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Adrian Kempe scores late, and the Kings beat the Lightning 2-1 for a 4-game winning streak

Adrian Kempe scores winning goal for Kings

Mikey Anderson scored in the first period and Darcy Kuemper made 34 saves for the Kings, who shut out Tampa Bay over the final 58 1/2 minutes. Los Angeles has won 12 of 16.

Captain Victor Hedman scored and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 19 shots for Tampa Bay, which has lost three straight games for the first time in two months.

Hedman, who was bloodied by a puck to the head Thursday at San Jose, scored just 70 seconds after the opening faceoff in Los Angeles. The star defenseman's powerful shot ramped off Anderson's stick and beat Kuemper for his fifth goal of the season.

Anderson answered several minutes later with a long shot through traffic for his career high-tying fifth goal.

Takeaways Lightning: The NHL’s highest-scoring team is in a mini-slump with just four goals during its three-game skid.

Kings: They've earned a point in 14 of 16 games since late November. Kuemper was outstanding to lead a strong, physical defensive performance.

Key moment The winning goal was created by Alex Turcotte, who capitalized when Nick Perbix fell down while skating toward a pass from Brayden Point in the Lightning's end. Turcotte outskated Perbix to the puck before dropping a pass to Kempe, who fired home his 19th goal.

Key stat Lewis returned from a 12-game injury absence and played in his 1,000th career NHL game. The 37-year-old forward won the Stanley Cup with Los Angeles in 2012 and 2014, and he returned to the Kings last season after three years away.

Up next The Lightning take the I-10 freeway to the I-5 south to face the Ducks on Sunday night. The Kings get three days off before hosting the Flames on Wednesday night.

Regular Season Series

LA leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 1:09 Victor Hedman Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Brayden Point (21), Jake Guentzel (18)
Goal 1st Period 7:58 Mikey Anderson Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Phillip Danault (18)
Goal 3rd Period 14:12 Adrian Kempe Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Turcotte (11)

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 17
25 Hits 36
4 Takeaways 1
34 Shots 21
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
30 Faceoffs Won 31
49.2 Faceoff Win Percent 50.8
8 Giveaways 8
2 Total Penalties 2
4 Penalty Minutes 4

Game Information

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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,145 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 27 13 56 2
Florida 24 15 50 2
Boston 20 18 45 5
Tampa Bay 21 15 44 2
Ottawa 19 17 41 3
Montreal 19 18 41 3
Detroit 18 18 40 4
Buffalo 15 21 35 5

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 28 9 59 3
Edmonton 25 12 53 3
Los Angeles 23 10 51 5
Vancouver 18 12 46 10
Calgary 19 14 45 7
Anaheim 17 18 39 5
Seattle 17 21 37 3
San Jose 13 24 32 6
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