Throughout the game, Ferrell pantomimed infractions, waved off imaginary goals, and even coached up the officials from the stands. That said, he was barred from blowing his whistle as "that could cause issues," per The Athletic's Eric Stephens.

Pontus Holmberg scores with 7.3 seconds left in the first period, putting Tampa Bay ahead for good. Nikita Kucherov scores twice, and the Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 in a penalty-filled game.

Nikita Kucherov scored twice, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the host Florida Panthers 4-2 in a fight-filled game on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla.

TAMPA, Fla. — Adrian Kempe scored twice in the second period, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Thursday night. Anton forsberg stopped 31 shots to help the Kings snap a four-game skid (0-2-2) and get just their third win in nine games (3-4-2).

TAMPA -- Nikita Kucherov scored twice, and the Tampa Bay Lightning recovered for a 5-4 shootout win against the Montreal Canadiens at Benchmark International Arena on Sunday. Kucherov also scored two goals in a 4-2 win at the Florida Panthers on Saturday. He has seven points (four goals, three assists) in a four-game streak.

Comedian and actor Will Ferrell dressed as an NHL referee for the game between the Los Angeles Kings and Tampa Bay Lightning.

Jake Guentzel scored a pair of third period goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied past the Carolina Hurricanes for a 6-4 victory on Saturday night.

The Lightning are currently like rolling thunder, riding a six-game winning streak and looking to push the streak to seven on Saturday in San Jose.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Los Angeles Kings NHL game from January 1, 2026 on ESPN.

Gage Goncalves scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:41 to play, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a late deficit to beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-3 for their sixth consecutive victory.