Los Angeles Kings @ Tampa Bay Lightning

15-10-9, 11-4-5 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Kings LA	0	2	0	2
Lightning TB	1	0	0	1

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

18-13-3, 8-9-0 Home

Los Angeles Kings


forwards
Joel ArmiaJ. Armia#40
Quinton ByfieldQ. Byfield#55
Kevin FialaK. Fiala#22
Warren FoegeleW. Foegele#37
Samuel HeleniusS. Helenius#79
Adrian KempeA. Kempe#9
Anze KopitarA. Kopitar#11
Andrei KuzmenkoA. Kuzmenko#96
Alex LaferriereA. Laferriere#14
Trevor MooreT. Moore#12
Corey PerryC. Perry#10
Alex TurcotteA. Turcotte#15
defensemen
Mikey AndersonM. Anderson#44
Cody CeciC. Ceci#5
Brandt ClarkeB. Clarke#92
Drew DoughtyD. Doughty#8
Brian DumoulinB. Dumoulin#2
Joel EdmundsonJ. Edmundson#6

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	15	11:58	0:00	2:24	9:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	23	19:12	0:00	3:16	15:56	6	14	30.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	18	15:54	1:02	0:00	14:52	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	21	16:27	0:00	2:45	13:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	7	6:20	0:00	0:00	6:20	3	1	75.0
2	0	2	2	0	1	2	4	1	2	0	20	15:41	1:02	0:00	14:39	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	23	19:06	1:02	2:29	15:35	15	11	57.7
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	12:20	1:02	0:00	11:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	20	15:01	0:00	0:49	14:12	0	3	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	18	16:45	0:00	2:53	13:52	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	1	0	2	12	0	2	2	15	12:42	0:00	0:00	12:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	14	10:57	0:00	0:02	10:55	5	5	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	1	5	1	2	1	0	0	27	22:45	0:00	2:47	19:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	18:32	0:00	2:41	15:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	20	15:48	0:00	0:00	15:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	24	24:19	1:02	2:35	20:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	3	20	18:40	0:00	2:26	16:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	1	22	19:15	0:00	4:13	15:02	0	0	0.0

goalies
Anton ForsbergA. Forsberg#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
32	1	31	.969	24	6	1	0	0	60:00	0

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
Oliver BjorkstrandO. Bjorkstrand#22
Anthony CirelliA. Cirelli#71
Curtis DouglasC. Douglas#42
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Gage GoncalvesG. Goncalves#93
Yanni GourdeY. Gourde#37
Jake GuentzelJ. Guentzel#59
Pontus HolmbergP. Holmberg#29
Dominic JamesD. James#17
Nick PaulN. Paul#20
Brayden PointB. Point#21
defensemen
Declan CarlileD. Carlile#67
Maxwell CrozierM. Crozier#24
Charle-Edouard D'AstousC. D'Astous#51
Ryan McDonaghR. McDonagh#27
J.J. MoserJ.J. Moser#90
Darren RaddyshD. Raddysh#43

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	20:54	6:08	0:00	14:46	0	1	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	15:40	2:57	1:02	11:41	12	4	75.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	6:59	0:00	0:00	6:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	4	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	20	13:57	0:00	0:00	13:57	1	3	25.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	20	17:26	4:03	0:00	13:23	0	1	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	17:22	0:58	0:00	16:24	3	6	33.3
0	1	0	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	26:45	6:14	1:02	19:29	2	3	40.0
0	0	-2	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	2	20	15:37	0:00	0:00	15:37	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	17	13:58	1:30	0:00	12:28	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	3	19	17:31	2:31	0:00	15:00	10	2	83.3
0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	22:04	6:03	0:00	16:01	5	5	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	11:45	0:00	0:00	11:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	13:31	0:00	0:00	13:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	27	21:33	1:07	0:03	20:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	17:49	0:00	0:59	16:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	24	22:00	0:01	0:59	21:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	26:01	6:13	0:03	19:45	0	0	0.0

goalies
Andrei VasilevskiyA. Vasilevskiy#88

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
20	2	18	.900	15	1	2	0	0	57:08	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Kings	0	2	0	2
	Lightning	1	0	0	1

1st Period			LA	TB
12:54		Oliver Bjorkstrand (5) (Power Play) Assists: Anthony Cirelli (10), Jake Guentzel (19)	0	1

2nd Period			LA	TB
5:21		Adrian Kempe (12) Assists: Anze Kopitar (11), Corey Perry (8)	1	1
15:58		Adrian Kempe (13) Unassisted	2	1

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

Regular Season Series

LA leads 1-0

Kings
2
Lightning
1

Game 1

12/18

Lightning
Kings

Game 2

1/1

ESPN+

Benchmark International Arena

7:00 PM, December 18, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Jon McIsaac
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Tommy Hughes
Andrew Smith

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	16	6	10	42
Anaheim	20	12	2	42
Edmonton	17	12	6	40
Los Angeles	15	10	9	39
San Jose	17	15	3	37
Calgary	14	17	4	32
Seattle	12	14	6	30
Vancouver	13	17	3	29

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	19	13	3	41
Montreal	18	12	4	40
Boston	20	15	0	40
Tampa Bay	18	13	3	39
Florida	18	13	2	38
Ottawa	16	13	4	36
Toronto	15	13	5	35
Buffalo	15	14	4	34

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Los Angeles Kings @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular Season Series

LA leads 1-0

Game Information

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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Canadiens host the Penguins after Bolduc's 2-goal game

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