NHL Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Vegas Golden Knights vs Tampa Bay Lightning 2-6 – NHL, 21 Oct 2026
Vegas Golden Knights 3rd place · GP 11 · W 8 · PTS 16
2–6
Final
Tampa Bay Lightning 6th place · GP 9 · W 7 · PTS 14
SportsLife forecast
Made before the match
55%
45%
Our pick Vegas Golden Knights Low confidence Missed
- Vegas sits 1st with 16 points from 10 games, Tampa Bay 9th with 12 from 8
- Vegas form WLWWW and Tampa Bay form WWLWW are both strong
- Vegas is at home at T-Mobile Arena, which favors the home side
Estimated by the SportsLife model from the league table, recent form and results, last meetings and home advantage. Not betting advice.
Match stats
NHLVegas Golden KnightsTampa Bay Lightning
34Shots on goal21
43%Face-off %57%
0/4Power play1/3
0%Power play %33%
6Penalty minutes8
24Hits13
17Blocked shots13
18Giveaways22
3Takeaways4
Skaters
NHLVegas Golden Knights
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. MarnerR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 5 | 17:27 |
| B. BowmanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:05 |
| I. BarbashevL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:07 |
| M. StoneR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:29 |
| T. HertlC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17:13 |
| W. KarlssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 16:00 |
| S. TheodoreD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 20:36 |
| B. McNabbD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:46 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. KucherovR | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18:19 |
| A. CirelliC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10:30 |
| J. CarlsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17:46 |
| B. HagelL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18:55 |
| V. HedmanD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16:52 |
| C. D'AstousD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 12:52 |
| Z. GirgensonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:21 |
| I. MikheyevR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:37 |
Scoring summary
NHL| Time | Team | Scorer | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 04:11 | TBL | B. Hagel (PP) | C. D'Astous, N. Kucherov | 0–1 |
| P1 13:16 | VGK | I. Barbashev | M. Marner | 1–1 |
| P1 14:04 | TBL | J. Carlson | unassisted | 1–2 |
| P1 18:30 | VGK | M. Stone (SH) | B. Bowman | 2–2 |
| P2 06:44 | TBL | A. Cirelli | N. Kucherov | 2–3 |
| P2 10:09 | TBL | A. Cirelli | unassisted | 2–4 |
| P2 17:56 | TBL | V. Hedman | unassisted | 2–5 |
| P3 05:16 | TBL | N. Kucherov | unassisted | 2–6 |
Goaltenders
NHL| Goalie | Team | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Hart | Vegas Golden Knights | 15/21 | 0.714 | 59:46 |
| A. Vasilevskiy | Tampa Bay Lightning | 32/34 | 0.941 | 59:57 |
Three stars
NHL| # | Player | Team | Pos | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. Vasilevskiy | TBL | G | SV% 0.941 |
| 2 | N. Kucherov | TBL | R | 1G 2A |
| 3 | A. Cirelli | TBL | C | 2G 0A |
Form and recent results
Vegas Golden KnightsLWWWL
- L23 OctSt. Louis Blues 3–1 Vegas Golden KnightsNHL
- W18 OctVegas Golden Knights 6–2 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL
- W16 OctVegas Golden Knights 6–2 Calgary FlamesNHL
- W14 OctNashville Predators 2–5 Vegas Golden KnightsNHL
- L13 OctMinnesota Wild 4–2 Vegas Golden KnightsNHL
- W11 OctVegas Golden Knights 2–1 Los Angeles KingsNHL
Tampa Bay LightningWLWWW
- W17 OctTampa Bay Lightning 4–2 Vancouver CanucksNHL
- W16 OctTampa Bay Lightning 4–3 Seattle KrakenNHL
- L14 OctNew York Rangers 4–1 Tampa Bay LightningNHL
- W11 OctNew York Islanders 3–5 Tampa Bay LightningNHL
- W9 OctTampa Bay Lightning 3–2 Minnesota WildNHL
- W6 OctTampa Bay Lightning 4–1 Philadelphia FlyersNHL