Lightning 5, Kings 3
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-3 on Jan 1, 2026 at crypto.com Arena.
Top performers
Nikita Kucherov had 1 goal and 2 assists for the Lightning.
Corey Perry had 3 assists for the Kings.
Darcy Kuemper made 19 saves on 23 shots for the Kings.
Before and after
- Lightning · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 31, 2025: TB 4, ANA 3 · Next Jan 3, 2026: TB 7, SJ 3
- Kings · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 29, 2025: LA 2, COL 5 · Next Jan 3, 2026: MIN 4, LA 5
Other Lightning vs Kings games
| Dec 18, 2025 |  LA at  TB | 2-1 | Regular |
| Jan 30, 2025 | LA at TB | 0-3 | Regular |
| Jan 4, 2025 | TB at LA | 1-2 | Regular |
| Mar 23, 2024 | TB at LA | 3-4 | Regular |
| Jan 9, 2024 | LA at TB | 2-3 | Regular |
| Jan 28, 2023 | LA at TB | 2-5 | Regular |
