Williams Scores 2 Goals, Kings Beat Lightning, 4-2
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Justin Williams had two goals and the Los Angeles Kings got a rare road win, beating the Lightning 4-2 on Saturday and snapping Tampa Bay's franchise-record 10-game home winning streak.
Tyler Toffoli and Drew Doughty also scored for the Kings, who had lost four in a row on the road and are 6-12-6 overall away from home. Robyn Regehr ended an eight-game point drought with two assists.
Tampa Bay got goals from Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman. It was the Lightning's first loss at home since losing 5-3 to Washington on Dec. 9.
Toffoli stole the puck in the Tampa Bay zone and opened the scoring 1:33 into the game when his backhander eluded Ben Bishop.
Williams made it 2-0 with a nice tip-in following a backhand pass from along the left wing boards by Trevor Lewis at 12:30 of the first.
Doughty stopped a 13-game goal drought to put the Kings ahead 3-0 from near the left circle boards with 1.5 seconds left in the first.
Bishop was replaced by Andrei Vasilevskiy after allowing three goals on nine shots in the first period.
After Hedman pulled Tampa Bay within 3-2 by beating Jonathan Quick from the low left circle 1:34 into the third, Williams put Los Angeles back up by two from the right circle at 7:46.
Kucherov cut the Lightning deficit to 3-1 just 58 seconds into the second.
Quick stopped a good scoring chance by Steven Stamkos with 5 minutes left in the first. Kucherov hit the post two minutes later.
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