 11.8% (4/34) TBL shooting 13.9% (5/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎰Golden Knights

Jiri Patera

31/36

.861 SV% · 5 GA · 59:07 TOI

⚡Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy

30/34

.882 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located

VGK TBL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-2-2 (0% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 2–4

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-2-1 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-0-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 1–0

Mar 92023 🎰VGK @ ⚡TBL 4–3 OT Feb 182023 ⚡TBL @ 🎰VGK 4–5 Jan 292022 🎰VGK @ ⚡TBL 3–2 SO Dec 212021 ⚡TBL @ 🎰VGK 4–3 Feb 202020 ⚡TBL @ 🎰VGK 3–5

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VGK vs TBL, answered

Who won Golden Knights vs Lightning on December 21, 2023?

Lightning won 5–4. The final score was Golden Knights 4, Lightning 5.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Jonathan Marchessault (2), Ivan Barbashev, Paul Cotter.

Who scored for Lightning?

Brayden Point (2), Alex Barré-Boulet, Nicholas Paul, Nikita Kucherov.

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Jiri Patera made 31 saves on 36 shots (.861 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 30 saves on 34 shots (.882 save percentage).

Where is Golden Knights vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Golden Knights vs Lightning season series?

Lightning lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🎰 Golden Knights

BeforeDec 19 🎰VGK @ 🌪️CAR 3–6 AfterDec 23 🎰VGK @ 🐆FLA 2–4

⚡ Lightning

BeforeDec 19 🎵STL @ ⚡TBL 1–6 AfterDec 23 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 2–1

Also on December 21

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