Los Angeles Kings at Tampa Bay Lightning
· Benchmark International Arena, Tampa · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Los Angeles Kings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 on Thursday, December 18, 2025 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Los Angeles Kings at Tampa Bay Lightning
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Los Angeles Kings |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Los Angeles Kings at Tampa Bay Lightning
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Los Angeles Kings |
8 |
9 |
3 |
20 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
11 |
8 |
13 |
32 |
Three stars
- A. Kempe, Los Angeles Kings (2 goals)
- A. Forsberg, Los Angeles Kings (goaltender)
- A. Cirelli, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
12:54 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Oliver Bjorkstrand (5) |
Anthony Cirelli (10), Jake Guentzel (19) |
Power play |
LAK 0, TBL 1 |
| 2nd |
05:21 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Adrian Kempe (12) |
Anze Kopitar (11), Corey Perry (8) |
Even strength |
LAK 1, TBL 1 |
| 2nd |
15:58 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Adrian Kempe (13) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
LAK 2, TBL 1 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Los Angeles Kings at Tampa Bay Lightning
| Stat |
Los Angeles Kings |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Shots on goal |
20 |
32 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
1 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
20 |
2 |
| Hits |
17 |
18 |
| Blocked shots |
22 |
7 |
| Giveaways |
20 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
11 |
2 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/64 (45.3%) |
35/64 (54.7%) |
Box score
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 A. Kempe |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:41 |
| Number 10 C. Perry |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:42 |
| Number 11 A. Kopitar |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
57.7% |
19:06 |
| Number 12 T. Moore |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:45 |
| Number 14 A. Laferriere |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:01 |
| Number 15 A. Turcotte |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
10:57 |
| Number 22 K. Fiala |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:54 |
| Number 37 W. Foegele |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:27 |
| Number 40 J. Armia |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:58 |
| Number 55 Q. Byfield |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
30% |
19:12 |
| Number 79 S. Helenius |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
06:20 |
| Number 96 A. Kuzmenko |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:20 |
| Number 2 B. Dumoulin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:40 |
| Number 5 C. Ceci |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:32 |
| Number 6 J. Edmundson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:15 |
| Number 8 D. Doughty |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:19 |
| Number 44 M. Anderson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
22:45 |
| Number 92 B. Clarke |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
15:48 |
Los Angeles Kings goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 A. Forsberg |
32 |
31 |
1 |
.969 |
60:00 |
Win |
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 17 D. James |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
13:58 |
| Number 20 N. Paul |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
83.3% |
17:31 |
| Number 21 B. Point |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
22:04 |
| Number 22 O. Bjorkstrand |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
20:54 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
13:57 |
| Number 29 P. Holmberg |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
15:37 |
| Number 37 Y. Gourde |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
17:22 |
| Number 42 C. Douglas |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:59 |
| Number 59 J. Guentzel |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
26:45 |
| Number 71 A. Cirelli |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
15:40 |
| Number 86 N. Kucherov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
00:00 |
| Number 93 G. Goncalves |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:26 |
| Number 24 M. Crozier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:31 |
| Number 27 R. McDonagh |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:49 |
| Number 43 D. Raddysh |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
26:01 |
| Number 51 C. D'Astous |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:33 |
| Number 67 D. Carlile |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:45 |
| Number 90 J. Moser |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:00 |
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy |
20 |
18 |
2 |
.900 |
57:08 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Tampa Bay Lightning
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
11:41 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Adrian Kempe |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:09 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Gage Goncalves |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:11 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Kevin Fiala |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:25 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Mikey Anderson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:45 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Adrian Kempe |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:55 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Corey Perry |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:55 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Corey Perry |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
Game information
- Los Angeles Kings head coach
- Jim Hiller
- Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
- Jon Cooper
- Referees
- Jon McIsaac, Garrett Rank
- Linesmen
- Andrew Smith, Tommy Hughes
- Los Angeles Kings scratches
- Phillip Danault, Jacob Moverare, Jeff Malott
- Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
- Brandon Hagel
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|
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 at Ottawa Senators
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|
Final
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|
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 at Washington Capitals
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|
Final
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|
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5
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2
|
Final
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|
 Philadelphia Flyers
3
 at Buffalo Sabres
5
|
Final
|
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|
 New York Rangers
2
 at St. Louis Blues
1
|
Final/OT
|
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|
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2
 at Calgary Flames
4
|
Final
|
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|
 Dallas Stars
5
 at San Jose Sharks
3
|
Final
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Sources and further reading
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