Los Angeles Kings @ Washington Capitals

20-10-6, 13-3-1 Away

Final

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

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

19-13-6, 10-6-4 Home

Carlson scores with under a minute left as the Capitals beat the Kings 4-3

— John Carlson scored the game-winner with 53 seconds left in regulation, and the Washington Capitals beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Sunday.

Jan 7, 2024, 11:42 pm - AP

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

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		LA	WSH
4:22	Nic Dowd (6) Assists: Nicolas Aube-Kubel (6), John Carlson (20)	0	1
7:12	Adrian Kempe (15) (Power Play) Assists: Drew Doughty (13), Anze Kopitar (22)	1	1
13:02	Kevin Fiala (9) Assists: Phillip Danault (14), Mikey Anderson (11)	2	1
15:35	Dylan Strome (15) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (18), Max Pacioretty (1)	2	2

3rd Period		LA	WSH
1:01	Kevin Fiala (10) (Power Play) Assists: Quinton Byfield (18)	3	2
8:36	Nicolas Aube-Kubel (4) Assists: Nic Dowd (4)	3	3
19:07	John Carlson (3) Assists: Beck Malenstyn (6), Nicolas Aube-Kubel (7)	3	4

Beck Malenstyn hit Drew Doughty
Nic Dowd Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Aliaksei Protas hit Brandt Clarke
Arthur Kaliyev shot blocked by Ethan Bear
Giveaway by Joel Edmundson
Dylan Strome Backhand saved by Cam Talbot
Max Pacioretty hit Drew Doughty
Beck Malenstyn Tip-In saved by Cam Talbot
Aliaksei Protas Tip-In Wide Left
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Ethan Bear Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Evgeny Kuznetsov hit Blake Lizotte
Takeaway by John Carlson
John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Max Pacioretty Backhand Wide Right
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
John Carlson Wrap-around saved by Cam Talbot
Tom Wilson Backhand saved by Cam Talbot
Martin Fehervary hit Quinton Byfield
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Nic Dowd hit Matt Roy
Takeaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Trevor Lewis
Mikey Anderson shot blocked by Dylan Strome
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
Takeaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Alex Ovechkin hit Mikey Anderson
Joel Edmundson hit Vladislav Gavrikov
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Right
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
Martin Fehervary hit Kevin Fiala
Drew Doughty shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Takeaway by Anthony Mantha
Giveaway by Max Pacioretty
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
Beck Malenstyn Tip-In Wide Right
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Matt Roy shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Mikey Anderson
Giveaway by Nic Dowd
Takeaway by Nick Jensen
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Beck Malenstyn hit Mikey Anderson
Nic Dowd Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Nicolas Aube-Kubel (6), John Carlson (20)
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Aliaksei Protas Tip-In saved by Cam Talbot
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Giveaway by Nick Jensen
Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Alex Ovechkin Tip-In Wide Left
Alex Ovechkin hit Drew Doughty
Tom Wilson hit Kevin Fiala
Ethan Bear Tripping against Arthur Kaliyev
Drew Doughty shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Joel Edmundson Roughing against Brandt Clarke
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Trevor Lewis
Giveaway by Anthony Mantha
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Max Pacioretty Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Max Pacioretty Wrist Shot Wide Left
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Takeaway by Beck Malenstyn
Martin Fehervary hit Blake Lizotte
Hendrix Lapierre hit Andreas Englund
Matt Roy shot blocked by Hendrix Lapierre
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Joel Edmundson Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Joel Edmundson Slap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Max Pacioretty hit Brandt Clarke
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Takeaway by Max Pacioretty
Dylan Strome Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Ovechkin (18), Max Pacioretty (1)
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
Nick Jensen hit Trevor Lewis
Takeaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
Anthony Mantha Tip-In saved by Cam Talbot
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Alex Laferriere
Beck Malenstyn hit Matt Roy
Connor McMichael High-sticking against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Joel Edmundson hit Trevor Moore
Trevor Moore shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
Martin Fehervary Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Alex Ovechkin hit Alex Laferriere
Nick Jensen Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Trevor van Riemsdyk Slap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Joel Edmundson Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Beck Malenstyn Backhand saved by Cam Talbot
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Trevor Moore
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Hendrix Lapierre hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
Tom Wilson hit Alex Laferriere
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Takeaway by Joel Edmundson
Giveaway by Ethan Bear
Giveaway by Nic Dowd
Matt Roy shot blocked by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Martin Fehervary hit Trevor Moore
Nicolas Aube-Kubel Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Nic Dowd (4)
Anthony Mantha hit Brandt Clarke
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Trevor Lewis
Joel Edmundson hit Blake Lizotte
Max Pacioretty Tip-In Wide Right
Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Trevor Moore
Giveaway by Darcy Kuemper
Vladislav Gavrikov shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Andreas Englund shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Giveaway by Nic Dowd
Trevor Lewis shot blocked by John Carlson
Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Anthony Mantha
Takeaway by Anthony Mantha
Giveaway by Darcy Kuemper
Max Pacioretty Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Beck Malenstyn hit Phillip Danault
Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Trevor Lewis
Takeaway by Nic Dowd
Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
Takeaway by Max Pacioretty
Phillip Danault shot blocked by Nick Jensen
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Kevin Fiala
John Carlson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Beck Malenstyn (6), Nicolas Aube-Kubel (7)
Giveaway by Martin Fehervary
Puck in Benches
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Alex Laferriere Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Matt Roy
Blake Lizotte Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Blake Lizotte Slap Shot Wide Left
Blake Lizotte Backhand saved by Darcy Kuemper
Carl Grundstrom Tip-In saved by Darcy Kuemper
Anze Kopitar Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Icing
Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Beck Malenstyn shot blocked by Drew Doughty
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Goalie Stopped
Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Matt Roy
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Phillip Danault
Vladislav Gavrikov High-sticking against Tom Wilson
Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Goalie Stopped
Puck in Netting
Off-side
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Andreas Englund hit Aliaksei Protas
Beck Malenstyn shot blocked by Adrian Kempe
Giveaway by Alex Laferriere
Brandt Clarke hit Tom Wilson
Brandt Clarke Snap Shot Wide Right
Mikey Anderson Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Drew Doughty Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Kevin Fiala
Kevin Fiala Snap Shot Wide Right
Icing
Mikey Anderson Batted saved by Darcy Kuemper
Drew Doughty Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Trevor Moore
Mikey Anderson hit Beck Malenstyn
Trevor Moore Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Giveaway by Vladislav Gavrikov
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Arthur Kaliyev hit Aliaksei Protas
Vladislav Gavrikov Tip-In Wide Right
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Trevor Moore
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Arthur Kaliyev Tip-In saved by Darcy Kuemper
Goalie Stopped
Matt Roy Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Matt Roy Wrist Shot Wide Right
Alex Laferriere hit Nick Jensen
Andreas Englund hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
Adrian Kempe Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Arthur Kaliyev Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Kevin Fiala Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Arthur Kaliyev hit Tom Wilson
Ethan Bear shot blocked by Trevor Lewis
Puck in Benches
Vladislav Gavrikov Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Goalie Stopped
Ethan Bear shot blocked by Kevin Fiala
Kevin Fiala Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Mikey Anderson Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Arthur Kaliyev Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Arthur Kaliyev Slap Shot High and Wide Right
TV Timeout
Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Adrian Kempe Goal (15) Slap Shot, assists: Drew Doughty (13), Anze Kopitar (22)
Giveaway by Kevin Fiala
Kevin Fiala Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Goalie Stopped
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Trevor Moore Tip-In Wide Right
Trevor Moore Tip-In Wide Left
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Arthur Kaliyev Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Drew Doughty Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Blake Lizotte Snap Shot Hit Right Post
Drew Doughty Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Goalie Stopped
High Stick
Vladislav Gavrikov Wrist Shot Wide Left
Arthur Kaliyev Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Mikey Anderson Wrist Shot Short
Phillip Danault Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Kevin Fiala Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Phillip Danault (14), Mikey Anderson (11)
Matt Roy hit Martin Fehervary
Mikey Anderson Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Vladislav Gavrikov
Puck in Netting
Icing
Icing
Matt Roy Wrist Shot Wide Left
Trevor Moore Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Puck in Netting
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Adrian Kempe Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Goalie Stopped
Alex Laferriere hit Martin Fehervary
Mikey Anderson hit Beck Malenstyn
Alex Laferriere hit Martin Fehervary
On-Ice Official
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nicolas Aube-Kubel
High Stick
Trevor Moore Wrist Shot Wide Left
Takeaway by Quinton Byfield
Kevin Fiala Goal (10) Backhand, assists: Quinton Byfield (18)
Icing
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Drew Doughty hit Max Pacioretty
Icing
Trevor Lewis faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Goalie Stopped
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Adrian Kempe
Alex Laferriere hit Nick Jensen
Goalie Stopped
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Carl Grundstrom Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Blake Lizotte Snap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Matt Roy hit Max Pacioretty
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Beck Malenstyn
Quinton Byfield Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Alex Laferriere Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Off-side
Puck in Benches
Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Blake Lizotte Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
Trevor Lewis Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Matt Roy Wrist Shot Wide Right
Off-side
Carl Grundstrom hit Ethan Bear
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Drew Doughty
Blake Lizotte Backhand Wide Left
Icing
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Alex Laferriere Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Brandt Clarke Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Alex Laferriere
Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
Nick Jensen shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Icing
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Phillip Danault Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Drew Doughty
Takeaway by Mikey Anderson
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Drew Doughty
Carl Grundstrom Wrist Shot Wide Right
Anze Kopitar hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
Trevor Moore Snap Shot Wide Left
Ethan Bear shot blocked by Mikey Anderson
Takeaway by Kevin Fiala
Phillip Danault Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Matt Roy hit Nic Dowd
Carl Grundstrom Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Trevor Lewis hit Martin Fehervary
Brandt Clarke Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Takeaway by Quinton Byfield
Icing
Anze Kopitar faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Anze Kopitar
Quinton Byfield Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Arthur Kaliyev Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Anze Kopitar Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
Adrian Kempe Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper

KINGS

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-0

Capitals
2
Kings
1

Game 1

30/11

Kings
3
Capitals
4

Game 2

7/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	24	11	12	60
Edmonton	25	17	8	58
Seattle	21	17	9	51
San Jose	24	20	3	51
Anaheim	24	21	3	51
Los Angeles	19	16	13	51
Calgary	21	23	4	46
Vancouver	16	27	5	37

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	30	15	4	64
NY Islanders	26	17	5	57
Pittsburgh	22	14	11	55
Washington	24	19	6	54
Philadelphia	22	17	8	52
Columbus	22	19	7	51
New Jersey	24	22	2	50
NY Rangers	21	22	6	48

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John CarlsonD - WSH

Nic DowdC - WSH

Darcy KuemperG - WSH

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Carlson scores with under a minute left as the Capitals beat the Kings 4-3

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