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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Los Angeles KingsJan 1, 2026

Final· Crypto.com Arena
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TBL
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LAK
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Goals123TShots123T
TBL1135TBL87924
LAK2013LAK111820
TBL 59LAK 48
TBL 3.65LAK 2.90
PP goals
TBL 1LAK 2
Hits
TBL 22LAK 20
Blocks
TBL 12LAK 21
PIM
TBL 11LAK 9
TBL 50%LAK 50%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Los Angeles Kings 5–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Los Angeles Kings 5–3 at LAK. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

  1. Points
    Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:51.Kucherov
  2. Points
    Corey Perry had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 11:29.Perry
  3. Points
    Brayden Point had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:56.Point
  4. Points
    Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:47.Kuzmenko
  5. Points
    Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:13.Cirelli
  6. Points
    Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:22.Fiala
  7. Points
    Darren Raddysh had 2 assists (2 points) in 24:55.Raddysh
  8. Points
    Jake Guentzel had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:44.Guentzel

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, TBL at LAK: 107 attempts, 44 on goal, 8 goals, 6.55 expected goals; best chance Nikita Kucherov at 0.76 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← TBL attacks left (bottom on phones)LAK attacks right (top on phones) →
  • LAK
  • TBL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 107 of 107 attempts · LAK 48 · TBL 59

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, TBL at LAK: expected goals 2.90 to 3.65 (TBL led the chances), shot attempts 48 to 59, 8 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdLAKTBLPMKPFCGKnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • LAK
  • TBL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
LAKTBLcontrol2nd3rdPoint · 1st 3:34Malott · 1st 4:43Kuzmenko · 1st 6:14Point · 2nd 18:07Fiala · 3rd 1:37Cirelli · 3rd 16:41Goncalves · 3rd 18:19Kucherov · 3rd 19:15
  • LAK pressure
  • TBL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: TBL 31% of the game, LAK 32%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, TBL at LAK: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Darcy Kuemper (59:46) for LAK and Jonas Johansson (60:00) for TBL, 8 goals.

LAK
TBL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

LAK skaters (rows) against TBL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the LAK side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, LAK rows versus TBL columns: 250 matchups; most common Doughty vs Raddysh, 9:26 at 17% xGF.

LAK ↓ · TBL →KucherovPointGoncalvesGourdeGirgensonsHolmbergHagelGuentzelCirelliBjorkstrandPaulJamesRaddyshMoserD'AstousCernakCrozierCarlileL1 FialaL1 KuzmenkoL1 TurcotteL2 KempeL2 LaferriereL2 KopitarL3 ByfieldL3 FoegeleL3 ArmiaL4 PerryL4 MalottL4 HeleniusD1 DoughtyD1 AndersonD2 ClarkeD2 EdmundsonD3 DumoulinD3 Ceci
LAK xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatTBLLAK
6249
2.672.32
2.542.20
86
15
2417
+0.000+0.000
31%32%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Current TBL line combinations →

Los Angeles Kings

Current LAK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 3:34
    TBLBrayden PointPP (Jake Guentzel, Nikita Kucherov)wrist0.22 xG
    TBL: Kucherov, Guentzel, Bjorkstrand, Point, RaddyshLAK: Edmundson, Armia, Foegele, Anderson
    TBL 1 – 0 LAK
  2. 4:43
    LAKJeff Malott (Corey Perry)snap0.13 xG
    TBL: Bjorkstrand, Paul, Crozier, Carlile, JamesLAK: Perry, Dumoulin, Ceci, Malott, Helenius
    TBL 1 – 1 LAK
  3. 6:14
    LAKAndrei KuzmenkoPP (Corey Perry, Kevin Fiala)snap0.32 xG
    TBL: Cernak, Cirelli, Hagel, MoserLAK: Perry, Fiala, Byfield, Clarke, Kuzmenko
    TBL 1 – 2 LAK

2nd period

  1. 18:07
    TBLBrayden Point (Darren Raddysh, J.J. Moser)backhand0.21 xG
    TBL: Kucherov, Point, Raddysh, Goncalves, MoserLAK: Doughty, Fiala, Anderson, Turcotte, Kuzmenko
    TBL 2 – 2 LAK

