2026-27 matchup
Vegas Golden Knights vs Tampa Bay Lightning
Next meetingAway
Knights atLightning
- Date
- Puck drop
- 4:00 PM PT
- Venue
- Benchmark International Arena
- TV
- KnightTime+
2026-27 Season Series
Knights are 0-1-0 against Lightning this season, with one meeting left.
| Date | Venue | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | L | 2-6 | |
| Away | 4:00 PM PT |
Knights vs Lightning Head-to-Head Record
Regular-season meetings across 2024-25 and 2025-26. Wins-losses-overtime losses.
| Split | Record | GP | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1-2-1 | 4 | 11 | 14 |
| At T-Mobile Arena | 1-1-0 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| On the road | 0-1-1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Last meeting — Knights lost 2-6 at home.
About Knights vs Lightning
Tampa Bay represents a polished inter-conference opponent built around power-play craft, skilled goaltending, and a highly refined attack. The Bolts offer Vegas a different version of pressure: less about grinding through every shift and more about turning precision into immediate danger. This matchup earns its meaning through the standard Tampa sets and the style Vegas brings to meet it.
Over 2024-25 and 2025-26, Knights are 1-2-1 across 4 meetings, so Lightning have had the better of it — 2 of the 4 finished within a goal.