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Kucherov's Late Heroics Lift Lightning Past Golden Knights
7 Nov
Summary
- Nikita Kucherov scores two third-period goals for Tampa Bay
- Brandon Hagel also nets two goals and an assist for the Lightning
- Vegas' Ivan Barbashev tallies two goals and an assist in the loss
On November 7th, 2025, the Tampa Bay Lightning pulled away for a 6-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights in a high-scoring affair. Nikita Kucherov was the hero for the Lightning, scoring a pair of third-period goals and adding an assist on a late empty-netter to seal the victory.
Brandon Hagel also had a standout game for Tampa Bay, netting two goals and recording an assist. Gage Goncalves and Dominic James added goals for the Lightning, while Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves in net.
For the Golden Knights, Ivan Barbashev scored two goals and had an assist, while Mitch Marner found the back of the net and added two assists. However, it wasn't enough to overcome the Lightning's late surge.
The game was tied 2-2 after two periods, but Kucherov's first goal early in the third period gave Tampa Bay a 3-2 lead. Marner tied it up less than a minute later, but Hagel's goal 35 seconds after that put the Lightning back in front for good. Kucherov's second goal on the power play and Hagel's empty-netter in the final minute sealed the victory for Tampa Bay.
