The Los Angeles Kings continued their mastery of their home ice Saturday as Adrian Kempe's goal with 5:48 left in regulation beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1.

The Tampa Bay Lightning suffered their third straight loss on Saturday night, falling 2-1 to the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena. The Lightning opened the scoring early in the first period with a goal from defenseman Victor Hedman,

(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy makes a glove safe during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Tampa Bay ...

Adrian Kempe broke a tie with 5:48 to play and Darcy Kuemper made 34 saves for the Kings while shutting out Tampa Bay over the final 58 1/2 minutes in their 2-1 win over the Lightning.

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.

Captain Victor Hedman scored and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped ... old forward won the Stanley Cup with Los Angeles in 2012 and 2014, and he returned to the Kings last season after three years ...

Captain Victor Hedman scored and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped ... old forward won the Stanley Cup with Los Angeles in 2012 and 2014, and he returned to the Kings last season after three years ...

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