Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights, 2026-10-20
The Lightning visit the Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena. Puck drop 10:30 PM EDT. On ESPN, SN+.
Where to watch Lightning at Golden Knights
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- SN+
Lightning open western road trip at Vegas
- Tampa Bay opens a three-game Western Conference road trip in Las Vegas, with Colorado and Utah next on the schedule.1
- Nikita Kucherov is the Lightning's career scoring leader against Vegas with 26 points (9 goals, 17 assists) in 14 games.1
- The Athletic's Jesse Granger reported Carter Hart left the ice first and will start for Vegas.2
Lightning
- Brandon HagelAnthony CirelliNikita Kucherov
- Jake GuentzelBrayden PointGage Goncalves
- Ilya MikheyevZemgus GirgensonsPontus Holmberg
- Dominic JamesConor GeekieJeffrey Viel
- J.J. MoserJohn Carlson
- Ryan McDonaghErik Cernak
- Victor HedmanMax Crozier
NHL.com projection. Viel is expected back; D'Astous could play if Tampa Bay uses 11 forwards and seven defencemen.
Out: Scott Sabourin (Scratched), Charle-Edouard D'Astous (Scratched in the projected lineup; could play if Tampa Bay uses 11 forwards and seven defencemen), Emil Lilleberg (Scratched), Yanni Gourde (Hip injury)3
- NHL.com said Jeffrey Viel is expected to return; Charle-Edouard D'Astous likely would be the seventh defenceman if Tampa Bay uses 11 forwards and seven defencemen.
Golden Knights
- Ivan BarbashevJack EichelMark Stone
- Brett HowdenWilliam KarlssonMitch Marner
- Trevor ConnellyTomas HertlRaphael Lavoie
- Marc GatcombNic DowdBraeden Bowman
- Shea TheodoreBrayden McNabb
- Jeremy LauzonRasmus Andersson
- Dylan CoghlanNoah Hanifin
Projected skaters from NHL.com. See Granger's update for the confirmed starting goalie.
Out: Ville Heinola (Scratched), Victor Olofsson (Lower-body injury), Parker Wotherspoon (Upper-body injury)3
Sources: 1Tampa Bay Lightning: Nuts & Bolts: Late night puck drop · 2Jesse Granger (The Athletic): Carter Hart to start against Tampa Bay · 3Vegas Golden Knights: Lightning at Golden Knights projected lineups. Lines and availability are the clubs' own and can change before puck drop.
Lineups
The league posts the dressed rosters about an hour before puck drop. They appear here as soon as they are out.
Lightning
Head coach: Jon Cooper
Golden Knights
Head coach: Ryan Craig
Season series
First meeting of the season
- Oct 20, 2026Tonight
- Jan 14, 2027VGK at TBL
By the numbers
| Lightning6-2-0 | Golden Knights8-2-0 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1313th | GF / game | 3rd4.10 |
| 2.639th | GA / game | 6th2.40 |
| 10.7%31st | Power play | 6th27.8% |
| 75.0%22nd | Penalty kill | 24th73.9% |
| 47.4%24th | Faceoffs | 9th52.1% |
2026-27 regular season, with league rank.
Leaders
2026-27 regular season.
In goal
Lightning
Golden Knights
2026-27 regular season. The starter is confirmed at puck drop.
Goals, assists, penalties and the boxscore appear here at puck drop and update while the game is on.
