Lightning Defeat Golden Knights 2-1 in Florida

The Tampa Bay Lightning secured a 2-1 overtime victory over the Vegas Golden Knights, with Nikita Kucherov scoring just 33 seconds into overtime and Brandon Hagel also contributing a goal. This win marked the Lightning's second consecutive victory following a slow start to the season, with goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy earning his first win in six starts. Vegas, which lost both games during its Florida road trip, was led offensively by William Karlsson, while rookie goalie Carl Lindbom made 26 saves in his NHL debut. The decisive overtime goal came early in the period when Hagel intercepted a Vegas puck in the defensive zone, setting up a 2-on-1 rush that Kucherov finished. Other articles presented were unrelated to this hockey game and were omitted from this summary.