Los Angeles Kings @ Washington Capitals

14-11-5, 6-5-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Kings LA	0	1	2	3
Capitals WSH	1	1	0	2

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

18-6-7, 9-3-4 Home

Kempe scores winner, Kings rally past undermanned Caps 3-2

— Adrian Kempe scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period to give the Los Angeles Kings a 3-2 win over the undermanned Washington Capitals on Sunday night.

Dec 20, 2021, 04:13 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Kings	0	1	2	3
	Capitals	1	1	0	2

1st Period			LA	WSH
7:58		Connor McMichael (4) Assists: Joe Snively (1)	0	1

2nd Period			LA	WSH
13:47		Justin Schultz (2) Assists: Conor Sheary (8), Garnet Hathaway (3)	0	2
17:04		Blake Lizotte (3) (Shorthanded) Assists: Anze Kopitar (18), Alex Iafallo (10)	1	2

3rd Period			LA	WSH
2:50		Christian Wolanin (1) Assists: Matt Roy (10)	2	2
9:36		Adrian Kempe (12) Assists: Matt Roy (11), Dustin Brown (8)	3	2

KINGS

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Capitals
2
Kings
0

Game 1

18/11

Kings
3
Capitals
2

Game 2

20/12

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	28	18	14	70
Anaheim	33	23	3	69
Edmonton	29	24	8	66
Seattle	28	22	9	65
San Jose	29	25	4	62
Los Angeles	24	21	14	62
Calgary	24	28	7	55
Vancouver	18	34	7	43

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	38	15	6	82
Pittsburgh	31	15	13	75
NY Islanders	35	21	5	75
Washington	31	24	7	69
Columbus	30	21	8	68
Philadelphia	27	21	11	65
New Jersey	29	29	2	60
NY Rangers	23	29	8	54

Oilers acquire Connor Murphy in trade with Blackhawks

The Oilers on Monday traded for Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy in exchange for a 2028 second-round pick.

DeBrincat, Raymond each have goal, assist and Red Wings top Preds 4-2

— Alex DeBrincat and Lucas Raymond each scored a goal and added an assist and Cam Talbot made 18 saves in relief of John Gibson to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Monday.

Red Wings pick up 4-2 road win over the Predators

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Los Angeles Kings @ Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Adrian KempeRW - LA

Blake LizotteC - LA

Connor McMichaelC - WSH

Game Information

Kempe scores winner, Kings rally past undermanned Caps 3-2

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

Oilers acquire Connor Murphy in trade with Blackhawks

DeBrincat, Raymond each have goal, assist and Red Wings top Preds 4-2

Red Wings pick up 4-2 road win over the Predators