Los Angeles Kings vs. Tampa Bay Lightning - News - December 18, 2025

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Corey Perry - Chips in with helper Perry logged an assist, two shots on goal and 12 PIM in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Lightning.

Impact Perry helped out on Adrian Kempe's game-tying tally at 5:21 of the second period. It's now been 18 games since Perry's last goal, though he has four assists, 31 shots on net and 18 PIM in that span. The agitating winger was never going to sustain his hot start to the year, but he's at a decent 15 points, 56 shots, 14 hits, 25 PIM and a plus-4 rating over 28 appearances. He does enough to be a streaming option in deeper formats.

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Oliver Bjorkstrand - Nets team's lone goal in loss Bjorkstrand scored a power-play goal Thursday in a 2-1 loss to the Kings.

Impact Bjorkstrand opened the scoring in the first period when Anthony Cirelli found him open in the low spot. He tried a jam play, which Anton Forsberg stopped, but the rebound was there for the taking. Bjorkstrand saw daylight five-hole, and he made no mistake. He has six points (three goals, three assists) and 11 shots in his last five games. Three of those points, including two goals, came on the power play. Is he warming up? Maybe. Bjorkstrand was supposed to bring solid veteran offense to the Bolts, but he has struggled to bring that part of his game to the Sunshine State. He has just five goals, 10 assists and 58 shots this season (34 games).

3 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Andrei Vasilevskiy - Sharp in return from injury Vasilevskiy made 18 saves in a 2-1 loss to the Kings on Thursday.

Impact This loss wasn't on Vasilevskiy -- the shot attempts were 78-33 in the Bolts favor, but his teammates simply couldn't execute. He needs some kind of support. It was his first start after missing the last seven games with an undisclosed injury. Get Vasilevskiy back in your lineup.

3 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Anton Forsberg - Sharp in win over Bolts Forsberg made 31 saves in a 2-1 win over the Lightning on Thursday.

Impact Forsberg is the man in the blue paint this week with Darcy Kuemper sidelined with an upper-body injury. He made 26 saves Wednesday night in a 3-2 loss to the Panthers. The Bolts put one power-play goal past him; it came on a rebound on a low-slot scramble. Forsberg is 5-4-3 with one shutout, 2.69 GAA and .901 save percentage in 2025-26. The win snapped the Kings' four-game losing streak (0-2-2).

3 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Adrian Kempe - First multi-goal game of season Kempe scored twice in a 2-1 win over the Lightning on Thursday.

Impact Both goals came in the second period. Kempe's first came in the second period when he skated into the offensive zone and beat Andrei Vasilevskiy with a wrist shot from distance. His second came after he intercepted a Bolts' pass in his own zone and took off, ultimately scoring on a short breakaway with a nifty backhand deke around Vasy's left pad. It was Kempe's first multi-goal game of the season. He has 13 goals, 17 assists and 99 shots in 34 games, and he's on pace for his third consecutive 70-plus point season.

3 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

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