LOS ANGELES, CA (SNN-TV) – The Tampa Bay Lightning start a three-game road trip in California tonight when they take on the Los Angeles Kings in the cross-conference battle at Crypto.com Arena.
Last season, the Bolts outlasted the Kings 6-4 in LA, and the reigning NHL vice-champions shoot for their 11th consecutive victory over Los Angeles. After a shaky start to the season and three losses in their first four outings, the Lightning have won two straight games over the Florida Panthers 3-2 in overtime and the New York Islanders 5-3.
The Bolts are tallying 3 while yielding 3.17 in a return. They’ve scored seven power-play goals on 25 opportunities and killed 18 of the opposing 22 attempts. Andrei Vasilevskiy will get the starting call Tuesday in LA, and the 28-year-old goalie is 2-2-0 with .922 save percentage this season.
The puck is set to drop from LA tonight at 10:30.