Lightning at Golden Knights preview: October 20, 2026
The Tampa Bay Lightning (6-2-0) visit the Vegas Golden Knights (8-2-0) at T-Mobile Arena on October 20, 2026. Recent form, both teams’ figures with NHL ranks, earlier meetings and the players to research, from StatsNext’s stored box scores.
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Records
| Team | Record (2026-27) | Last 5 | Away (2026-27) | Home (2026-27) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 6-2-0 | 4-1 (3.4-2.8) | 1-2-0 (2.3-4) | 5-0-0 (3.6-1.8) |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 8-2-0 | 4-1 (4.2-2.2) | 3-1-0 (4-2.5) | 5-1-0 (4.3-2.3) |
Record, Away and Home cover the complete 2026-27 regular season. Last 5 is the 5 most recent 2026-27 regular-season games. In parentheses: goals for and against per game. Records read wins, regulation losses, then overtime and shootout losses. Last 5 counts overtime and shootout losses as losses.
Team comparison
2026-27 regular-season figures; the rank in parentheses is among 32 NHL teams (1st = the most).
| TBL | VGK | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals per game | 3.1 (14th) | 4.2 (3rd) |
| Goals allowed per game | 2.6 (24th) | 2.4 (26th) |
| Shots on goal per game | 30.9 (3rd) | 29.8 (9th) |
| Shots on goal allowed per game | 22.9 (30th) | 25.4 (26th) |
| Power-play goals per game | 0.6 (18th) | 1 (4th) |
| Power-play goals allowed per game | 0.8 (10th) | 0.7 (14th) |
| Hits per game | 20.6 (19th) | 19.7 (23rd) |
| Hits allowed per game | 24.6 (4th) | 17.7 (29th) |
| Blocked shots per game | 14.4 (19th) | 12.5 (25th) |
| Blocked shots allowed per game | 16.5 (5th) | 14.3 (17th) |
Recent form
Tampa Bay Lightning
- Oct 17, 2026: W 4-2 vs VAN
- Oct 15, 2026: W 4-3 vs SEA
- Oct 13, 2026: L 1-4 at NYR
- Oct 10, 2026: W 5-3 at NYI
- Oct 8, 2026: W 3-2 vs MIN
Vegas Golden Knights
Head-to-head
4 earlier meetings stored: Golden Knights 1, Lightning 3. Full Golden Knights vs Lightning head-to-head.
| Date | Season | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2025 | 2025-26 | VGK 3, TBL 6 (at VGK) |
| Oct 26, 2025 | 2025-26 | VGK 1, TBL 2 (at TBL) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 2024-25 | VGK 4, TBL 2 (at VGK) |
| Oct 17, 2024 | 2024-25 | VGK 3, TBL 4 (at TBL) |
Players to research
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026-27 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Hagel | LW | 8 | 1.4 Pts/g, 0.8 G/g, 0.6 A/g | 1.6 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Nikita Kucherov | RW | 8 | 1.3 Pts/g, 0.4 G/g, 0.9 A/g | 1.2 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Jake Guentzel | C | 8 | 1.1 Pts/g, 0.5 G/g, 0.6 A/g | 1.2 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Brayden Point | C | 8 | 0.8 Pts/g, 0.1 G/g, 0.6 A/g | 0.8 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, assists |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | G | 6 | 19.5 Saves/g, 22 SA/g, 2.5 GA/g | 19.4 Saves/g | Saves |
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026-27 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel | C | 10 | 1.8 Pts/g, 0.5 G/g, 1.3 A/g | 1.2 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Mark Stone | RW | 10 | 1.4 Pts/g, 0.7 G/g, 0.7 A/g | 1.8 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Victor Olofsson | LW | 4 | 1.3 Pts/g, 1 G/g, 0.3 A/g | 1 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals |
| Mitch Marner | RW | 10 | 1.1 Pts/g, 0.2 G/g, 0.9 A/g | 1.6 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Carter Hart | G | 6 | 23.8 Saves/g, 26.2 SA/g, 2.3 GA/g | 23.8 Saves/g | Saves |
| Adin Hill | G | 4 | 21.8 Saves/g, 24 SA/g, 2.3 GA/g | 23.4 Saves/g |
Players with a StatsNext page, the leaders in each position group's main statistic. Games and per-game figures are the 2026-27 regular season; last 5 is the player's last five regular-season games. Prop research links open the player's StatsNext prop pages: how often statistical thresholds were reached, never sportsbook lines or prices. No prop page means too few regular-season games with the statistic at a typical market level so far; the player page still has every stored statistic.
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