LAS VEGAS — For one period, it looked like vintage Vegas. Ivan Barbashev scored twice, the Golden Knights controlled play, and Tampa Bay went more than 15 minutes without a shot.
Then, the Lightning struck.
From there, momentum swung hard in the second period. Tampa flipped the game with two goals, including one just 36 seconds after the puck dropped. The burst erased a 2-0 deficit. Rookie goalie Carl Lindbom, making his first start in place of Adin Hill, faced 15 shots in the frame as Tampa tied it 2-2 heading into the third.
Early in the final period, Nikita Kucherov’s first of two goals gave Tampa its first lead.