Los Angeles Kings at Tampa Bay Lightning

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Los Angeles Kings

15-10-9

Final
2 - 1

Tampa Bay Lightning

18-13-3

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

Los Angeles Kings vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Game Highlights

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).

Oliver Bjorkstrand scored for the Lightning and Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 18 saves. Tampa Bay has lost three straight (0-2-1) and seven of its last nine (2-6-1).

The Lightning outshot the Kings 13-3 in the third period, but couldn't get the tying goal past Forsberg.

Bjorkstrand gave the Lightning a 1-0 lead with 7:06 remaining in the first period with a power-play goal, knocking in the rebound through Forsberg's pads after the goalie stopped his initial attempt.

Kempe then scored twice 10 1/2 minutes apart in the second to put the Kings ahead. First, he beat Vasilevskiy from between the circles at 5:21 to tie it. Then, he put a backhander past the goalie from the right side on a breakaway with 4:02 remaining in the period with his team-leading 13th for a 2-1 lead with 4:02 left in the period.

Up next Kings: Host Columbus on Monday night to open a three-game homestand.

Lightning: Host Carolina on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

LA leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 12:54	Oliver Bjorkstrand Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Anthony Cirelli (10), Jake Guentzel (19)
Goal	2nd Period 5:21	Adrian Kempe Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (11), Corey Perry (8)
Goal	2nd Period 15:58	Adrian Kempe Goal (13) Backhand, assists: none

Statistics

LA		TB
22	Blocked Shots	7
17	Hits	18
11	Takeaways	2
20	Shots	32
0	Power Play Goals	1
1	Power Play Opportunities	5
0.0	Power Play Percentage	20.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
29	Faceoffs Won	35
45.3	Faceoff Win Percent	54.7
20	Giveaways	9
6	Total Penalties	1
20	Penalty Minutes	2