Nikita Kucherov scored the go-ahead goal with less than a minute to play just 1:27 after Brandon Hagel had tied it and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 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.

Nikita Kucherov scored his second goal of the game with 55 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-3 win against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night.

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