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Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Los Angeles Kings 3 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Los Angeles Kings 3. Shots on goal: TBL 24, LAK 20. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 TBL 1-2 LAK; P2 TBL 1-0 LAK; P3 TBL 3-1 LAK.

Scoring plays: P1 03:34 Brayden Point (assists: Jake Guentzel, Nikita Kucherov) to make it TBL 1-0 LAK; P1 04:43 Jeff Malott (assists: Corey Perry) to make it TBL 1-1 LAK; P1 06:14 Andrei Kuzmenko (assists: Corey Perry, Kevin Fiala) to make it TBL 1-2 LAK; P2 18:07 Brayden Point (assists: Darren Raddysh, J.J. Moser) to make it TBL 2-2 LAK; P3 01:37 Kevin Fiala (assists: Corey Perry, Andrei Kuzmenko) to make it TBL 2-3 LAK; P3 16:41 Anthony Cirelli (assists: Brandon Hagel, Nikita Kucherov) to make it TBL 3-3 LAK; P3 18:19 Gage Goncalves (assists: Jake Guentzel, Anthony Cirelli) to make it TBL 4-3 LAK; P3 19:15 Nikita Kucherov (assists: Darren Raddysh) to make it TBL 5-3 LAK. Top skaters: Nikita Kucherov (TBL) 1 G, 2 A; Corey Perry (LAK) 0 G, 3 A; Brayden Point (TBL) 2 G, 0 A; Kevin Fiala (LAK) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Darcy Kuemper (LAK) 19 saves on 23, decision L; Jonas Johansson (TBL) 17 saves on 20, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · TBL
Nikita Kucherov
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 2 SOG · 20:51 TOI
Goals · TBL
Brayden Point
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG · 18:56 TOI
Goaltending · TBL
Jonas Johansson
17 saves on 20 shots (.850) · W
Season highs
Corey Perry · Season-high 3 pointsBrayden Point · Season-high 2 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

TBL 2 largest lead P3 19:15 (TBL 5, LAK 3) · 3-0 run, P3 16:41–P3 19:15
LAK 1 largest lead P1 6:14 (TBL 1, LAK 2) · 2-0 run, P1 4:43–P1 6:14
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 3 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 3:34 Brayden Point (Jake Guentzel, Nikita Kucherov) TBL · Power play · wrist shot · TBL 1, LAK 0
  • P1 4:43 Jeff Malott (Corey Perry) LAK · snap shot · TBL 1, LAK 1
  • P1 6:14 Andrei Kuzmenko (Corey Perry, Kevin Fiala) LAK · Power play · snap shot · TBL 1, LAK 2
  • P2 18:07 Brayden Point (Darren Raddysh, J.J. Moser) TBL · backhand shot · TBL 2, LAK 2
  • P3 1:37 Kevin Fiala (Corey Perry, Andrei Kuzmenko) LAK · Power play · wrist shot · TBL 2, LAK 3
  • P3 16:41 Anthony Cirelli (Brandon Hagel, Nikita Kucherov) TBL · backhand shot · TBL 3, LAK 3
  • P3 18:19 Gage Goncalves (Jake Guentzel, Anthony Cirelli) TBL · wrist shot · TBL 4, LAK 3
  • P3 19:15 Nikita Kucherov (Darren Raddysh) TBL · Empty net · backhand shot · TBL 5, LAK 3

Linescore

123 T
TBL 113 5
LAK 201 3

Shots on goal: TBL 24, LAK 20

Biggest Period

The Tampa Bay Lightning scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

TBLLAK
24Shots on goal20
50Shot attempts57
24Faceoff wins24
22Hits20
12Blocked shots21
1Power-play goals2
2Takeaways6
10Giveaways19
11Penalty minutes9
85.0%Save %82.6%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL87924
LAK111820

