Tampa Bay Lightning at Los Angeles Kings
· National Hockey LeagueAdrian Kempe scores late, and the Kings beat the Lightning 2-1 for a 4-game winning streak
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.
Kings: They've earned a point in 14 of 16 games since late November. Kuemper was outstanding to lead a strong, physical defensive performance.
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
TB | LA | |
---|---|---|
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
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,145 | Capacity:
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 | 45 | 9 |
Calgary | 19 | 14 | 45 | 7 |
Anaheim | 17 | 18 | 39 | 5 |
Seattle | 17 | 21 | 37 | 3 |
San Jose | 13 | 24 | 32 | 6 |