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Tampa Bay Lightning at Los Angeles Kings

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Cirelli, Goncalves key Lightning's 3rd-period comeback for their 6th straight win, 5-3 over LA Kings

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Los Angeles Kings: Game Highlights

Anthony Cirelli scored the tying goal with 3:19 left in regulation for the Lightning, who fell behind early in the third period on Kevin Fiala's power-play goal.

Cirelli crashed the net and pushed home his 11th goal on a play set up by Brandon Hagel and Nikita Kucherov. Moments later, Cirelli and Goncalves drove the net again, and Goncalves eventually converted a behind-the-net pass from Jake Guentzel for his fourth goal.

Brayden Point had his first two-goal game of the season and Kucherov capped a three-point night by putting his 19th goal into an empty net for the Lightning, who have won back-to-back games to begin their three-game California road trip. Point also scored in Tampa Bay's 4-3 overtime victory at Anaheim on Wednesday.

Jonas Johansson stopped 17 shots for Tampa Bay, which hasn't lost since Dec. 18.

Fiala and Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and an assist apiece on the power play for the Kings, who collapsed late in their eighth loss in 10 games despite scoring multiple man-advantage goals for the first time all season. Los Angeles entered the night with the NHL's worst power play, scoring on just 14.4% of its chances.

Corey Perry had his first three-assist game since November 2019, setting up both power-play goals and giving him 499 career assists.

Jeff Malott also scored, and Darcy Kuemper returned from injury to make 18 saves in the Canadian Olympic team selection's first appearance since Dec. 15.

Up next Lightning: At San Jose on Saturday.

Kings: Host Minnesota on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:34 Brayden Point Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (22), Nikita Kucherov (34)
Goal 1st Period 4:43 Jeff Malott Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Corey Perry (10)
Goal 1st Period 6:14 Andrei Kuzmenko Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Corey Perry (11), Kevin Fiala (13)
Goal 2nd Period 18:07 Brayden Point Goal (9) Backhand, assists: Darren Raddysh (21), J.J. Moser (10)
Goal 3rd Period 1:37 Kevin Fiala Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Corey Perry (12), Andrei Kuzmenko (6)
Goal 3rd Period 16:41 Anthony Cirelli Goal (11) Backhand, assists: Brandon Hagel (17), Nikita Kucherov (35)
Goal 3rd Period 18:19 Gage Goncalves Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (23), Anthony Cirelli (13)
Goal 3rd Period 19:15 Nikita Kucherov Goal (19) Backhand, assists: Darren Raddysh (22)

Statistics

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12 Blocked Shots 21
22 Hits 20
2 Takeaways 6
24 Shots 20
1 Power Play Goals 2
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
50.0 Power Play Percentage 66.7
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
24 Faceoffs Won 24
50.0 Faceoff Win Percent 50.0
10 Giveaways 19
4 Total Penalties 3
11 Penalty Minutes 9
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Joel Armia, RW Out Jan 12
Anze Kopitar, C Injured Reserve Jan 10
Trevor Moore, LW Injured Reserve Jan 8
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brayden Point, C Out Jan 12
Ryan McDonagh, D Injured Reserve Jan 9
Scott Sabourin, RW Injured Reserve Dec 30
Victor Hedman, D Injured Reserve Dec 12

Game Information

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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,001 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 28 15 60 4
Tampa Bay 28 13 59 3
Montreal 26 14 58 6
Toronto 23 15 53 7
Buffalo 24 16 52 4
Boston 25 19 52 2
Florida 24 18 51 3
Ottawa 20 19 45 5

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 21 11 54 12
Edmonton 23 16 53 7
Seattle 21 15 50 8
San Jose 23 19 49 3
Los Angeles 19 16 48 10
Anaheim 21 21 45 3
Calgary 19 22 42 4
Vancouver 16 24 37 5
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