Kempe scores twice in 2nd period as Kings beat Lightning 2-1 to snap 4-game skid

— Adrian Kempe scored twice in the second period, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Thursday night.
Dec 18, 2025, 10:05 pm - AP
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1st PeriodLATB
12:54Oliver Bjorkstrand (5) (Power Play)
Assists: Anthony Cirelli (10), Jake Guentzel (19)
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2nd PeriodLATB
5:21Adrian Kempe (12)
Assists: Anze Kopitar (11), Corey Perry (8)
11
15:58Adrian Kempe (13)
Unassisted
21
3rd Period
No Goals Scored

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Brandt Clarke shot blocked by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  • Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Pontus Holmberg
  • Charle-Edouard D'Astous hit Alex Laferriere
  • Gage Goncalves hit Mikey Anderson
  • Brandt Clarke shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
  • Charle-Edouard D'Astous Backhand saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Giveaway by Nick Paul
  • Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • J.J. Moser Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Max Crozier hit Andrei Kuzmenko
  • Brayden Point Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Zemgus Girgensons Tip-In Wide Left
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Quinton Byfield shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  • Nick Paul hit Brian Dumoulin
  • Zemgus Girgensons Tip-In saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Andrei Kuzmenko shot blocked by Max Crozier
  • Yanni Gourde Tip-In saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Dominic James hit Cody Ceci
  • Dominic James Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Ryan McDonagh Tip-In saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Kevin Fiala
  • Jake Guentzel Tip-In Wide Left
  • Darren Raddysh Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Adrian Kempe shot blocked by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Brayden Point Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Tip-In saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Anthony Cirelli (10), Jake Guentzel (19)
  • Gage Goncalves hit Mikey Anderson
  • Dominic James Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Samuel Helenius
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand hit Drew Doughty
  • Yanni Gourde Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Pontus Holmberg hit Alex Laferriere
  • Yanni Gourde hit Brian Dumoulin
  • Declan Carlile Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Giveaway by Nick Paul
  • Dominic James Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Ryan McDonagh Tip-In Wide Right
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Nick Paul hit Kevin Fiala
  • Giveaway by Anthony Cirelli
  • Giveaway by Pontus Holmberg
  • Gage Goncalves Tip-In Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Gage Goncalves
  • Gage Goncalves Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Dominic James faceoff won against Alex Laferriere
  • Takeaway by Dominic James
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Brandt Clarke
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Alex Turcotte
  • Giveaway by Gage Goncalves
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • J.J. Moser Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Gage Goncalves High-sticking against Joel Edmundson
  • Anthony Cirelli Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Alex Laferriere
  • Darren Raddysh Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Darren Raddysh Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Gage Goncalves Slap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • J.J. Moser Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Dominic James Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Zemgus Girgensons Tip-In saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Giveaway by Pontus Holmberg
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Jake Guentzel Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Alex Turcotte
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Darren Raddysh Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Charle-Edouard D'Astous Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Zemgus Girgensons Backhand saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Brayden Point Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Pontus Holmberg Backhand saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Zemgus Girgensons Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Alex Turcotte
  • Declan Carlile Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Brayden Point
  • Declan Carlile hit Samuel Helenius
  • Charle-Edouard D'Astous hit Corey Perry
  • Alex Laferriere shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  • Pontus Holmberg faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Jake Guentzel Tip-In saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Jake Guentzel Tip-In saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Charle-Edouard D'Astous Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Nick Paul
  • Nick Paul Tip-In Above Crossbar
  • Jake Guentzel Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Brayden Point Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Slap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Darren Raddysh hit Anze Kopitar
  • Nick Paul Snap Shot Short
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Alex Turcotte
  • Pontus Holmberg Backhand Wide Right
  • Pontus Holmberg hit Mikey Anderson
  • Charle-Edouard D'Astous hit Corey Perry
  • Pontus Holmberg Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Dominic James
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Cody Ceci
  • Dominic James Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Mikey Anderson
  • Darren Raddysh Slap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  • Nick Paul Tip-In saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand Slap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Brayden Point Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
  • Giveaway by Drew Doughty
  • Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
  • Anthony Cirelli shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
  • Brandt Clarke Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Alex Turcotte faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Takeaway by Alex Turcotte
