Two goals in the final two and half minutes of the game and no shots in the final 13 minutes by the Golden Knights led to their ultimate collapse in the third period to the Tampa Bay Lightning, losing 4-3

TAMPA -- Nikita Kucherov scored his second goal of the game with 55 seconds left in the third period to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights at Amalie Arena on Thursday. Kucherov won it on a shot from the left corner that deflected off the skate of Vegas defenseman Nicolas Hague past Adin Hill.

The Vegas Golden Knights and Tampa Bay Lightning have been perennial playoff teams over the past handful of years, with each side possessing plenty of firepower. My Golden Knights vs. Lightning predictions see Shea Theodore making noise against a Tampa defense showing red flags early on.