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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vegas Golden Knights · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Golden Knights · TUE · OCT 20 · 9:30 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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TUE · OCT 20 · 9:30 PM CT
T-Mobile Arena
ESPN
Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning
1–1–0
@
Vegas Golden Knights
Golden Knights
1–1–0
Upcoming
TUE · OCT 20 · 9:30 PM CT
ESPN
Tampa Bay Lightning
Away · Lightning
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
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The read
Carter Hart has John Carlson figured out, 31 shots without a goal. But Brandon Hagel has quietly owned this matchup, 7 points in the last 4 meetings.
T-Mobile Arena
Vegas Golden Knights
Home · Golden Knights
1–1–0
2 PTS
Lightning
GOALIES
Golden Knights
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Expected
.889 SV% · 2.59 GAA · 1W
.888 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Carter Hart
Carter Hart
Likely · 3874-carter-hart
.870 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 1W
.911 SV% L5 · Steady
Lightning
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Golden Knights
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
LightningProjected lines
No projected lines yet
Golden KnightsProjected lines
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2
Lightning
INJURY REPORT
Golden Knights
Emil Lilleberg
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Raphael Lavoie
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Yanni Gourde
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 2
Lukas Cormier
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Dominic James
IR · Hand · Expected back Oct 13
LightningInjury report
Emil Lilleberg
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Yanni Gourde
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 2
Dominic James
IR · Hand · Expected back Oct 13
Golden KnightsInjury report
Raphael Lavoie
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Lukas Cormier
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2
STORYLINE
The Lightning won their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Golden Knights lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Carter Hart has John Carlson figured out, 31 shots without a goal. But Brandon Hagel has quietly owned this matchup, 7 points in the last 4 meetings.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
John Carlson has 31 shots on Carter Hart without a goal.
(Tampa Bay)
0/31 vs Carter Hart
Matchup
Mark Stone has 9 goals on Andrei Vasilevskiy (36 shots).
(Vegas)
9 goals on Andrei Vasilevskiy
Player
Brandon Hagel has 7 points in his last 4 games against Vegas. See the games →
(Tampa Bay)
7 pts, last 4 vs VGK
Player
Nikita Kucherov has 7 points in his last 4 games against Vegas. See the games →
(Tampa Bay)
7 pts, last 4 vs VGK