LAS VEGAS -- Ilya Samsonov made 36 saves for the Vegas Golden Knights in a 4-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday. Nicolas Roy, Tomas Hertl, Jack Eichel and Nicolas Hague scored, and Alex Pietrangelo had two assists for the Golden Knights (42-20-8), who have won three in a row.

The Golden Knights jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period and held off the Lightning for a 4-2 win at T-Mobile Arena.

LAS VEGAS — Nick Paul scored late in the second period and Nikita Kucherov late in the third Sunday night, but it was too little, too late in the Lightning’s 4-2 loss to the Golden Knights. Otherwise, Tampa Bay was unable to solve Vegas goaltender Ilya Samsonov, who stopped 35 of 37 shots.