Kucherov scores twice in third period as Lightning beat Golden Knights 6-3

— Nikita Kucherov scored a pair of third-period goals and added an assist on a late empty-netter as the Tampa Bay Lightning pulled away for a 6-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night.
Nov 7, 2025, 01:08 am - AP
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1st PeriodTBVGK
7:25Ivan Barbashev (5)
Assists: Noah Hanifin (1), Mitch Marner (12)
01
15:53Ivan Barbashev (6)
Assists: Mitch Marner (13), Jack Eichel (12)
02
2nd PeriodTBVGK
0:36Gage Goncalves (1)
Assists: Dominic James (1)
12
3:28Dominic James (1)
Assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (3), J.J. Moser (2)
22
3rd PeriodTBVGK
2:48Nikita Kucherov (6)
Assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (4), Jake Guentzel (8)
32
3:37Mitch Marner (4)
Assists: Jack Eichel (13), Ivan Barbashev (8)
33
4:12Brandon Hagel (5)
Assists: Dominic James (2)
43
14:13Nikita Kucherov (7) (Power Play)
Assists: Victor Hedman (11), Brandon Hagel (6)
53
19:13Brandon Hagel (6) (Empty Net)
Assists: Nikita Kucherov (7)
63

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud
  • Jack Eichel Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Ivan Barbashev Tip-In Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Pavel Dorofeyev
  • Tomas Hertl Wrap-around Wide Right
  • Colton Sissons faceoff won against Dominic James
  • Cole Reinhardt hit Emil Lilleberg
  • Brett Howden Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Jeremy Lauzon hit Brandon Hagel
  • Noah Hanifin Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Giveaway by Brandon Saad
  • Brandon Saad Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Noah Hanifin Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Ivan Barbashev Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Noah Hanifin (1), Mitch Marner (12)
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Batted Wide Left
  • Dominic James shot blocked by Kaedan Korczak
  • Dominic James shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  • Ivan Barbashev Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Noah Hanifin Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Takeaway by Brett Howden
  • J.J. Moser shot blocked by Brett Howden
  • Yanni Gourde shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
  • Zach Whitecloud hit Nikita Kucherov
  • Mitch Marner Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  • William Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Charle-Edouard D'Astous shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud
  • Ivan Barbashev Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (13), Jack Eichel (12)
  • Jack Eichel Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Mitch Marner Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Jack Eichel Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Jack Eichel Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Giveaway by Kaedan Korczak
  • William Karlsson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Noah Hanifin Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Noah Hanifin
  • Reilly Smith Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Shea Theodore
  • Jack Eichel Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Noah Hanifin Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Ivan Barbashev Tripping against Yanni Gourde
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Colton Sissons faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  • Brandon Saad Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Jack Eichel
  • Ivan Barbashev Backhand Short
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Kaedan Korczak hit Zemgus Girgensons
  • Giveaway by Jeremy Lauzon
  • Giveaway by Tomas Hertl
  • Jeremy Lauzon hit Yanni Gourde
  • Noah Hanifin Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Colton Sissons faceoff won against Dominic James
  • Jeremy Lauzon hit Gage Goncalves
  • Victor Hedman shot blocked by Keegan Kolesar
  • Kaedan Korczak High-sticking against Gage Goncalves
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Giveaway by Shea Theodore
  • Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  • Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  • Jeremy Lauzon hit Dominic James
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Emil Lilleberg shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud
  • Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  • Brayden McNabb hit Dominic James
  • Giveaway by Shea Theodore
  • Giveaway by Noah Hanifin
  • Giveaway by Pavel Dorofeyev
  • Too many men/ice served by Ivan Barbashev
  • Brayden Point shot blocked by Shea Theodore
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  • Erik Cernak shot blocked by Kaedan Korczak
  • Jack Eichel Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Mitch Marner Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (13), Ivan Barbashev (8)
  • Zach Whitecloud hit Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  • Giveaway by Reilly Smith
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Mitch Marner Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  • Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Tomas Hertl
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Noah Hanifin Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • William Karlsson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • William Karlsson Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • William Karlsson Deflected saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Reilly Smith Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Keegan Kolesar hit Emil Lilleberg
  • Brayden McNabb hit Dominic James
  • Jeremy Lauzon Tripping against Dominic James
  • Jeremy Lauzon hit Zemgus Girgensons
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Noah Hanifin shot blocked by Tomas Hertl
  • Giveaway by Ivan Barbashev
  • Keegan Kolesar Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Colton Sissons Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Giveaway by Jack Eichel
  • Jack Eichel Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Giveaway by Mitch Marner
  • Tomas Hertl Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Kaedan Korczak hit Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  • Colton Sissons faceoff won against Dominic James
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Noah Hanifin
  • Noah Hanifin shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli
  • Icing
  • Brandon Hagel Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Yanni Gourde Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Yanni Gourde
