In a fast-paced and entertaining affair, the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 Tuesday night. Victor Hedman, Taylor Raddysh, and Mathieu Joseph scored for the Lightning. Drew Doughty and Viktor Arvidsson scored for the Kings. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 of 30 shots. Jonathan Quick stopped 27 of 30 shots. This match-up was the first meeting of these two franchises since January 29, 2020—just a handful of weeks before the pandemic hit in full force.
The biggest standout of this game it was the clear difference of this Kings team compared to the Kings teams that won two Stanley Cups in four years.