Keegan Kolesar has two assists as Vegas loses to Tampa Bay at T-Mobile Arena.

Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three assists to help the Tampa Bay Lightning defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday.

Jonathan Marchessault, Brett Howden and Ben Hutton all scored, while Keegan Kolesar had two assists. Adin Hill made 16 saves.

“I didn’t leave the game anxious about how we’re playing,” Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said. “When I watch it again, I’ll look at it and say, ‘We played well enough to win, but we didn’t.’ You got to make sure you’re putting yourself in position to win every night. We did do that.”

Marchessault scored the opening goal at 1:14 of the first period. 

The Lightning scored the next two, before Howden tied it at 16:52 of the second period.

Tampa Bay went up again, but Hutton's goal at 8:16 of the third period tied it 3-3. The Lightning scored the next two goals for the 5-3 final.

"We got to look in the mirror and remember what we do well,” Kolesar said. “Every guy’s got a job. That’s what makes us a good team when everyone’s pulling their weight. You see it tonight. When things get loose in our game, it can fall apart.”

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