The Las Vegas Golden Knights (42-20-8) defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning (40-25-5) 4-2 on Sunday night in Las Vegas. The Lightning dropped both games of a back-to-back, having been defeated by the Utah HC 6-4 on Saturday afternoon. The Lightning fell behind 3-0 in the first period before Nick Paul got the Bolts on the board with a goal late in the second. Nicolas Hague hit an empty-net goal to clinch the game 4-1 at at the 17:18 mark in the third, though Nikita Kucherov did score with five seconds to go in regulation to make it a 4-2 final. For Kucherov, it was his 30th goal of the year and 350th goal of his NHL career. The Lightning now return home for the next three games beginning with a game
Published: 03/24/2025
Author: FM 96.9 The Game
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