Hertl continues hot streak with team-leading 31st goal, Golden Knights top Lightning 4-2

— Tomas Hertl scored again and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Sunday.
Mar 23, 2025, 11:35 pm - AP
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1st PeriodTBVGK
11:02Nicolas Roy (11) (Power Play)
Assists: William Karlsson (13), Alex Pietrangelo (27)
01
13:33Tomas Hertl (31)
Assists: Reilly Smith (22)
02
19:13Jack Eichel (23)
Assists: Zach Whitecloud (8)
03
2nd PeriodTBVGK
17:38Nick Paul (21)
Assists: Gage Goncalves (9), Darren Raddysh (27)
13
3rd PeriodTBVGK
17:18Nicolas Hague (5) (Empty Net)
Assists: Alex Pietrangelo (28), Brett Howden (14)
14
19:55Nikita Kucherov (30) (Power Play)
Assists: Victor Hedman (42), Brandon Hagel (45)
24

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Erik Cernak shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud
  • Reilly Smith hit Erik Cernak
  • Giveaway by Ben Hutton
  • Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  • Giveaway by Pavel Dorofeyev
  • Noah Hanifin Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Giveaway by Noah Hanifin
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Noah Hanifin Slap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Tripping against Zemgus Girgensons
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Jack Eichel Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Alex Pietrangelo Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Mark Stone Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Mark Stone Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Mark Stone Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Keegan Kolesar hit Erik Cernak
  • Nicolas Roy Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Brett Howden Fighting against Yanni Gourde
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Nicolas Roy Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: William Karlsson (13), Alex Pietrangelo (27)
  • J.J. Moser shot blocked by Mark Stone
  • Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Reilly Smith
  • Brayden Point shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  • Reilly Smith Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Tomas Hertl Goal (31) Wrist Shot, assists: Reilly Smith (22)
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Nicolas Hague hit Zemgus Girgensons
  • Zach Whitecloud hit Darren Raddysh
  • Ben Hutton Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Snap Shot Off Crossbar
  • Nicolas Roy Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Jack Eichel Goal (23) Slap Shot, assists: Zach Whitecloud (8)
  • Jack Eichel Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Brett Howden Slashing against Brayden Point
  • Nicolas Roy Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Noah Hanifin hit Anthony Cirelli
  • Tomas Hertl Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Jack Eichel Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Giveaway by Mark Stone
  • Ben Hutton Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Victor Hedman shot blocked by Keegan Kolesar
  • Reilly Smith Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Brayden McNabb Tripping against Gage Goncalves
  • Victor Hedman shot blocked by Alex Pietrangelo
  • Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  • Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Ben Hutton
  • Keegan Kolesar hit Gage Goncalves
  • Brandon Saad Backhand Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Brandon Saad
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Nick Paul
  • Alex Pietrangelo Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Brett Howden faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Zach Whitecloud Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Brett Howden
  • Reilly Smith hit Victor Hedman
  • Keegan Kolesar hit Nick Perbix
  • Giveaway by Ben Hutton
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Takeaway by Brett Howden
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Ivan Barbashev Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Brayden McNabb hit Nikita Kucherov
  • Ben Hutton hit Nikita Kucherov
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nick Paul
  • Brandon Saad Backhand Wide Right
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nick Paul
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Nick Paul
  • Mark Stone Deflected saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Giveaway by Ivan Barbashev
  • Noah Hanifin Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Reilly Smith Backhand Short
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nick Paul
  • Pavel Dorofeyev hit Erik Cernak
  • Brayden McNabb hit Nikita Kucherov
  • William Karlsson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Takeaway by Keegan Kolesar
  • Giveaway by Alex Pietrangelo
  • Alex Pietrangelo Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  • Ivan Barbashev Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Giveaway by William Karlsson
  • William Karlsson Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Brandon Saad faceoff won against Nick Paul
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand shot blocked by Tomas Hertl
  • Tomas Hertl Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Noah Hanifin Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • William Karlsson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Snap Shot Hit Right Post
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Alex Pietrangelo Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Brett Howden faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Nicolas Hague Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Pietrangelo (28), Brett Howden (14)
  • Keegan Kolesar hit Emil Lilleberg
  • Nick Perbix shot blocked by Nicolas Roy
  • Keegan Kolesar Slashing against Emil Lilleberg
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Brayden McNabb hit Brayden Point
  • Erik Cernak Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Erik Cernak hit Reilly Smith
  • Luke Glendening hit Nicolas Hague
  • Zemgus Girgensons Snap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Luke Glendening hit Ben Hutton
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Giveaway by Brayden Point
  • Yanni Gourde hit Zach Whitecloud
  • Nikita Kucherov High-sticking against Alex Pietrangelo
