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Los Angeles Kings vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Tuesday, January 26, 2027 · Benchmark International Arena

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Tampa Bay LightningTampa BayLightningHome

ABTV · The Spot

Game preview

The Los Angeles Kings visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Tuesday, January 26, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on ABTV and The Spot.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Kings

Game 3 of a road trip: Nashville and Florida, now Tampa Bay.

  1. 162027-01-16: at CGY, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 172027-01-17: no game
  3. 182027-01-18: no game
  4. 192027-01-19: vs SEA
  5. 202027-01-20: no game
  6. 212027-01-21: vs EDM
  7. 222027-01-22: no game
  8. 232027-01-23: at NSH
  9. 242027-01-24: at FLA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 252027-01-25: no game
  11. 262027-01-26: at TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~179 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,746 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Lightning

First home game after a 3-game road trip (Boston, New Jersey and Detroit).

  1. 162027-01-16: vs OTT
  2. 172027-01-17: no game
  3. 182027-01-18: at BOS
  4. 192027-01-19: no game
  5. 202027-01-20: no game
  6. 212027-01-21: at NJD
  7. 222027-01-22: no game
  8. 232027-01-23: at DET
  9. 242027-01-24: no game
  10. 252027-01-25: no game
  11. 262027-01-26: vs LAK
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~996 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,849 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Los Angeles KingsKingsTue, Oct 13 vs EDM
  1. L1Panarin#10Kempe#9Byfield#55
    13:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMoore#12Laughton#21Armia#40
    9:16 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHaula#56Perry#90Laferriere#14
    7:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewGustafsson#64Clarke#92
    13:55 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewDoughty#8Edmundson#6
    5:46 together at 5v5
  3. D3Ceci#5Anderson#44
    5:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Panarin LKempe RByfield RLaferriere RClarke D3:25
  2. 2Haula LMoore LPerry RDoughty DGustafsson D1:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Moore LLaughton CCeci DAnderson D0:52
  2. 2Haula LArmia RDoughty DEdmundson D0:35
Tampa Bay LightningLightningTue, Oct 13 at NYR
  1. L1Girgensons#28Holmberg#29Mikheyev#95
    10:27 together at 5v5
  2. L2Point#21Goncalves#93Kucherov#86
    5:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHagel#38Guentzel#59Geekie#94
    1:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Carlson#74Moser#90
    12:15 together at 5v5
  2. D2D'Astous#51Crozier#24
    10:25 together at 5v5
  3. D3McDonagh#27Cernak#81
    8:50 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Hagel LGuentzel CPoint CKucherov RCarlson D2:13
  2. 2Cirelli CGoncalves CGeekie CHolmberg RD'Astous D0:50

Penalty kill

  1. 1Hagel LCirelli CHedman DCrozier D1:57
  2. 2Hagel LCirelli CMcDonagh DCernak D1:17

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

LAKTBL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

LAK 61% (8th most shuffled)TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

LAK 1:40 left (11th latest · 17 pulls)TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

LAK 49.6s (8th longest)TBL 49.1s (11th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

LAK 33% (9th most often)TBL 28% (12th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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