  • High Stick
  • Dominic James hit Cole Reinhardt
  • Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Zach Whitecloud
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dominic James faceoff won against Colton Sissons
  • Jake Guentzel hit Brett Howden
  • Icing
  • Takeaway by Ryan McDonagh
  • Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Brandon Hagel
  • High Stick
  • Dominic James faceoff won against Colton Sissons
  • Cole Reinhardt shot blocked by Gage Goncalves
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Off-side
  • Jake Guentzel faceoff won against William Karlsson
  • Jake Guentzel hit Brayden McNabb
  • Victor Hedman Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Puck in Netting
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Keegan Kolesar
  • Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
  • Giveaway by Erik Cernak
  • Takeaway by Oliver Bjorkstrand
  • Icing
  • Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Pontus Holmberg Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Yanni Gourde Wrist Shot saved by Carl Lindbom
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Erik Cernak Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Brayden Point Wrist Shot saved by Carl Lindbom
  • Brayden Point Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  • Brandon Hagel Snap Shot saved by Carl Lindbom
  • Dominic James hit Colton Sissons
  • Off-side
  • Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Takeaway by Victor Hedman
  • Off-side
  • Giveaway by J.J. Moser
  • Takeaway by Oliver Bjorkstrand
  • Gage Goncalves Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Dominic James (1)
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Icing
  • Icing
  • Zach Whitecloud shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
  • Dominic James hit Zach Whitecloud
  • Darren Raddysh Wrist Shot saved by Carl Lindbom
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Gage Goncalves faceoff won against Colton Sissons
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Wrist Shot saved by Carl Lindbom
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Backhand saved by Carl Lindbom
  • Dominic James Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (3), J.J. Moser (2)
  • Takeaway by Jake Guentzel
  • Anthony Cirelli Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Yanni Gourde Slap Shot saved by Carl Lindbom
  • Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot saved by Carl Lindbom
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brandon Hagel hit Brandon Saad
  • Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by Carl Lindbom
  • Brandon Hagel Snap Shot saved by Carl Lindbom
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against William Karlsson
  • Giveaway by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Ivan Barbashev shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  • Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
  • Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot saved by Carl Lindbom
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Kaedan Korczak
  • Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Puck in Netting
  • Gage Goncalves Slap Shot Short
  • Jake Guentzel Deflected saved by Carl Lindbom
  • Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot Short
  • Giveaway by Victor Hedman
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Wrist Shot saved by Carl Lindbom
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Backhand saved by Carl Lindbom
  • Charle-Edouard D'Astous Slap Shot saved by Carl Lindbom
  • Erik Cernak Wrist Shot saved by Carl Lindbom
  • Anthony Cirelli Backhand Failed Bank Attempt
  • Giveaway by Dominic James
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand hit Jeremy Lauzon
  • Brandon Saad shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
  • Noah Hanifin shot blocked by Brayden Point
  • Puck in Netting
  • Zach Whitecloud shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
  • Jake Guentzel Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Icing
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Colton Sissons
  • Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot saved by Carl Lindbom
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Darren Raddysh Snap Shot saved by Carl Lindbom
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Brayden Point
  • Nikita Kucherov Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (4), Jake Guentzel (8)
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Jeremy Lauzon
  • Yanni Gourde Wrist Shot saved by Carl Lindbom
  • Brandon Hagel Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Dominic James (2)
  • Icing
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy High-sticking - double minor against Reilly Smith served by Nikita Kucherov
  • Video Review
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by Ryan McDonagh
  • Puck in Netting
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Kaedan Korczak shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
  • Brett Howden shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
  • Noah Hanifin shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dominic James faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Noah Hanifin shot blocked by Gage Goncalves
  • Takeaway by Dominic James
  • Dominic James Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Brayden Point
  • Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • TV Timeout
  • Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Colton Sissons
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Snap Shot Off Crossbar
  • Brayden Point Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by Carl Lindbom
  • Nikita Kucherov Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Victor Hedman (11), Brandon Hagel (6)
  • Brandon Saad shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  • Giveaway by J.J. Moser
  • Gage Goncalves Tripping against Jack Eichel
  • TV Timeout
  • Shea Theodore shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  • Jack Eichel shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  • Gage Goncalves Wrist Shot saved by Carl Lindbom
  • Puck in Netting
  • Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Colton Sissons
  • Giveaway by Victor Hedman
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  • Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Brandon Hagel Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (7)
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
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