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LAK @ TBL

Thursday, December 18, 2025 · 6:00 PM CT

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Lines

Before puck drop the page uses Hard Rock Bet's latest moneyline, puck line and total; once the game is final it switches to Hard Rock's closing line so you can see how each bet graded. Hard Rock only — no other sportsbook is shown. Hard Rock doesn't post period totals to our feed, so the period table shows DraftKings and FanDuel lines (labelled DK / FD) and grades at DraftKings' number (FanDuel's if DraftKings has none, 1.5 if neither has posted); the 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.5 chips grade at a fixed line instead. vs DK/FD Close is each team's record against past games' DraftKings (else FanDuel) closing period total.

Betting trends

Each team's hit rate at tonight's number: Season (last season until 5 games are played), L5 / L10, Venue (home games for the home team, road games for the visitor) and H2H (meetings this season and last). vs HR Close is the record against each past game's own Hard Rock closing line (moneyline: in the role — favorite or underdog — the team has tonight). Trends only use games played before this one.

Totals and puck lines are graded on the official final score (overtime counts; the shootout winner gets one goal). Period totals use regulation goals of that period only.

Props, goalies, H2H

Player props lists every Hard Rock line for this game with Season / L10 / H2H over rates at that line; after the game the actual stat is shown. Goalies shows each team's starter from ESPN's probable-goalie report: Confirmed once the team or a beat reporter confirms it, Expected before that, refreshed every 30 minutes on game days. With no report yet it falls back to the team's most recent starter (Last start). After the game it shows the real starters from the box score. Injuries lists both teams' players on ESPN's injury report (Day-To-Day, Out, Injured Reserve) before puck drop. Head-to-head lists recent meetings with period scores and how the Hard Rock closing total graded.

Informational only. Not betting advice.

Los Angeles Kings
35-27-20 · Away
2 – 1
FINAL
Tampa Bay Lightning
50-26-6 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
LAK +170 · TBL -220
Puck Line
LAK +1.5 (-145) · TBL -1.5 (+115)
Total
O 5.5 (-105) · U (-115)

