An overall poor performance doomed the Tampa Bay Lightning this evening as the Vegas Golden Knights took two points (and swept the season series) by a score of 4-1, for the Bolts’ first game back from Bye Week.
Let’s just get into it...
Defensive breakdowns, poor passing, and inconsistent offense were the story of the first period between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Tampa Bay Lightning. The opening minute looked promising for the Lightning, but all the good fortune that the opening faceoff and offensive zone time they managed was for naught. James Neal deflected a Deryk Engelland point shot to give the Golden Knights the lead 56 seconds into the opening frame.