Los Angeles Kings vs Tampa Bay Lightning – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

01/01/2026 at 19:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

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NHL
Where to Watch on TV:


Brazil	Disney+
Chile	Disney+
Denmark	Viaplay
Finland	Viaplay
Germany	NHL.tv
Iceland	Viaplay
Mexico	Sky Sport
Norway	Viaplay
Slovenia	Arena Sport 1
Spain	DAZN Espana
Sweden	Viaplay
United-kingdom	DAZN, Premier Sports 1
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	ESPN+
Venezuela	Disney+
World	NHL.tv

Match Stats


Shots on Goal
20	23
Shots off target
16	15
Shooting PCT
15% (3/20)	21.74% (5/23)
Blocked Shots
12	21
Goalkeeper Saves
18	17
Saves PCT
81.82% (18/22)	85% (17/20)
Penalties
3	4
PIM
4	11
Power-play Goals
2	1
Shorthanded Goals
0	0
Power-play PCT
50% (2/4)	33.33% (1/3)
Pen. Killing PCT
66.67% (2/3)	50% (2/4)
Hits
20	22
Faceoffs Won
24	24
Faceoffs %
50	50
Giveaways
19	10
Takeaways
6	2
Empty Net Goals
0	1

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Period (2 - 1)
02:52, Kopitar A. (2 min),
03:34, 0 - 1, Point B. (G), Guentzel J. (A), Kucherov N. (A2)
04:43, 1 - 1, Malott J. (G), Perry C. (A),
05:43, Crozier M. (2 min),
06:14, 2 - 1, Kuzmenko A. (G), Perry C. (A), Fiala K. (A2)
2nd Period (0 - 1)
14:12, Carlile D. (2 min),
18:07, 2 - 2, Point B. (G), Raddysh D. (A), Moser J.J. (A2)
3rd Period (1 - 3)
00:58, Raddysh D. (2 min),
01:38, 3 - 2, Fiala K. (G), Perry C. (A), Kuzmenko A. (A2)
05:33, Doughty D. (2 min),
16:41, 3 - 3, Cirelli A. (G), Hagel B. (A), Kucherov N. (A2)
18:19, 3 - 4, Goncalves G. (G), Cirelli A. (A),
19:15, 3 - 5, Kucherov N. (G), Raddysh D. (A), Hagel B. (A2)

Highlights

Chances of winning

Los Angeles Kings
40.8%

Draw
23.1%

Tampa Bay Lightning
36.1%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

38.8%

22.1%

39.1%

Our Initial ML Estimation

37.8%

21.5%

40.1%

Los Angeles Kings - Tampa Bay Lightning Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.35 ↓ (2.5)	4.14 ↓ (4.4)	2.62 ↑ (2.48)	4.9% (3%)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.50

What is the prediction for Los Angeles Kings - Tampa Bay Lightning?

Users Predictions: 11 users predict this event. Los Angeles will win (votes: 3 - 27.3%). Tampa Bay will win (votes: 7 - 63.6%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 9.1%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Tampa Bay: 35.2% – 92%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 1 high ROI users predict this event. Los Angeles (votes: 1 - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 3:2.

Preview Facts

Enjoy a meeting between a mid-ranked team and one of the leaders (ranked 8 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: ) and 3 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: )).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Los Angeles won 3.
Los Angeles has had mixed results lately (last 5 games: 2 wins).
Tampa Bay is on a winning streak and currently in very good shape (last 5 games: 5 wins).
Los Angeles may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
The probability of winning is almost the same for both teams in this match.
There will not play in Tampa Bay: Hedman V. (Elbow Injury) Lilleberg E. (Injury) Sabourin S. (Head Injury)
There are questionable in Tampa Bay: McDonagh R. (Injury)
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Los Angeles won 6 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 14 matches, and goals 45:66. (average 2.3:3.3).
Including home matches between the teams, Los Angeles won 5 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 27:32. (average 2.7:3.2).

