Expert recap and game analysis of the Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Los Angeles Kings NHL game from January 1, 2026 on ESPN.

Comedian and actor Will Ferrell dressed as an NHL referee for the game between the Los Angeles Kings and Tampa Bay Lightning.

Pontus Holmberg scores with 7.3 seconds left in the first period, putting Tampa Bay ahead for good. Nikita Kucherov scores twice, and the Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 in a penalty-filled game.

Nikita Kucherov scored twice, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the host Florida Panthers 4-2 in a fight-filled game on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla.

Jake Guentzel scored a pair of third period goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied past the Carolina Hurricanes for a 6-4 victory on Saturday night.

Jacob Fowler has recorded two consecutive wins, hitting the Over for saves in both and collecting his first career shutout against the Penguins. He's looked very much like a goaltender who wants to be the team's No. 1 from now on.

Gage Goncalves scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:41 to play, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a late deficit to beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-3 for their sixth consecutive victory.

TAMPA, Fla. — Adrian Kempe scored twice in the second period, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Thursday night. Anton forsberg stopped 31 shots to help the Kings snap a four-game skid (0-2-2) and get just their third win in nine games (3-4-2).