Mitchell Marner scored for the Vegas Golden Knights against Tampa Bay Lightning’s goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, cutting the deficit to 3–4. Despite the effort, the Golden Knights (7–3–3) were defeated by the Lightning (7–5–2) with a final score of 6–3 at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday.
Earlier in the week, the Golden Knights (7–2–3) secured a 1–0 shutout against the Detroit Red Wings (9–5–0) at T-Mobile Arena, where Ivan Barbashev scored the decisive goal past John Gibson.
"We played strong in stretches but gave up too many chances late," said Bruce Cassidy.
"It’s about responding next game and tightening up defensively," remarked Brayden McNabb.
Author’s Summary: Vegas fought hard against Tampa Bay, with Marner scoring a highlight goal, but lapses in defense led to a 6–3 loss at home.