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nick Perbix Wrist Shot Short
  • Brayden Point Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Brayden Point Slap Shot Hit Left Post
  • Victor Hedman Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against William Karlsson
  • Yanni Gourde hit Ben Hutton
  • Zemgus Girgensons Tip-In saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Yanni Gourde Cross-checking against Reilly Smith served by Gage Goncalves
  • Yanni Gourde Fighting against Brett Howden
  • Brandon Hagel Snap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Zemgus Girgensons Backhand Wide Right
  • Darren Raddysh Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Snap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Brandon Saad
  • Giveaway by Brayden Point
  • Anthony Cirelli Backhand saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Brandon Hagel Slap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brayden Point Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Nicolas Hague
  • Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Emil Lilleberg Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Nick Paul Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Gage Goncalves hit Mark Stone
  • Emil Lilleberg hit Jack Eichel
  • Nick Perbix Interference against Mark Stone
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Puck in Netting
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Ivan Barbashev
  • Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
  • Ryan McDonagh hit Nicolas Roy
  • Erik Cernak Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Takeaway by Brandon Hagel
  • Giveaway by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Brayden Point Snap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
  • Nick Paul Deflected saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Yanni Gourde Backhand Wide Right
  • Puck in Netting
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Brandon Saad
  • Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Luke Glendening Tip-In saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Luke Glendening Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  • Victor Hedman hit Keegan Kolesar
  • Nick Perbix Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Takeaway by Jake Guentzel
  • Gage Goncalves hit Zach Whitecloud
  • TV Timeout
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against William Karlsson
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Snap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Nick Paul hit Noah Hanifin
  • Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Ben Hutton
  • Gage Goncalves hit Nicolas Hague
  • Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Brandon Hagel Snap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Giveaway by Jake Guentzel
  • Ryan McDonagh Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Nick Perbix Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Emil Lilleberg Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Nick Perbix hit Brandon Saad
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Jack Eichel shot blocked by Nick Perbix
  • Jack Eichel shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Ivan Barbashev
  • Goalie Puck Frozen - played from beyond center
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Luke Glendening hit Brett Howden
  • Victor Hedman Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Nick Paul hit Nicolas Hague
  • Nick Paul Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Gage Goncalves (9), Darren Raddysh (27)
  • Jake Guentzel Snap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Nikita Kucherov Batted saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Giveaway by Nick Perbix
  • Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  • Gage Goncalves Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Darren Raddysh Slap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Icing
  • Nick Perbix hit Reilly Smith
  • Zach Whitecloud shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  • Off-side
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  • Takeaway by Emil Lilleberg
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Zach Whitecloud shot blocked by Brandon Hagel
  • J.J. Moser hit Jack Eichel
  • Giveaway by Nick Perbix
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Tip-In Wide Left
  • J.J. Moser Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Off-side
  • Erik Cernak hit Pavel Dorofeyev
  • Yanni Gourde hit Nicolas Hague
  • Nick Paul Tip-In Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Yanni Gourde
  • Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Icing
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Giveaway by Emil Lilleberg
  • Nick Perbix hit Brett Howden
  • Erik Cernak hit Keegan Kolesar
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Victor Olofsson
  • Yanni Gourde Slap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Alex Pietrangelo shot blocked by Victor Hedman
  • Giveaway by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Giveaway by Brandon Hagel
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Erik Cernak hit Ivan Barbashev
  • Hand Pass
  • Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Icing
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Darren Raddysh Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Nikita Kucherov Snap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
  • Nick Paul Backhand saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nick Perbix Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Emil Lilleberg Boarding against Tomas Hertl
  • Video Review
  • TV Timeout
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against William Karlsson
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Brayden Point hit Nicolas Hague
  • Icing
  • Off-side
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  • Brayden Point Snap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • High Stick
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Brett Howden
  • Brayden Point Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Brett Howden
  • Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
  • Brayden Point Batted Failed Bank Attempt
  • Nikita Kucherov Goal (30) Slap Shot, assists: Victor Hedman (42), Brandon Hagel (45)
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