Graded: total 3 → OVER L · TBL -1.5 L

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 5.5
 LAKo5.5 42%
14-19
20%
1-4
30%
3-7
47%
9-10
0%
0-2
39%
13-20
TBLo5.5 52%
17-16
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
56%
9-7
0%
0-2
49%
16-17
Puck Line
cover %
 LAK+1.5 82%
27-6
80%
4-1
80%
8-2
95%
18-1
50%
1-1
-9.60u
13-20
TBL-1.5 36%
12-21
40%
2-3
40%
4-6
19%
3-13
50%
1-1
-3.76u
15-18
Moneyline
win %
 LAK dog +170 42%
14-19
20%
1-4
30%
3-7
53%
10-9
50%
1-1
-1.13u
5-7
TBL fav -220 55%
18-15
40%
2-3
40%
4-6
50%
8-8
50%
1-1
-4.43u
12-12
Period Totals grade at DK/FD line 0.5 1.5 2.5 · Hard Rock posts no period totals — DraftKings / FanDuel shown (closing)
PeriodDK / FDTeamSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs DK/FD CloseAvg goalsGF / GA
1st Period
over 0.5
 DK 1.5 o-110/u-120 FD 1.5 o-110/u-116 LAK 73%
24-9
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
84%
16-3
100%
2-0
30%
10-23
 1.15 0.58 / 0.58
TBL 91%
30-3
100%
5-0
80%
8-2
88%
14-2
100%
2-0
55%
18-15
 2.03 1.21 / 0.82
2nd Period
over 0.5
 DK 1.5 o-145/u+114 FD 1.5 o-152/u+120 LAK 85%
28-5
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
90%
17-2
0%
0-2
58%
19-14
 1.88 0.85 / 1.03
TBL 82%
27-6
80%
4-1
80%
8-2
75%
12-4
0%
0-2
36%
12-21
 1.61 0.79 / 0.82
3rd Period
over 0.5
 FD 1.5 o-166/u+130 LAK 88%
29-4
80%
4-1
80%
8-2
90%
17-2
100%
2-0
58%
19-14
 1.85 1.03 / 0.82
TBL 94%
31-2
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
94%
15-1
100%
2-0
49%
16-17
 2.06 1.12 / 0.94
Team Comparison '25-26
LAKTBL
Record (W-L-OTL)35-27-2050-26-6
Points %54.9%64.6%
Goals for / game2.743.54
Goals against / game3.012.82
Shots for / game28.028.1
Shots against / game27.226.7
Power play %17.0%20.7%
Penalty kill %74.6%82.6%
Faceoff %49.9%47.3%
1st period GF / GA0.73 / 0.740.96 / 0.93
2nd period GF / GA0.93 / 0.981.22 / 0.84
3rd period GF / GA0.93 / 1.051.23 / 0.98
Avg game total5.766.35
Starting Goalies from the box score
31 saves on 32 shots · 1 GA · W
18 saves on 20 shots · 2 GA · L
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
LAK0200200/1
TBL1000321/5
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
LAKPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Adrian Kempe G 0.5
o+190
 33% 40% 50%1/2 2 O
Kevin Fiala G 0.5
o+185
 36% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Anze Kopitar G 0.5
o+325
 21% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Joel Armia G 0.5
o+475
 21% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Warren Foegele G 0.5
o+425
 20% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Alex Turcotte G 0.5
o+600
 6% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Alex Laferriere G 0.5
o+350
 21% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Andrei Kuzmenko G 0.5
o+325
 18% 20% 0%0/1 0 U
Joel Edmundson G 0.5
o+1200
 6% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Trevor Moore G 0.5
o+425
 13% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Mikey Anderson G 0.5
o+1300
 6% 10% 50%1/2 0 U
Samuel Helenius G 0.5
o+1000
 0% 10% — 0 U
Brandt Clarke G 0.5
o+750
 12% 10% 0%0/1 0 U
Corey Perry G 0.5
o+425
 22% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Drew Doughty G 0.5
o+800
 8% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Brian Dumoulin G 0.5
o+1500
 0% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Cody Ceci G 0.5
o+1400
 3% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Quinton Byfield G 0.5
o+325
 13% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Kevin Fiala PTS 0.5
o-125 / u-110
 64% 60% 0%0/2 0 U
Adrian Kempe PTS 0.5
o-140 / u+105
 64% 60% 50%1/2 2 O
Alex Laferriere PTS 0.5
o+150 / u-210
 46% 50% 0%0/2 0 U
Anze Kopitar PTS 0.5
o+105 / u-140
 52% 40% 0%0/2 1 O
Drew Doughty PTS 0.5
o+160 / u-220
 31% 20% 0%0/1 0 U
Quinton Byfield PTS 0.5
o+125 / u-170
 41% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Andrei Kuzmenko PTS 0.5
o+140 / u-190
 29% 20% 0%0/1 0 U
