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Golden Knights at Lightning

NHL · Sunday, Oct 26 · 4:00 PM CT · Benchmark International Arena · Final VGK 1 – TB 2

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTT
VGK10001
TB10012
Team box
VGK·TB
19
shots
28
0 of 3
power play
0 of 5
50.0
faceoff %
50.0
27
hits
19
24
blocked shots
14
15
penalty minutes
11
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Carl LindbomVGK2826.929
Andrei VasilevskiyTB1918.947

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
TB +3
VGK +3
P1P2P3OT
largest lead: TB 1 · VGK 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was VGK 47%, TB 53% · Updated Oct 26, 2025

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
TB 3.4 – 2.9 VGK
Expected total
6.3
Golden KnightsThe matchupLightning
+112Our fair odds−112
2.9Expected goals3.4
+0.30Power rating+0.15
3.8Goals / game2.8
2.9Allowed / game3.4
28.9Shots / game25.5
55.7Faceoff %45.7
22.2Hits / game20.9
5−3Season record2−6
5−5Last 102−8

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
VGK chance · TB chance
Our model fair47.2%52.8%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
VGKVegas Golden Knights+11247%————
TBTampa Bay Lightning−11253%————
Spreadabout even
VGKVegas Golden Knights+0.4our margin————
TBTampa Bay Lightning−0.4our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.3
Over6.3our total————
Under6.3our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Vegas Golden Knights by 6 goals: <1%Vegas Golden Knights by 5 goals: 1%Vegas Golden Knights by 4 goals: 4%Vegas Golden Knights by 3 goals: 9%Vegas Golden Knights by 2 goals: 8%Vegas Golden Knights by 1 goal: 24%Tampa Bay Lightning by 1 goal: 17%Tampa Bay Lightning by 2 goals: 11%Tampa Bay Lightning by 3 goals: 14%Tampa Bay Lightning by 4 goals: 8%Tampa Bay Lightning by 5 goals: 3%Tampa Bay Lightning by 6 goals: 1%
← VGK wins byTB wins by →
Tampa Bay Lightning wins by 2 or more36%
Tampa Bay Lightning wins by 3 or more25%
Vegas Golden Knights wins by 2 or more22%
Decided by one goal41%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

6.3 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 10%4 goals: 8%5 goals: 20%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 10%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 4%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.558%
Total over 6.547%
Total over 7.528%
Total from 6 to 730%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
VGKCarl Lindbom G · no recent starts on recordstarted
TBAndrei Vasilevskiy G · last 5 starts: .885 save %, 3.41 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
VGK·TB
Oct 25, 2025 at FLA
last game
Oct 25, 2025 vs ANA
0 days
days of rest
0 days
yes
back-to-back
yes
2
games in last 7 days
2
2nd straight road game
home / road
3rd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 8+ games
VGK·TB
+0.30
rating (0 = average)
+0.15
3.8
goals / game
2.8
2.9
goals allowed / game
3.4
5−3
season record
2−6
3−1
home record
1−3
2−2
away record
1−3
L1
streak
W1
5−5
last 10
2−8
28.9
shots / game
25.5
55.7
faceoff %
45.7
22.2
hits / game
20.9
17.5
blocked shots / game
14.5
3.9
takeaways / game
4.2
17.1
giveaways / game
17.9

Rating Trend

VGK · TB · 13 days
Vegas Golden KnightsTampa Bay Lightning
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 8 meetings · TB 4−4
Mar 23, 2025at VGKVGK 4 − 2
Oct 17, 2024at TBTB 4 − 3
Mar 19, 2024at VGKTB 5 − 3
Dec 21, 2023at TBTB 5 − 4
Mar 9, 2023at TBVGK 4 − 3 OT
Feb 18, 2023at VGKVGK 5 − 4
Jan 29, 2022at TBVGK 3 − 2 SO
Dec 21, 2021at VGKTB 4 − 3

VGK · Last 10

5−5 · streak L1
Oct 25, 2025at FLA0 − 3L
Oct 20, 2025vs CAR4 − 1W
Oct 18, 2025vs CGY6 − 1W
Oct 16, 2025vs BOS6 − 5W
Oct 14, 2025at CGY4 − 2W
Oct 11, 2025at SEA1 − 2L
Oct 9, 2025at SJ4 − 3W
Oct 8, 2025vs LA5 − 6L
May 14, 2025vs EDM0 − 1L
May 12, 2025at EDM0 − 3L

TB · Last 10

2−8 · streak W1
Oct 25, 2025vs ANA4 − 3W
Oct 23, 2025vs CHI2 − 3L
Oct 18, 2025at CBJ2 − 3L
Oct 17, 2025at DET1 − 2L
Oct 14, 2025at WSH2 − 3L
Oct 13, 2025at BOS4 − 3W
Oct 11, 2025vs NJ3 − 5L
Oct 9, 2025vs OTT4 − 5L
Apr 30, 2025vs FLA3 − 6L
Apr 28, 2025at FLA2 − 4L