Stamkos takes issue with late penalty call vs. Golden Knights

A usually soft-spoken Steven Stamkos wasn't shy about sharing his opinion following the Lightning's 4-3 loss to the Golden Knights on Tuesday night.

The game ended on a buzzer-beating, power-play goal from Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore with 2.9 seconds left.

Stamkos, however, wasn't too pleased with a holding the stick penalty to teammate Braydon Coburn with just 24 seconds left in regulation, which led to Theodore's game-winner.

"Just a crappy way to lose a hockey game," Stamkos said, via Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times. "We fought back to tie the game. I don’t think anyone would have complained if he didn’t call that penalty on them. That’s an iffy call. And they think they need to make up for a mistake. It’s just the wrong call at the wrong time."

The penalty call can be seen at 3:20 in the video below.

Special teams proved to be the difference in this contest, as the Golden Knights scored all four of their goals on the power play.