Sun, Oct 26 · FINAL
0:32Nikita Kucherov Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (4)
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Carl Lindbom28 SA26 SV2 GA.929
Andrei VasilevskiyScoring
- 0:32OTNikita Kucherov Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (4)
- 18:251stWilliam Karlsson Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Reilly Smith (1), Shea Theodore (3)
- 4:531stBrandon Hagel Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Victor Hedman (8), Jake Guentzel (6)
Vegas Golden Knights
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ben HuttonD | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:58 | 0:10 | 0:05 | 12:43 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kaedan KorczakD | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15:22 | 0:11 | 0:21 | 14:50 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Jeremy LauzonD | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:49 | 0:00 | 2:35 | 15:14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Brayden McNabbD | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24:34 | 0:00 | 5:41 | 18:53 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Shea TheodoreD | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 27:45 | 4:19 | 4:36 | 18:50 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach WhitecloudD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:55 | 0:00 | 4:04 | 12:51 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Erik CernakD | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17:41 | 0:00 | 3:01 | 14:40 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charle-Edouard D'AstousD | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 10:36 | 2:42 | 0:00 | 7:54 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Victor HedmanD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:31 | 5:59 | 1:49 | 13:43 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Emil LillebergD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:41 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:41 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Ryan McDonaghD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:37 | 0:00 | 2:50 | 15:47 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 J.J. MoserD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:15 | 0:03 | 1:39 | 20:33 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Darren RaddyshD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:41 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:41 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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5:00 PM, October 26, 2025
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