Washington 4, Los Angeles 3
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 7, 2024
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees:
Ghislain Hebert, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen:
Steve Barton, Ben O'Quinn
Attendance:
18573
By Field Level Media
John Carlson scored with 52.9 seconds remaining in regulation as the host Washington Capitals edged the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Sunday.
Carlson's point shot got past Cam Talbot for his third of the season. Nicolas Aube-Kubel scored a goal and added two assists, while Nic Dowd had a goal and one helper for Washington.
Dylan Strome had the other Capitals goal, and Darcy Kuemper made 38 saves as Washington avoided a third straight loss.
With the victory, the Capitals swept the season series against the Kings. Washington won the only other matchup between the two clubs, 2-1 on Nov. 29. Washington improved to 8-2-0 against Los Angeles since the 2018-19 season.
Kevin Fiala scored twice for Los Angeles, and Adrian Kempe had the other for the Kings, who have lost a season-high five straight games. Talbot stopped 30 shots in the loss.
Fiala gave Los Angeles a 3-2 lead on a power play with a backhand shot past Kuemper for his 10th of the season at 1:01 of the third period.
Washington tied it 3-3 at 8:36 of the third when Aube-Kubel beat a screened Talbot blocker-side for his fourth of the season.
The teams were tied 2-2 after two periods.
Washington opened the scoring at 4:22 of the middle period when Dowd beat Talbot with a backhand shot for his sixth of the season. The center has points in four of his last five games.
Kempe tied the game 1-1 on a power play, one-timing Drew Doughty's feed. It appeared to redirect off Capitals defenseman Martin Fehervary and past Kuemper at 7:12 of the second period for Kempe's 15th of the season.
The Kings took their first lead of the afternoon when Fiala put home the rebound of Phillip Danault's shot at 13:02 of the second.
Strome tied it 2-2 at 15:35, completing a 2-on-0 give-and-go with Alex Ovechkin for his team-leading 15th of the season. Ovechkin, a game-time decision, now has points in five straight.
With the secondary assist, Max Pacioretty picked up his first point of the season.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Los Angeles |
|
Washington |
|
Kevin Fiala 2 |
Points |
Nicolas Aube-Kubel 3 |
|
Kevin Fiala 2 |
Goals |
Nicolas Aube-Kubel 1 |
|
Mikey Anderson 1 |
Assists |
Nicolas Aube-Kubel 2 |
|
Kevin Fiala 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Cam Talbot .882 |
Save Percentage |
Darcy Kuemper .927 |
|
Cam Talbot 30 |
Saves |
Darcy Kuemper 38 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Los Angeles
|
41 |
3 |
2-3 |
1-1 |
2 |
28 |
| Washington
|
34 |
4 |
0-1 |
1-3 |
6 |
29 |
Upcoming Games
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Washington will play their next game at home against Seattle. The Capitals have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .450 after a loss.
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Los Angeles will play their next game on the road against Tampa Bay. The Kings have a W/L % of .650 after a win and .438 after a loss.
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