VGK @ TBL, OCT 26: THE THIRD PERIOD

OCT 26, 2025 · BENCHMARK INTERNATIONAL ARENA · THE GAUNTLET

FINAL/OTVGK 1, TBL 2

AFTER 2VGK 1, TBL 1

REAL PULLNONE

SHOTSVGK 19, TBL 28

Tied at the horn, so nobody pulled. It was 1-1 after two, and nobody scored in the third. Tampa Bay won 2-1, Kucherov scoring 0:32 into overtime.

THE LAST FIVE MINUTES

Third period: time left. Overtime: time into it.

OT 0:32

KUCHEROV SCORES. VGK 1, TBL 2.

Neither team called its timeout.

THE LIGHTNING SCORED NOTHING IN THE THIRD, VEGAS SCORED NOTHING, AND THE LIGHTNING WON 2-1 IN OVERTIME.

This third is in the Gauntlet's pool of real 2025-26 thirds. A run draws them at random.