Los Angeles Kings at Tampa Bay Lightning
· National Hockey LeagueVasilevskiy stops 28 shots, Hagel scores 2 goals and Tampa Bay blanks Los Angeles 3-0
Anthony Cirelli scored his fourth short-handed goal of the season for the Kings. The shutout was Vasilevskiy's second this season and 37th of his career.
David Rittich finished with 30 saves for Los Angeles, which has lost four straight. The Kings were shut out for the second consecutive game and fell to 2-7-1 in the past 10 games.
Hagel opened the scoring at 4:45 of the first period and opened up some breathing room with his second with less than five minutes to play. Cirelli scored an empty-net goal with 1:17 left.
Lightning: Defenseman Victor Hedman, who on Thursday was named captain for Team Sweden for the Four Nations Face-off, became the 10th Swedish-born player to appear in 1,100 career regular-season games. Vasilevskiy recorded his 21st career assist.
Series tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 4:45 | Brandon Hagel Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Gage Goncalves (2), Andrei Vasilevskiy (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:39 | Brandon Hagel Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (52) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:43 | Anthony Cirelli Goal (19) Backhand, assists: Brandon Hagel (32) |
Statistics
LA |
TB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 29 | Hits | 18 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 28 | Shots | 33 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 25 | Faceoffs Won | 31 |
| 44.6 | Faceoff Win Percent | 55.4 |
| 9 | Giveaways | 15 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 1 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 2 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Hedman, D | Day-To-Day | Mar 22 |
| Maxwell Crozier, D | Injured Reserve | Mar 19 |
| Declan Carlile, D | Injured Reserve | Mar 14 |
| Dominic James, C | Injured Reserve | Mar 5 |
Los Angeles Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Andrei Kuzmenko, LW | Injured Reserve | Mar 6 |
| Kevin Fiala, LW | Injured Reserve | Mar 6 |
Game Information
Benchmark International Arena
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
2025-26 Pacific Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anaheim |
38 | 27 | 80 | 4 |
Edmonton |
34 | 28 | 77 | 9 |
Vegas |
31 | 25 | 76 | 14 |
Los Angeles |
28 | 25 | 72 | 16 |
Seattle |
31 | 29 | 71 | 9 |
San Jose |
32 | 30 | 70 | 6 |
Calgary |
28 | 34 | 63 | 7 |
Vancouver |
21 | 40 | 50 | 8 |
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Buffalo |
44 | 20 | 94 | 6 |
Tampa Bay |
43 | 21 | 90 | 4 |
Montreal |
38 | 21 | 86 | 10 |
Boston |
39 | 23 | 86 | 8 |
Detroit |
38 | 24 | 84 | 8 |
Ottawa |
36 | 24 | 81 | 9 |
Florida |
34 | 32 | 71 | 3 |
Toronto |
29 | 29 | 71 | 13 |



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