The Golden Knights suffered their most lopsided defeat of the season Tuesday, falling 6-2 to the Tampa Bay Lightning at T-Mobile Arena and snapping a three-game winning streak. The loss dropped Vegas to 8-3-0 on the year.
After a chippy first period featuring hard hits and penalties, the game was tied 2-2 heading into the second. Ivan Barbashev and captain Mark Stone scored for the Knights, with Stone netting his eighth goal of the season on a shorthanded play late in the frame. Tampa Bay's Brandon Hagel and John Carlson had staked the Lightning to an early 2-1 lead.
The Lightning took control with three goals in the second period. Anthony Cirelli scored twice, breaking the tie at 6:44 and then capitalizing on a Jack Eichel turnover at 10:09. Victor Hedman added a third goal from the half wall to make it 5-2. Carter Hart allowed five goals on 14 shots through two periods before finishing with 14 saves.
Nikita Kucherov added a breakaway goal in the third period and two assists, extending his personal point streak against the Knights to all 15 career meetings. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 32 shots for Tampa Bay, which improved to 7-4-1.
Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal
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