Stamkos, Lightning beat Kings 4-2 in somber Staples Center

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    The Los Angeles Kings all came to work wearing Kobe Bryant's jersey. Two stalls in their dressing room held a uniform and a nameplate for the former Lakers superstar.

    When the puck dropped on the first sporting event at Staples Center since Bryant's death, the Tampa Bay Lightning proudly joined their opponents in wearing helmet stickers with "Kobe" and "Gigi" superimposed on a gold heart.

    A painful week in Los Angeles continued with two hockey teams paying heartfelt tributes to an athlete who inspired reverence and awe that crossed all borders. Even those between sports.

    Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist, and Eric Cernak scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period of the Lightning's 4-2 victory over the Kings on Wednesday night.

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