Adrian Kempe A 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 49% 40% 0%0/2 0 U
Kevin Fiala A 0.5
o+195 / u-275
 30% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Alex Laferriere A 0.5
o+275 / u-425
 24% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Anze Kopitar A 0.5
o+180 / u-240
 35% 20% 0%0/2 1 O
Drew Doughty A 0.5
o+200 / u-275
 23% 20% 0%0/1 0 U
Quinton Byfield A 0.5
o+240 / u-325
 41% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Andrei Kuzmenko A 0.5
o+275 / u-400
 14% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Kevin Fiala SOG 2.5
o-120 / u-110
 61% 80% 0%0/2 0 U
Anze Kopitar SOG 1.5
o+110 / u-145
 52% 60% 0%0/2 0 U
Alex Laferriere SOG 1.5
o-200 / u+150
 58% 60% 100%2/2 1 U
Trevor Moore SOG 1.5
o-105 / u-125
 59% 50% 50%1/2 3 O
Quinton Byfield SOG 1.5
o-130 / u+100
 59% 50% 0%0/2 4 O
Brandt Clarke SOG 1.5
o+100 / u-135
 55% 50% 100%1/1 2 O
Adrian Kempe SOG 2.5
o-115 / u-115
 55% 30% 50%1/2 2 U
Warren Foegele SOG 1.5
o-105 / u-130
 32% 30% 50%1/2 1 U
Anton Forsberg SV 22.5
o-125 / u-105
 40% 40% 100%2/2 31 O
TBLPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Darren Raddysh G 0.5
o+425
 22% 40% 0%0/2 0 U
Nikita Kucherov G 0.5
o+140
 37% 30% 0%0/2 DNP
Jake Guentzel G 0.5
o+155
 36% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Ryan McDonagh G 0.5
o+1200
 20% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Nick Paul G 0.5
o+325
 21% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Brayden Point G 0.5
o+160
 19% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Pontus Holmberg G 0.5
o+550
 12% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
J.J. Moser G 0.5
o+850
 10% 20% — 0 U
Yanni Gourde G 0.5
o+450
 12% 10% 0%0/1 0 U
Oliver Bjorkstrand G 0.5
o+275
 9% 10% 0%0/2 1 O
Charle-Edouard D'Astous G 0.5
o+850
 12% 10% — 0 U
Max Crozier G 0.5
o+1100
 7% 10% — 0 U
Gage Goncalves G 0.5
o+450
 7% 10% 0%0/1 0 U
Declan Carlile G 0.5
o+1400
 8% 10% 0%0/1 0 U
Dominic James G 0.5
o+575
 10% 10% — 0 U
Zemgus Girgensons G 0.5
o+550
 15% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Anthony Cirelli G 0.5
o+275
 24% 0% 50%1/2 0 U
Curtis Douglas G 0.5
o+800
 0% 0% — 0 U
Nikita Kucherov PTS 1.5
o+110 / u-145
 50% 70% 0%0/2 DNP
Darren Raddysh PTS 0.5
o-150 / u+115
 52% 70% 0%0/2 0 U
Jake Guentzel PTS 0.5
o-200 / u+150
 67% 60% 50%1/2 1 O
Brayden Point PTS 0.5
o-185 / u+135
 50% 60% 50%1/2 0 U
Nick Paul PTS 0.5
o+140 / u-190
 50% 50% 0%0/2 0 U
Oliver Bjorkstrand PTS 0.5
o+100 / u-135
 33% 40% 100%2/2 1 O
Anthony Cirelli PTS 0.5
o+115 / u-150
 41% 10% 50%1/2 1 O
Nikita Kucherov A 0.5
o-220 / u+160
 57% 70% 50%1/2 DNP
Brayden Point A 0.5
o+125 / u-165
 42% 60% 50%1/2 0 U
Jake Guentzel A 0.5
o+110 / u-145
 42% 50% 50%1/2 1 O
Darren Raddysh A 0.5
o-110 / u-120
 41% 50% 0%0/2 0 U
Oliver Bjorkstrand A 0.5
o+195 / u-275
 27% 40% 100%2/2 0 U
Nick Paul A 0.5
o+275 / u-400
 29% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Anthony Cirelli A 0.5
o+220 / u-300
 28% 10% 0%0/2 1 O
Darren Raddysh SOG 2.5
o+140 / u-190
 37% 60% 50%1/2 3 O
Anthony Cirelli SOG 1.5
o-125 / u-105
 48% 50% 100%2/2 1 U
Nikita Kucherov SOG 3.5
o+135 / u-180
 40% 40% 0%0/2 DNP
Jake Guentzel SOG 2.5
o-105 / u-125
 42% 40% 50%1/2 4 O
Oliver Bjorkstrand SOG 1.5
o-135 / u+100
 46% 40% 50%1/2 5 O
Brayden Point SOG 2.5
o+145 / u-190
 39% 30% 0%0/2 3 O
Andrei Vasilevskiy SV 24.5
o-105 / u-130
 53% 50% 50%1/2 18 U
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Jan 30, 2025 at TBL TBL 3–0 1–00–02–0 3 5.5 U TBL
Jan 4, 2025 at LAK TBL 1–2 1–10–00–1 3 5.5 U LAK
Mar 23, 2024 at LAK TBL 3–4 OT 1–10–12–1 7 — LAK
Jan 9, 2024 at TBL TBL 3–2 OT 0–00–22–0 5 — TBL
Jan 28, 2023 at TBL TBL 5–2 3–11–11–0 7 — TBL
Oct 25, 2022 at LAK TBL 2–4 1–10–21–1 6 — LAK
Jan 18, 2022 at LAK TBL 6–4 1–02–33–1 10 — TBL
Dec 14, 2021 at TBL TBL 3–2 OT 1–11–10–0 5 — TBL
Jan 29, 2020 at LAK TBL 4–2 0–12–12–0 6 — TBL
Jan 14, 2020 at TBL TBL 4–3 SO 2–20–01–1 7 — TBL