🎯 Shot Map

Tampa Bay Lightning5 G · 38 attempts
Anthony Cirelli: missed the netNikita Kucherov: missed the netBrayden Point: saved (snap)Brayden Point: goal (wrist)Darren Raddysh: missed the netNikita Kucherov: saved (slap)Jake Guentzel: missed the netBrandon Hagel: saved (tip-in)Anthony Cirelli: saved (deflected)Pontus Holmberg: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: missed the netBrayden Point: saved (wrist)Brayden Point: saved (wrist)J.J. Moser: saved (wrist)Nikita Kucherov: missed the netDarren Raddysh: missed the netErik Cernak: missed the netOliver Bjorkstrand: saved (wrist)Nick Paul: saved (wrist)Anthony Cirelli: saved (snap)Brandon Hagel: missed the netBrandon Hagel: saved (wrist)Anthony Cirelli: missed the netBrandon Hagel: missed the netBrayden Point: goal (backhand)Jake Guentzel: saved (wrist)Darren Raddysh: missed the netOliver Bjorkstrand: saved (wrist)Darren Raddysh: missed the netJake Guentzel: saved (snap)Oliver Bjorkstrand: missed the netYanni Gourde: saved (wrist)Brandon Hagel: saved (snap)Anthony Cirelli: saved (snap)Anthony Cirelli: goal (backhand)Gage Goncalves: saved (backhand)Gage Goncalves: goal (wrist)Nikita Kucherov: goal (backhand)
  • 5Goals13% of attempts
  • 19Saved50% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net37% of attempts
Los Angeles Kings3 G · 36 attempts
Joel Edmundson: saved (wrist)Jeff Malott: goal (snap)Quinton Byfield: missed the netCorey Perry: saved (tip-in)Andrei Kuzmenko: goal (snap)Brandt Clarke: saved (wrist)Joel Armia: saved (wrist)Corey Perry: saved (wrist)Brandt Clarke: saved (wrist)Warren Foegele: missed the netJoel Armia: saved (wrist)Warren Foegele: saved (deflected)Warren Foegele: saved (wrist)Joel Armia: saved (tip-in)Kevin Fiala: missed the netQuinton Byfield: missed the netBrandt Clarke: missed the netAdrian Kempe: missed the netAlex Laferriere: missed the netJoel Armia: missed the netWarren Foegele: missed the netQuinton Byfield: missed the netKevin Fiala: missed the netKevin Fiala: goal (wrist)Brian Dumoulin: missed the netAlex Laferriere: saved (backhand)Kevin Fiala: saved (slap)Andrei Kuzmenko: missed the netAdrian Kempe: saved (wrist)Joel Edmundson: missed the netJoel Edmundson: saved (slap)Brandt Clarke: saved (wrist)Kevin Fiala: saved (snap)Kevin Fiala: missed the netQuinton Byfield: missed the netBrandt Clarke: saved (slap)
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 17Saved47% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net44% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

TBL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Nikita Kucherov R 123+320120:51
Brayden Point C 202+150018:56
Anthony Cirelli C 112+242017:13
Darren Raddysh D 022+200124:55
Jake Guentzel C 022+120017:44
Gage Goncalves C 101+221016:50
J.J. Moser D 011+211024:49
Brandon Hagel L 011+233018:32
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D 000+203321:39
Erik Cernak D 000+205120:13
Yanni Gourde C 000+111015:18
Max Crozier D 000-100314:25
Zemgus Girgensons C 000003012:24
Pontus Holmberg R 000011211:55
Declan Carlile D 000-100011:24
Oliver Bjorkstrand R 000-120010:21
Nick Paul L 000-110009:58
Dominic James C 000-102109:23
TBL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jonas Johansson W 172085.0360:00
LAK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Corey Perry R 033020011:29
Kevin Fiala L 112-330019:22
Andrei Kuzmenko L 112-210116:47
Jeff Malott L 101+113107:47
Drew Doughty D 000-200222:15
Mikey Anderson D 000-203221:35
Brandt Clarke D 000-140520:20
Joel Edmundson D 000-121119:19
Quinton Byfield R 000-100019:01
Adrian Kempe R 000-213218:37
Alex Laferriere R 000012017:25
Anze Kopitar C 000-101216:53
Brian Dumoulin D 000+100316:50
Alex Turcotte C 000-201215:49
Cody Ceci D 000000015:45
Warren Foegele L 000-121015:45
Joel Armia R 000-132015:11
Samuel Helenius C 000+103007:22
LAK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Darcy Kuemper L 192382.6459:46

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