Lightning Coach Jon Cooper Achieves 500th Win in Overtime Victory Against Kings
Nick Perbix scores game-winning goal, ending a 40-game drought, as Lightning rally from two goals down to beat slumping Kings.
- Jon Cooper, coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, becomes the third-fastest NHL coach to win 500 games, achieving this milestone in 839 games.
- Nick Perbix scores the game-winning goal 2:03 into overtime, ending a 40-game goal drought.
- The Lightning rallied from two goals down in the third period to beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2.
- Tyler Motte and Brandon Hagel also scored for the Lightning, while Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 shots.
- The Kings, who have lost six games in a row, had goals from Phillip Danault and Matt Roy.
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