Tampa Bay Lightning vs Los Angeles Kings

NHL

Lightning

24-13-3, 51 PTS

5-3

Final

Kings

16-14-9, 41 PTS

crypto.com Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

TB shoots leftLA shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
TB	8	7	9	24
LA	11	1	8	20

In net

Jonas Johansson17/20 SV, .850

Darcy Kuemper19/23 SV, .826

Team	1	2	3	T
TB	1	1	3	5
LA	2	0	1	3

Who won: Lightning 5-3

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-3 on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at crypto.com Arena. The Lightning outscored the Kings 3-1 in the 3rd period. Brayden Point led the Lightning in goals (2). Andrei Kuzmenko led the Kings in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

TBLA

12Blocked Shots21

22Hits20

2Takeaways6

24Shots20

1Power Play Goals2

2Power Play Opportunities3

50.0Power Play Percentage66.7

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

24Faceoffs Won24

50.0Faceoff Win Percent50.0

10Giveaways19

4Total Penalties3

11Penalty Minutes9

Player of the game

Nikita Kucherov

TB · 1 G, 2 A, 2 SOG

8.6

Deserved to win

49%

TB · 2.50 xG

51%

LA · 2.58 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
P3 0:00
Penalty: penalty
Yanni Gourde Fighting against Corey Perry
Y. Gourde
P3 0:00
Penalty: penalty
Corey Perry Fighting against Yanni Gourde
C. Perry · 3 A
P3 0:01
Big hit on A. Turcotte
Erik Cernak hit Alex Turcotte
E. Cernak
P3 0:11
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Pontus Holmberg
P. Holmberg
P3 0:24
Shot blocked by A. Turcotte
Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Alex Turcotte
Z. Girgensons
P3 0:27
Shot blocked by B. Clarke
Erik Cernak shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
E. Cernak
P3 0:45
Faceoff win vs Y. Gourde
Alex Turcotte faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
A. Turcotte
GOALP3 0:45
Goal! Backhand
N. Kucherov · 1 G, 2 A
Nikita Kucherov Goal (19) Backhand, assists: Darren Raddysh (22)
TB 5 - 3 LA
P3 1:41
Faceoff win vs A. Kopitar
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
A. Cirelli · 1 G, 1 A
GOALP3 1:41
Goal! Wrist shot
G. Goncalves · 1 G
Gage Goncalves Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (23), Anthony Cirelli (13)
TB 4 - 3 LA
P3 1:45
Backhand shot on goal
Gage Goncalves Backhand saved by Darcy Kuemper
G. Goncalves · 1 G
P3 2:19
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Joel Edmundson
J. Edmundson
P3 2:22
Faceoff win vs J. Guentzel
Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
Q. Byfield
P3 3:01
Big hit on D. Doughty
Zemgus Girgensons hit Drew Doughty
Z. Girgensons
P3 3:19
Faceoff win vs A. Turcotte
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Alex Turcotte
Y. Gourde
GOALP3 3:19
Goal! Backhand
A. Cirelli · 1 G, 1 A
Anthony Cirelli Goal (11) Backhand, assists: Brandon Hagel (17), Nikita Kucherov (35)
TB 3 - 3 LA
P3 3:42
Snap shot on goal
Anthony Cirelli Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
A. Cirelli · 1 G, 1 A
P3 3:54
Big hit on A. Laferriere
Charle-Edouard D'Astous hit Alex Laferriere
C. D'Astous
P3 4:01
Snap shot on goal
Brandon Hagel Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
B. Hagel · 1 A
P3 4:46
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Warren Foegele
W. Foegele
P3 5:02
Face off
Brayden Point faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
P3 5:24
Slap shot on goal
Brandt Clarke Slap Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
B. Clarke
P3 5:34
Wrist shot on goal
Yanni Gourde Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Y. Gourde
P3 5:46
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
C. D'Astous