Washington Capitals @ Los Angeles Kings

31-28-6, 16-15-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	0	1	1	2
Kings LA	0	2	2	4

Los Angeles KingsKingsLA

37-20-8, 20-9-2 Home

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	0	1	1	2
	Kings	0	2	2	4

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		WSH	LA
11:39	Rasmus Sandin (5) Assists: Sonny Milano (18), Dylan Strome (30)	1	0
13:18	Vladislav Gavrikov (4) Assists: Kevin Fiala (45), Viktor Arvidsson (25)	1	1
19:27	Phillip Danault (16) Assists: Viktor Arvidsson (26), Matt Roy (13)	1	2

3rd Period		WSH	LA
2:31	Alex Ovechkin (36) (Power Play) Assists: Rasmus Sandin (20), Nicklas Backstrom (8)	2	2
7:52	Mikey Anderson (3) Assists: Quinton Byfield (14), Adrian Kempe (19)	2	3
19:58	Adrian Kempe (30) (Empty Net) Assists: Alex Iafallo (17)	2	4

Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Tom Wilson
Gabriel Vilardi hit Nic Dowd
Matt Irwin shot blocked by Alexander Edler
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nicklas Backstrom
Phillip Danault Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Sean Durzi hit Craig Smith
Matt Roy Backhand saved by Darcy Kuemper
Matt Roy Tip-In saved by Darcy Kuemper
Viktor Arvidsson Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Phillip Danault hit Conor Sheary
Rasmus Kupari faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Zack MacEwen Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Rasmus Kupari Tip-In Wide of Net
Adrian Kempe hit Anthony Mantha
Alexander Edler hit Nicklas Backstrom
Anze Kopitar Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Matt Roy Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Vladislav Gavrikov Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nicklas Backstrom
Phillip Danault Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Viktor Arvidsson Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Phillip Danault Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Anze Kopitar Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Takeaway by Quinton Byfield
Kevin Fiala hit Nicklas Backstrom
Drew Doughty hit T.J. Oshie
Gabriel Vilardi Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Blake Lizotte Poke saved by Darcy Kuemper
Kevin Fiala Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Drew Doughty Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Kevin Fiala Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Viktor Arvidsson Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Viktor Arvidsson Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Quinton Byfield hit Sonny Milano
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Viktor Arvidsson Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Drew Doughty hit Sonny Milano
Gabriel Vilardi Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Gabriel Vilardi Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Gabriel Vilardi Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Adrian Kempe hit Alexander Alexeyev
Viktor Arvidsson faceoff won against Nicklas Backstrom
Phillip Danault hit Rasmus Sandin
Kevin Fiala Slashing against Tom Wilson
Drew Doughty hit Tom Wilson
Matt Roy Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Blake Lizotte Backhand saved by Darcy Kuemper
Blake Lizotte Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Sean Durzi hit Vincent Iorio
Alex Iafallo Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Anze Kopitar Slap Shot Off Crossbar
Rasmus Kupari faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Carl Grundstrom Tip-In Wide of Net
Carl Grundstrom Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Rasmus Kupari hit Rasmus Sandin
Rasmus Kupari hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
Carl Grundstrom hit Sonny Milano
Giveaway by Quinton Byfield
Alexander Edler hit Anthony Mantha
Alex Iafallo Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Alexander Edler hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Giveaway by Kevin Fiala
Vincent Iorio shot blocked by Zack MacEwen
Takeaway by Zack MacEwen
Rasmus Kupari Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Phillip Danault hit Rasmus Sandin
Vincent Iorio shot blocked by Viktor Arvidsson
Alex Iafallo Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Blake Lizotte Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Anze Kopitar hit Tom Wilson
Giveaway by Quinton Byfield
Rasmus Kupari faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Phillip Danault Backhand saved by Darcy Kuemper
Phillip Danault Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Kevin Fiala Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Vladislav Gavrikov Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Kevin Fiala (45), Viktor Arvidsson (25)
Nicolas Aube-Kubel shot blocked by Alexander Edler
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Gabriel Vilardi
Sean Durzi Hooking against Nic Dowd
Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Vladislav Gavrikov
Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Kevin Fiala hit Vincent Iorio
Viktor Arvidsson Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Phillip Danault Goal (16) Tip-In, assists: Viktor Arvidsson (26), Matt Roy (13)
Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Drew Doughty Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Tom Wilson
Gabriel Vilardi Hooking against Trevor van Riemsdyk
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Viktor Arvidsson Tripping against Rasmus Sandin
Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Nicklas Backstrom
Giveaway by Vladislav Gavrikov
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Adrian Kempe
Adrian Kempe Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Zack MacEwen hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Giveaway by Pheonix Copley
Anze Kopitar Backhand saved by Darcy Kuemper
Quinton Byfield Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Quinton Byfield Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Viktor Arvidsson Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Blake Lizotte Tip-In Wide of Net
Vladislav Gavrikov Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Gabriel Carlsson shot blocked by Matt Roy
Mikey Anderson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Quinton Byfield (14), Adrian Kempe (19)
Drew Doughty Deflected saved by Darcy Kuemper