  • Corey Perry Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Joel Armia Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Samuel Helenius faceoff won against Gage Goncalves
  • Mikey Anderson Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Samuel Helenius hit Darren Raddysh
  • Warren Foegele hit Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Quinton Byfield Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Icing
  • Puck in Benches
  • Takeaway by Adrian Kempe
  • Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Adrian Kempe
  • Giveaway by Alex Laferriere
  • Trevor Moore Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Takeaway by Trevor Moore
  • Charle-Edouard D'Astous shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
  • Giveaway by Corey Perry
  • Off-side
  • Trevor Moore Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Joel Edmundson Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Alex Turcotte Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Corey Perry Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Corey Perry Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Samuel Helenius hit Max Crozier
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Puck in Netting
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Adrian Kempe Cross-checking against Pontus Holmberg
  • Off-side
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Giveaway by Joel Edmundson
  • Samuel Helenius hit Declan Carlile
  • Giveaway by Samuel Helenius
  • Takeaway by Joel Armia
  • Icing
  • Brayden Point shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
  • Yanni Gourde shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Alex Turcotte faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Trevor Moore hit Declan Carlile
  • Puck in Netting
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Drew Doughty
  • Brayden Point shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
  • Warren Foegele hit Anthony Cirelli
  • Takeaway by Adrian Kempe
  • Giveaway by Anze Kopitar
  • Icing
  • Icing
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Nick Paul shot blocked by Quinton Byfield
  • Alex Laferriere hit Zemgus Girgensons
  • Giveaway by Brandt Clarke
  • Brayden Point shot blocked by Trevor Moore
  • Max Crozier shot blocked by Alex Turcotte
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Alex Laferriere hit Pontus Holmberg
  • Puck in Benches
  • Giveaway by Quinton Byfield
  • Giveaway by Drew Doughty
  • Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
  • Takeaway by Anze Kopitar
  • Giveaway by Anze Kopitar
  • Adrian Kempe Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (11), Corey Perry (8)
  • Puck in Benches
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Alex Turcotte faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Brian Dumoulin Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Icing
  • Icing
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Quinton Byfield hit Nick Paul
  • Brandt Clarke hit Anthony Cirelli
  • Quinton Byfield Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Puck in Netting
  • Joel Armia hit Max Crozier
  • Alex Laferriere Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • TV Timeout
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Andrei Kuzmenko Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Kevin Fiala Holding against Anthony Cirelli
  • Quinton Byfield Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Warren Foegele Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Kevin Fiala Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Quinton Byfield
  • Max Crozier shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
  • Puck in Netting
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Icing
  • Adrian Kempe Goal (13) Backhand, assists: none
  • Quinton Byfield Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mikey Anderson Tripping against Jake Guentzel
  • Dominic James shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
  • Joel Armia Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Joel Edmundson hit Dominic James
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Drew Doughty
  • Dominic James shot blocked by Alex Laferriere
  • Quinton Byfield Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Adrian Kempe hit Ryan McDonagh
  • Puck in Benches
  • Trevor Moore Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Hand Pass
  • Samuel Helenius faceoff won against Dominic James
  • Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Alex Laferriere
  • Puck in Netting
  • Hand Pass
  • Brandt Clarke Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Icing
  • Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Andrei Kuzmenko
  • Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin
  • On-Ice Official
  • TV Timeout
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Nick Paul
  • Nick Paul shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Adrian Kempe Hooking against Darren Raddysh
  • Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  • Takeaway by Trevor Moore
  • Takeaway by Joel Edmundson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  • Takeaway by Brian Dumoulin
  • Dominic James shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Mikey Anderson hit Pontus Holmberg
  • Joel Edmundson hit Max Crozier
  • Max Crozier shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
  • Quinton Byfield Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Alex Turcotte faceoff won against Nick Paul
  • Giveaway by Drew Doughty
  • Dominic James shot blocked by Alex Turcotte
  • Dominic James shot blocked by Andrei Kuzmenko
  • Giveaway by Alex Laferriere
  • Giveaway by Warren Foegele
  • Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Takeaway by Corey Perry
  • Giveaway by Corey Perry
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Pontus Holmberg
  • Puck in Netting
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Pontus Holmberg
  • Takeaway by Corey Perry
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Trevor Moore hit Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  • Corey Perry Holding the stick against Charle-Edouard D'Astous served by Alex Turcotte
  • Corey Perry Misconduct
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Anze Kopitar
  • Joel Edmundson hit Jake Guentzel
  • Goalie Stopped
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