HIGHLIGHTS: LA Kings at Tampa Bay Lightning | 12.18.25

HIGHLIGHTS: LA Kings at Tampa Bay Lightning | 12.18.25

So it’s Biffield, Fiala, and Fogle against Celli, Paul, and Gensel. And the Lightning win the faceoff and drive it in. Timer. That’s off a stick out high. Kings go after it. They get it. And now back to Clark again. Right on. And a save by Vaselki. >> And the Kings go after it. And now Arma passed right through the slot. And then Perry on goal. Another shot. And it’s handled by Vaselki. And now the Lightning come back to the line. Here’s the rookie Dos Stew. And we get a whistle as Forsberg has that in his glove. And now Biffield with some speed in with Cece. And a shot by Biffield. Right on. Of course the Lightning without Victor Hedman who had elbow surgery. >> And here’s Radish with it in front and a shot by Moer. Kings break it up and Kazmo into Moore. He comes in. A shot and a stick save by Vaselowski. Scampers after it >> and now played on the wall by Declan Carile. And that’s off a stick in on goal. And Forsber doesn’t want to take a whistle there. And Elazo back to get it. And the Kings to center with speed. And Trevor Moore comes in, shoots it on goal and no problem there for Vaselki. His last game was December 2nd against the Islanders. Kings get it back for Edmonson. He winds and fires. Save. Rebound. Turkot in front and Basilki kept it out. And now the Lightning back with Croer. Doesn’t get it deep. And a pass to the middle. Kasmeo comes in and he pulls up but can’t settle it. And now he gets it onto Helenius. Then around back to the line. Here’s Clark. SHOOTS IT. TIPPED. SAVE. AND A SAVE on Perry on the rebound. The former >> Arma checked and Tampa Bay’s on it. And James comes in, shoots it, stopped by Forsber. Big rebound in front. And the Lightning can’t capitalize on that. And now they work it down low for Douglas. Back in front. TIPPED BY DOUGLAS. RIGHT ON. Back at center ice. Referee Garrett Rank. We’re all set. Lightning win it back. And a shot by Radish. That got through. Saved by Forsber. And now Radish again. He activates in front and off the stick of Forsber. Kings get it near the line. Not out. Radish again. Right on. Save by Forsber. And back on this side now back for Radish. Gensel in front and a shot by Point who has only five goals on the year which is very uncharacteristic. A player that’s already been named to Canada’s Olympic team. And the Lightning get it back at center. Gensel in front. Serelli with it. Save. Rebound. They score. York Strand tips it through the lanes on the rebound and it’s one- nothing Tampa. Here comes the counter and they make a play on the rush. You see the pass go through CC. Forsber makes the first save and York Strand stays with it. Gets Tampa on the board. Jerk Strand fifth >> and the speedy Dominic James to center out of Minnesota Duth chopped at by Edmonson. A shot from the wing and a save by Forsber and the Kings come back. And then Edmonson steps up and it comes free. Shots 98 Tampa Bay and a chance for Gourd and he whistles that one wide as he raced in on right wing. that we’ll count on is the quick counters off of that really good neutral zone for check that Tampa has and there’s that counter >> and then it’s stolen there by Kee trying to get in front Lightning get it back they come in and Borkstrand pass in FRONT ANOTHER SHOT WHAT A SAVE BY FORSBER ON JAMES unbelievable save on James >> you can see this one late and what a play by York Strand over and there’s the pass across cross and there’s the push across by Forsberg and that is a spectacular save >> from the slot which is right in the middle of the ice. So they need to get some more great A’s Tony. >> They do and it started when they did get their chances it was off of shots from the sidewall that forced Tampa to have to recover those pucks and it allowed >> Kings have a chance to clear and now they do. Good stick there by Turkot. Lightning back in. Gonzalz fires it right on. And a save by Forsber trying to find an open teammate. Here’s Kempe with it ahead to Perry. And the late man is Kempe. RIGHT IN. HE SCORES. KEE WITH A ROCKET. A bomb from 40 ft. And the Kings have tied the game at one. What a shot. >> What a shot. And that’s good timing because they haven’t got their feet moving at all this period. They do one time. Kopitar gets it to him. Is the player make a move? You shoot through the screen. He does. He beats Basilelesi clean there. You can see a great play as he’s ke’s coming up. Kopitar recognizes that. Shoots it through the defender’s legs. Tough for the goalie to pick it up from that distance. And now Bjorkstrand who