November 25 postgame notes

-With the shootout loss, Los Angeles fell to 12-16-4 all-time against Tampa Bay, a record that includes a road mark of 8-6-2. These teams will meet at Staples Center on December 6 during the Kings’ upcoming home stand.

-Los Angeles fell to 5-3-1 against the Eastern Conference and 2-1-1 against the Atlantic Division.

-The Kings’ streak of scoring at least two goals ended at 18 consecutive games.

-With a three-for-three effort, Los Angeles’ penalty kill finished the trip 19-for-24 (79.2%). The Kings have been shorthanded at least three times in 11 consecutive games.

-The Kings did not earn a power play for the first time since April 9, 2015, a 3-1 loss at Calgary.

-Milan Lucic recorded his second game-tying goal with under five minutes to play in the third period of the road trip. He leads the team with three game-winning goals.

-The Kings fell to 3-1 in games that extend past 60 minutes and 1-1 in shootouts. Anze Kopitar is now 2/2 in shootouts, Jeff Carter is 0/2, and Tyler Toffoli is 0/1.

-Anze Kopitar logged a season-high 24:53. It was the most ice time he logged in a game since drawing 25:25 against Winnipeg on January 10, 2015.

-Los Angeles out-hit Tampa Bay, 32-19. Dustin Brown finished with a game-high seven hits.

-The Kings attempted 64 shots (38 on goal, 16 blocked, 10 missed). The Lightning attempted 58 shots (30 on goal, 15 blocked, 13 missed). Trevor Lewis and J.T. Brown tied with a game-high six shots on goal, while Brown led all skaters with nine shot attempts.

-Los Angeles won 28-of-62 faceoffs (45%). Among regular performers, Anze Kopitar won 13-of-25, Andy Andreoff won 1-of-1, Nick Shore won 5-of-8, Trevor Lewis won 3-of-8, and Jeff Carter won 5-of-18.

The Kings are off on Thursday, November 26 and are scheduled to return to Toyota Sports Center for practice on Friday, November 27 at 10:00 a.m. Should the schedule change after the team arrives in Los Angeles, the updated schedule will appear on this page.

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