How many head-to-head matches has Los Angeles Kings won against Tampa Bay Lightning?

Los Angeles Kings has won 4 of their last 7 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Tampa Bay Lightning won against Los Angeles Kings?

Tampa Bay Lightning has won 3 of their last 7 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Los Angeles Kings - Tampa Bay Lightning were as follows:

18.12.2025 Tampa Bay Lightning - Los Angeles Kings 1:2

30.01.2025 Tampa Bay Lightning - Los Angeles Kings 3:0

04.01.2025 Los Angeles Kings - Tampa Bay Lightning 2:1

23.03.2024 Los Angeles Kings - Tampa Bay Lightning 4:3

09.01.2024 Tampa Bay Lightning - Los Angeles Kings 3:2

Latest results of Los Angeles Kings

29.12.2025 Colorado Avalanche - Los Angeles Kings 5:2 ✺

27.12.2025 Los Angeles Kings - Anaheim Ducks 6:1 ✺

23.12.2025 Los Angeles Kings - Seattle Kraken 2:3 ✺

22.12.2025 Los Angeles Kings - Columbus Blue Jackets 1:3 ✺

18.12.2025 Tampa Bay Lightning - Los Angeles Kings 1:2 ✺

Latest results of Tampa Bay Lightning

31.12.2025 Anaheim Ducks - Tampa Bay Lightning 3:4 ✺

28.12.2025 Tampa Bay Lightning - Montreal Canadiens 5:4 ✺

27.12.2025 Florida Panthers - Tampa Bay Lightning 2:4 ✺

22.12.2025 Tampa Bay Lightning - St. Louis Blues 4:1 ✺

20.12.2025 Tampa Bay Lightning - Carolina Hurricanes 6:4 ✺

NHL Table

Main

Western Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Colorado Avalanche	44	30	3	7	4	179:99	73
2	Dallas Stars	45	22	4	9	10	157:129	61
3	Minnesota Wild	46	18	8	9	11	146:125	61
4	Vegas Golden Knights	43	15	5	12	11	137:134	52
5	Edmonton Oilers	45	17	5	7	16	152:152	51
6	San Jose Sharks	44	12	11	3	18	141:155	49
7	Seattle Kraken	43	14	6	8	15	119:126	48
8	Los Angeles Kings	44	12	7	10	15	119:125	48
9	Utah Mammoth	45	16	6	3	20	137:127	47
10	Chicago Blackhawks	45	15	4	7	19	129:142	45
11	Anaheim Ducks	45	13	8	3	21	150:168	45
12	Nashville Predators	44	14	6	4	20	122:146	44
13	Calgary Flames	45	15	4	4	22	116:135	42
14	St. Louis Blues	46	17	0	8	21	114:161	42
15	Winnipeg Jets	43	14	2	5	22	126:135	37
16	Vancouver Canucks	44	10	6	5	23	121:158	37

Eastern Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Carolina Hurricanes	45	19	9	3	14	155:135	59
2	Detroit Red Wings	46	20	7	4	15	145:142	58
3	Tampa Bay Lightning	43	22	5	3	13	153:114	57
4	Montreal Canadiens	45	16	9	6	14	151:148	56
5	New York Islanders	45	16	9	5	15	134:125	55
6	Buffalo Sabres	43	18	6	4	15	140:134	52
7	Philadelphia Flyers	43	15	7	8	13	132:127	52
8	Washington Capitals	45	21	2	6	16	148:130	52
9	Pittsburgh Penguins	43	17	4	9	13	140:134	51
10	Toronto Maple Leafs	44	17	5	7	15	148:140	51
11	Boston Bruins	45	17	7	2	19	151:146	50
12	Florida Panthers	44	20	3	3	18	135:142	49
13	New Jersey Devils	44	15	7	2	20	115:137	46
14	New York Rangers	46	13	7	6	20	120:135	46
15	Ottawa Senators	44	15	5	5	19	141:148	45
16	Columbus Blue Jackets	44	11	7	7	19	132:151	43

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