has scored the lightning goal trying to clear it. Kings get it. Turkot back. Here’s Dumlan with it. Shoots it and fought off by Vaselki to Gensel. Whipped that shot well wide and then back to Moer again on goal off the glove of Forsber and shot back in by Leferier and a hit by Arma. Sander. LEFER WITH IT. A SHOT AND A SAVE. >> Get in. Finish your checks as you see Arma on it. Laier goes to the middle. Helen is >> that’s dumped in by Kopitar. Keep gets in quickly. Great job by the Kings and that came close to coming out. Now in front of a backhander and a save by Vaselki and now Brian Dumalan hooks it back and then Clark little self pass off the wall gets it by fielding ON GOAL. A SHOT and a save by Vaselki and he gave it away right in the skates of Trevor Moore. Here comes Fogle in. shoots it off the glove of the Russian goalender Vaselki and Tampa counters with Cerelli and now Bjork Strain on this side to point to the middle and Radish settles it to the middle again. Tial is out. There’s a shot and handled by Forsber. So the Kings kill it off second and Biffuel run to the ditch at center ice. Moer back in to point AND A SHOT SAVED BY FORESBURG. WHAT A CHANCE there a leg. Lightning forced the turnover and a pass back and now they give it away to Kee and he comes in. KEE A BREAK. BACKHANDER AND HE SCORES. KEMPE BACKHAND GOAL. 2-1 KINGS. WELL, there’s the speed. A good play at defensive blue line and Kempe takes off and there’s no catching him and King days and you can see Kempe in good position defensively. He forces the turnover goes in on the breakway pulls away from the Tampa Bay players and somehow freezes Vasileleski and puts it in the empty net with his backhand. >> Vasilelesi looked like he was getting ready to poke checker. He thought Kempy was going forehand. and he just pulls it to the backand and slides it in. >> So his team leading >> and off the face off Piala >> and now Leferier >> shot by Biffield make that spark and couldn’t really get things going and tonight he’s got him going and two big goals that have given the Kings the lead here. >> He’s got the juice going tonight. >> Yes, he does. >> Here’s a shot from distance right on goal by Gensel. And here he comes. Great poke check there by Fogle. And Arma. He’s got three short-handed goal. STOLEN AND A BACKHANDER RIGHT ON AND A SAVE BY Vaseli nearly number four bringing Army aboard. >> He has been very good. Face off one. Radish across and a shot blocked by Forsber. And that will do it. Period. It is Lefari by field and Fiala and the Lightning dump it in. >> Mikey Anderson will nudge one along for Dowy up the boards. James there now. The Kings try the far wall again. And here comes Biffield. >> He’ll hoist it in on goal. A tricky one on Vaselki. >> He finds Leferier. Checked at the line. Lightning counter. And now point comes in >> to the outside. A shot >> and now chopped out by Gurgensson’s. >> Lightning come in. BACKHANDER AND A PAD SAVE. ANOTHER ONE AT THE GOAL LINE AND FORSBER. >> Forsber was able to push post to post. I think it goes off of the back of the post and off of his back. We watch the replay. There’s the rebound. Goes off his arm. falls behind him and he’s able to spin around and get that glove on top of it. Nice little play by the Tampa former Gurg >> and a great stick there by Trevor Moore to break it up. Just a good read by Moore. Now Moore stole it in the clear and a save by Vaselki. >> Creates another breakaway chance here. It’s a short breakaway this one. Last night were two from the far. >> Their transition game has been much better in the last 25 minutes. >> Yes, it has. >> Now Clark, that’s in on goal. >> With and without the puck. >> Tampa off the faceoff win. Long shot saved by Forsber on point. Another shot tipped and a wrap chance. Didn’t get in front. And now Gensel again right in front. And Forsber got across and made that save on point. That tries to go far side and here’s Gensel. Makes a little pass to point in the pocket with four minutes left in the third. James gets it, shoots it, and a save there by Forsber. Final minute. Gonzalz again. Now to Gensel. Same pass and a one-time and a save by Forsber. Going to see a look at that push again. He’s down to one knee. He’s going to have to slide over from his knees and then pops up to catch that one in his chest. And Gensel makes a nice saucer pass across. And there’s Forsber now. Stolen by Nick Paul. Edmonson there for Copitar. And the Kings win it. They hang on and win two to one and snap a fourgame winless streak. And what a performance by Forsber in goal.

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