US EditionAdrian Kempe scores both Kings goals in win over Lightning
- Adrian Kempe scored twice in the second period to lift the Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 victory on Thursday, with goals at 5:21 and 4:02, the latter his team-leading 13th.
- The game's first penalty led to a cross-check on Kempe, setting up Oliver Bjorkstrand's power-play goal as Tampa Bay played without Nikita Kucherov and Brandon Hagel but saw Ryan McDonagh return.
- Anton Forsberg stopped 31 shots to help the Los Angeles Kings snap a four-game skid, making a sliding glove save on Dominic James and a late puck snatch.
- Los Angeles improved its road mark to 11-4-5 and ended their three-game trip on a high note; the Kings will host Columbus on Monday while Tampa Bay Lightning hosts Carolina on Saturday.
- Despite heavy third-period pressure, the Tampa Bay Lightning outshot the Kings 13-3 but could not score, while Andrei Vasilevskiy made 18 saves and repeatedly denied Trevor Moore.
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The Los Angeles Kings captain scored a game-tying assist in a narrow 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Adrian Kempe scored twice and the Los Angeles Kings ended a four-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the NHL. Slovenian captain Anže Kopitar made an assist for the tie in the second period.
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated Tampa Bay 2-1 on Friday night in the NHL. Adrian Kempe scored both goals for the Californians.
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Adrian Kempe scores twice as Kings edge Lightning to snap 4-game skid
TAMPA, Fla. — The goal-starved Kings ended their three-game trip on a high note. Adrian Kempe scored twice in the second period, and the Kings rallied from a one-goal deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-1, on Thursday night. Anton Forsberg, in goal for the second night in a row, stopped 31 shots to help the Kings snap a four-game skid (0-2-2) and get just their third win in the past nine games (3-4-2). They improved to 11-4-5 on the road …
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