Matt Roy Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Zack MacEwen hit Vincent Iorio
Matt Roy Slashing against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Tom Wilson
Vladislav Gavrikov Backhand saved by Darcy Kuemper
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Vladislav Gavrikov
Phillip Danault Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Quinton Byfield hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
Blake Lizotte hit Sonny Milano
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nicklas Backstrom
Giveaway by Phillip Danault
Mikey Anderson hit Tom Wilson
Takeaway by Phillip Danault
Phillip Danault faceoff won against T.J. Oshie
Anze Kopitar faceoff won against T.J. Oshie
Adrian Kempe Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Iafallo (17)
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Pheonix Copley
Tom Wilson hit Anze Kopitar
Giveaway by Vincent Iorio
Quinton Byfield shot blocked by Vincent Iorio
Takeaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
Giveaway by Vincent Iorio
Mikey Anderson shot blocked by Craig Smith
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Rasmus Kupari
Kevin Fiala shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
Nicklas Backstrom hit Sean Durzi
T.J. Oshie hit Drew Doughty
Rasmus Sandin Holding against Gabriel Vilardi
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
Alexander Alexeyev hit Gabriel Vilardi
Drew Doughty shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Giveaway by Nic Dowd
Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom
Nicklas Backstrom faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
Giveaway by Vincent Iorio
Craig Smith Tip-In Wide of Net
Sonny Milano Wrist Shot saved by Pheonix Copley
Dylan Strome Deflected saved by Pheonix Copley
Gabriel Carlsson hit Viktor Arvidsson
Sean Durzi shot blocked by Matt Irwin
Nic Dowd hit Anze Kopitar
Matt Roy shot blocked by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
T.J. Oshie hit Matt Roy
Evgeny Kuznetsov Hooking against Drew Doughty
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Gabriel Vilardi
Tom Wilson faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot Wide of Net
Viktor Arvidsson shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Trevor van Riemsdyk hit Viktor Arvidsson
Vincent Iorio hit Blake Lizotte
Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot saved by Pheonix Copley
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Rasmus Kupari
Alexander Alexeyev Wrist Shot saved by Pheonix Copley
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Pheonix Copley
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Pheonix Copley
Nicklas Backstrom faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
Matt Irwin hit Blake Lizotte
Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Sean Durzi
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Rasmus Kupari
Rasmus Sandin hit Drew Doughty
Adrian Kempe shot blocked by Evgeny Kuznetsov
Trevor van Riemsdyk Slap Shot saved by Pheonix Copley
T.J. Oshie Backhand Wide of Net
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
Craig Smith Slashing against Blake Lizotte
Takeaway by Conor Sheary
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Pheonix Copley
Rasmus Sandin Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Sonny Milano (18), Dylan Strome (30)
Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom
Anthony Mantha hit Mikey Anderson
Rasmus Sandin hit Gabriel Vilardi
Rasmus Sandin hit Blake Lizotte
T.J. Oshie faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Pheonix Copley
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
Tom Wilson Tip-In Wide of Net
Tom Wilson Snap Shot Wide of Net
Takeaway by Conor Sheary
Vincent Iorio Wrist Shot saved by Pheonix Copley
Dylan Strome hit Matt Roy
Trevor van Riemsdyk Slap Shot saved by Pheonix Copley
Quinton Byfield shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Nic Dowd Cross-checking against Blake Lizotte
Adrian Kempe shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Wide of Net
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Pheonix Copley
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Pheonix Copley
Evgeny Kuznetsov Backhand saved by Pheonix Copley
Nicklas Backstrom faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Alex Ovechkin Goal (36) Slap Shot, assists: Rasmus Sandin (20), Nicklas Backstrom (8)
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Rasmus Kupari
Matt Irwin Wrist Shot saved by Pheonix Copley
Nic Dowd Tip-In Wide of Net
Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Zack MacEwen
Vincent Iorio Wrist Shot saved by Pheonix Copley
Vincent Iorio hit Quinton Byfield
T.J. Oshie hit Sean Durzi
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
Giveaway by Gabriel Carlsson
Alexander Alexeyev Snap Shot Wide of Net
Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Rasmus Kupari
Alexander Alexeyev hit Zack MacEwen
Sonny Milano Hi-sticking against Phillip Danault
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Giveaway by Nic Dowd
Evgeny Kuznetsov Snap Shot saved by Pheonix Copley
Conor Sheary Wrist Shot saved by Pheonix Copley
Giveaway by Alexander Alexeyev
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Adrian Kempe shot blocked by Matt Irwin
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
Dylan Strome Slap Shot saved by Pheonix Copley
T.J. Oshie Snap Shot Wide of Net
T.J. Oshie faceoff won against Anze Kopitar

CAPITALS

KINGS

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Kings
3
Capitals
4

Game 1

23/10

Capitals
2
Kings
4

Game 2

7/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	50	22	6	106
Pittsburgh	40	22	16	96
Philadelphia	40	26	12	92
Columbus	39	27	12	90
NY Islanders	42	31	5	89
Washington	40	30	9	89
New Jersey	40	35	3	83
NY Rangers	33	37	9	75

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Edmonton	40	29	10	90
Vegas	36	26	16	88
Anaheim	41	32	5	87
Los Angeles	32	26	19	83
San Jose	37	33	7	81
Seattle	32	34	11	75
Calgary	32	36	9	73
Vancouver	22	47	8	52

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Washington Capitals @ Los Angeles Kings

Stars of the Game

Viktor ArvidssonLW - LA

Phillip DanaultC - LA

Drew DoughtyD - LA

Game Information

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

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