Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 shots, Brandon Hagel scored two goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-0.

Victor Hedman was named captain of Team Sweden for the 4 Nations Face-Off on Thursday. The 34-year-old defenseman is in his first season as captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning. This is the first time Hedman will captain Sweden in international play. He was an assistant captain for Sweden at the 2024 IIHF World Championships, where they won bronze.

The Tampa Bay Lightning face the Los Angels Kings at Amalie Arena at 7 tonight after two consecutive losses, while Los Angeles has not won the past three contests. Tampa Bay sits

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings look to end their four-game slide with a win against the Carolina Hurricanes. Carolina is 20-5-1 at home and 32-16-4 overall. The Hurricanes have gone 9-3-2 in games decided by one goal. Los Angeles has gone 11-14-5 in road games and 26-17-6 overall. The Kings are 21-0-2 when scoring at least three goals.

The Kings fail to score for the second straight game and lose for the eighth time in 10 games in a 3-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Auston Matthews will serve as captain for the United States in the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, and his team is the only one involved without a glaring injury question to answer.

As the 4-Nations Face-Off tournament and the resulting break loom in February, the Tampa Bay Lightning are seeking one key as January comes to a close: normalcy.

Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs has been selected as the U.S. captain for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off. Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins will captain Canada again,

The Tampa Bay Lightning have announced that goaltender Matt Tomkins has been recalled from their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch.

Team Sweden announced their leadership group for the 4 Nations Face-Off headlined by Tampa Bay's current captain, Victor Hedman.

Hedman, a 16-season veteran in his first campaign as captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning, will lead Sweden, with Mattias Ekholm of the Edmonton Oilers, Erik Karlsson of the Pittsburgh Penguins, and William Nylander of the Toronto Maple Leafs serving as alternates.