NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Los Angeles Kings vs Tampa Bay Lightning overnight into Wednesday, January 27
01:00
Swedish time
in 80 days and 18 hours
Local time: 19:00, Tuesday, January 26
Los Angeles Kings visit Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena overnight into Wednesday, January 27. The puck drops at 01:00 Swedish time, which is 19:00 at the arena.
Kings are 7th in the Pacific with 12 points from 14 games, while Lightning are 3rd in the Atlantic with 22 points from 15. It is meeting 1 of 2 between the teams this season. 7 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Adrian Kempe and Pontus Holmberg.
The Swedes in the game
#9
Adrian KempeRW
12 P13 games, 6 goals, 6 assists
Last 5: 5 P · vs Lightning: 7 P in 14
#64
Erik GustafssonD
5 P12 games, 1 goals, 4 assists
Last 5: 3 P · vs Lightning: 1 P in 18
#47
Andre LeeLW
3 P12 games, 1 goals, 2 assists
Last 5: 2 P
#31
Anton ForsbergG
.9016 games, 0-4-0, 2.51 GAA
Last 5: 0-4-0 · vs Lightning: 5-4-0
The teams going in
| LAK | Comparison | TBL |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Points | 22 |
| 14 | Games | 15 |
| 5-7-2 | W-L-OT | 10-3-2 |
| 7th Pacific | In the division | 3rd Atlantic |
| 28th | In the NHL | 7th |
| 3.07 | Goals per game | 3.73 |
| 3.36 | Against per game | 3.07 |
| -4 | Goal difference | +10 |
| 5-5-0 | Last 10 | 6-2-2 |
| W1 | Streak | W2 |
| 3-3-2 | Road / home this year | 8-0-0 |
| 1 day | Rest before | 2 days |
Standings as of November 7, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
LAK33 %17 wins
TBL63 %32 wins
Lightning have won 63% of the meetings.2 ties (4 %)
TBL@LAK
5–3January 2, 2026 · 10mo ago
LAK@TBL
2–1December 19, 2025 · 10mo ago
2 G0 A2 P
LAK@TBL
0–3January 31, 2025 · 1y ago
TBL@LAK
1–2January 5, 2025 · 1y ago
2 G0 A2 P
TBL@LAKOT
3–4March 24, 2024 · 2y ago
1 G2 A3 P