Los Angeles 4, Tampa Bay 2
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 7, 2015
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Referees:
Greg Kimmerly, Dave Jackson
Linesmen:
Tony Sericolo, Ryan Galloway
Attendance:
19204
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Kings 4, Lightning 2: Justin Williams recorded a pair of goals as Los Angeles halted its three-game slide and ended Tampa Bay’s franchise-record streak of 10 straight victories at home.
Tyler Toffoli and All-Star defenseman Drew Doughty also scored while blue-liner Robyn Regehr chipped in with two assists as the Kings won for only the second time in nine games. Jonathan Quick turned aside 26 shots for Los Angeles, which scored three times in the opening period en route to its sixth road victory in 24 tries this season.
Nikita Kucherov and defenseman Victor Hedman each scored for the second straight game for the Lightning, who lost in regulation for the second time in their last nine contests. Ben Bishop allowed three goals on nine shots in the first period and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves in relief over the final two sessions.
Toffoli opened the scoring 93 seconds into the game by capitalizing on a turnover and moving in to flip the puck past Bishop. Williams knocked home Trevor Lewis’ centering pass from the left-wing boards at 12:30 and Doughty’s shot from the left faceoff circle beat a screened Bishop with under two seconds left in the opening period.
Kucherov chipped in a loose puck from the right side of the net after a poor clearing attempt 58 seconds into the middle period and Vasilevskiy stopped all 15 shots he faced in the session. Hedman fought off a defender to beat Quick on the short side from the left circle 1:34 into the third, but Williams restored the two-goal lead with a blast over Vasilevskiy’s left arm from the right circle on the rush at 7:46.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Tampa Bay’s Rick Bowness was honored for his 2,000th game behind an NHL bench, including 463 as a head coach with Winnipeg, Boston, Ottawa, Phoenix and the New York Islanders. Bowness has been an associate coach for the Lightning since the beginning of last season. … Los Angeles D Alec Martinez suffered an upper-body injury after being rocked by a hit from Tampa Bay C Cedric Paquette early in the first period and did not return. … Lightning D Jason Garrison missed the game due to a lower-body injury he suffered Thursday at Dallas. … Williams' two-goal performance was his third of the season.
Top Game Performances
Los Angeles |
|
Tampa Bay |
Justin Williams 2 |
Points |
Victor Hedman 1 |
Justin Williams 2 |
Goals |
Victor Hedman 1 |
Robyn Regehr 2 |
Assists |
Ryan Callahan 1 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Jonathan Quick .929 |
Save Percentage |
Andrei Vasilevskiy .950 |
Jonathan Quick 26 |
Saves |
Andrei Vasilevskiy 19 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Los Angeles
|
29 |
4 |
0-2 |
2-2 |
10 |
27 |
Tampa Bay
|
28 |
2 |
0-2 |
2-2 |
10 |
36 |
Upcoming Games
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Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Anaheim. The Lightning have a W/L % of .559 after a win and .700 after a loss.
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Los Angeles will play their next game on the road against Columbus. The Kings have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .419 after a loss.