3rd period

  1. 1:37
    LAKKevin FialaPP (Corey Perry, Andrei Kuzmenko)wrist0.13 xG
    TBL: Cernak, Cirelli, Hagel, MoserLAK: Perry, Fiala, Byfield, Clarke, Kuzmenko
    TBL 2 – 3 LAK
  2. 16:41
    TBLAnthony Cirelli (Brandon Hagel, Nikita Kucherov)backhand0.24 xG
    TBL: Kucherov, Cernak, Cirelli, Hagel, D'AstousLAK: Fiala, Kempe, Anderson, Turcotte, Clarke
    TBL 3 – 3 LAK
  3. 18:19
    TBLGage Goncalves (Jake Guentzel, Anthony Cirelli)wrist0.18 xG
    TBL: Guentzel, Cernak, Cirelli, Goncalves, MoserLAK: Edmundson, Armia, Ceci, Foegele, Byfield
    TBL 4 – 3 LAK
  4. 19:15
    TBLNikita KucherovEN (Darren Raddysh)backhand0.76 xG
    TBL: Kucherov, Gourde, Raddysh, Hagel, D'AstousLAK: Perry, Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe, Kuzmenko
    TBL 5 – 3 LAK

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nikita Kucherov RL1123+321.0501020:51——5964
Brayden Point CL1202+150.7000018:56——5453
Gage Goncalves CL1101+220.2210016:50——7979
Yanni Gourde CL2000+110.0010515:18——3827
Zemgus Girgensons CL2000000.0030012:24——3933
Pontus Holmberg RL2000010.1412011:55——4233
Brandon Hagel LL3011+230.2530018:32——6157
Jake Guentzel CL3022+120.2700017:44——6349
Anthony Cirelli CL3112+240.5520017:13——7269
Oliver Bjorkstrand RL4000-120.2700010:21——4738
Nick Paul LL4000-110.110009:58——3334
Dominic James CL4000-100.002109:23——5038
Darren Raddysh DD1022+200.0801224:55——6153
J.J. Moser DD1011+210.0010024:49——6663
Charle-Edouard D'Astous DD2000+200.0033021:39——5944
Erik Cernak DD2000+200.0051020:13——5958
Maxwell Crozier DD3000-100.0003214:25——4240
Declan Carlile DD3000-100.0000211:24——3656
TBL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jonas Johansson(start)W20173.8502.9060:00

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Kevin Fiala LL1112-330.6100019:22——4632
Andrei Kuzmenko LL1112-210.3301016:47——5242
Alex Turcotte CL1000-200.0012015:49——4835
Adrian Kempe RL2000-210.1632018:37——3638
Alex Laferriere RL2000010.3320017:25——4161
Anze Kopitar CL2000-100.0012216:53——3644
Quinton Byfield RL3000-100.2300019:01——5059
Warren Foegele LL3000-120.3210015:45——5450
Joel Armia RL3000-130.2920015:11——4836
Corey Perry RL4033020.2500511:29——3193
Jeff Malott LL4101+110.133107:47——4688
Samuel Helenius CL4000+100.003007:22——2986
Drew Doughty DD1000-200.0002222:15——3341
Mikey Anderson DD1000-200.0032021:35——3048
Brandt Clarke DD2000-140.1405020:20——5044
Joel Edmundson DD2000-120.0811019:19——4232
Brian Dumoulin DD3000+100.0103016:50——5567
Cody Ceci DD3000000.0000015:45——4847
LAK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Darcy Kuemper(start)L23194.8262.8959:46

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Brayden Point (TBL PP) 1st 3:34 · assists Jake Guentzel, Nikita Kucherov · Forecheck turnover · 17.1 mph shot.

Jeff Malott · 1st 4:43 · LAK

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
56.9 mph
Distance
32 ft
Entry to goal
7.7 s

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Brayden Point · 2nd 18:07 · TBL

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
22.5 mph
Distance
2 ft
Entry to goal
7.7 s

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Kevin Fiala · 3rd 1:37 · LAK PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
64.4 mph
Distance
18 ft
Entry to goal
3.8 s

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Anthony Cirelli · 3rd 16:41 · TBL

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
pass
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
15.0 mph
Distance
2 ft
Entry to goal
7.9 s

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Gage Goncalves · 3rd 18:19 · TBL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1
Shot
3.6 mph
Distance
11 ft
Entry to goal
4.9 s

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Nikita Kucherov · 3rd 19:15 · TBL EN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
9.2 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
4.0 s

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