The Washington Capitals (31-27-6) head to face the Los Angeles Kings (36-20-8), who will be out to build on their winning run, at Crypto.com Arena on Monday. Washington is playing their last of four games on the road coming off a high-scoring 8-3 win over the Sharks on Saturday.
The Capitals took advantage of their power play opportunities, scoring once on three shots, while also conceding a power play goal. Alex Ovechkin and Craig Smith both scored twice for the Capitals. Darcy Kuemper had a great performance with 38 saves (.926%) in the win.
Los Angeles won their third in a row, beating the Blues 4-2 on Saturday. Four players found the net for the Kings. Kevin Fiala scored and provided an assist to share the scoring lead with Drew Doughty, who had two assists. Joonas Korpisalo had 24 saves.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Capitals won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 4-3 victory in October. Dmitry Orlov led Washington with three points (0G 3A). Viktor Arvidsson led Los Angeles with three points (1G 2A). Kuemper got the win despite allowing three goals on 26 shots (.884%).
FACING OFF
Washington is averaging 3.09 goals per game for the season, 19th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Kings team that is allowing 3.34 goals a game (22nd). Meanwhile, Los Angeles has found the net 3.31 times a game on average, 11th in the league, and the Capitals are allowing opponents to score 2.97 goals per game (13th).
The Kings’ 25.23% power play percentage is the third-best in the league, while the Capitals rank 14th with a conversion rate of 21.13%. When it comes to defending power plays, Washington has the league’s ninth-ranked PK% at 82.18%, while Los Angeles is 22nd at 76.04%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 60 points this season, Ovechkin is the top skater for the Capitals. He has 35 goals and 25 assists in 59 games. In the net, Charlie Lindgren (12-8-2) is Washington’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.74 GAA and a .905% save percentage. Kuemper (18-19-4) leads the Capitals in games played in goal.
He has a GAA of 2.76 and a save percentage of .909%.Fiala leads the Kings in scoring with 66 points. He has 22 goals and 44 assists. Pheonix Copley (19-4-2) has the best goals against average for Los Angeles at 2.79. He has a save percentage of .899%. Jonathan Quick (11-13-4) has played the most games in net for the Kings this season. He has a 3.50 GAA and a .876% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
Washington is 16-14-3 on the road this season. Los Angeles has won five straight at Crypto.com Arena this season.
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