Los Angeles Kings @ Washington Capitals — Oct 20, 2026

NHL Capital One Arena, Washington, DCOctober 20, 2026
Los Angeles Kings LA 1-4-2, 1-1-2 Away
5
Final
2
Washington Capitals WSH 5-4-0, 4-2-0 Home
1 2 3 T
LA 2 0 3 5
WSH 2 0 0 2
Top Performers
Points
A. Panarin L LA
3 PTS
C. Hutson D WSH
1 PTS
Shots
A. Kempe R LA
6 SOG
J. Chychrun D WSH
5 SOG
Saves
D. Kuemper G LA
30 SV
L. Thompson G WSH
21 SV
Box Score
Three Stars
1st Star A. Kempe 2 G, 0 A
2nd Star A. Panarin 1 G, 2 A
3rd Star R. Leonard 1 G, 0 A
Forwards
Kings
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
A. Panarin 1 2 3 +3 0 3 0 0 - 16:50
A. Kempe 2 0 2 +3 0 6 2 0 6/10 18:18
A. Laferriere 0 2 2 +2 2 3 4 2 3/7 20:37
S. Laughton 1 0 1 +1 2 3 4 1 4/6 15:25
E. Haula 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 6/16 16:49
J. Armia 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 1 - 13:36
T. Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 18:42
M. Zuccarello 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0/1 15:55
C. Perry 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 12:39
A. Lee 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 12:09
S. Helenius 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 7/11 10:27
Q. Byfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/2 2:44
Capitals
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
R. Leonard 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1/1 17:31
J. Kyrou 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 1 - 14:50
A. Beauvillier 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0/1 12:59
J. Brodzinski 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0/6 10:12
D. Strome 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 9/17 18:59
A. Tuch 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 1/1 18:59
B. Jenner 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 0 8/15 17:51
T. Wilson 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 1 - 17:40
A. Ovechkin 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0/1 16:21
I. Protas 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 7/11 13:28
A. Protas 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 0 - 13:09
I. Miroshnichenko 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 - 10:34
Defense
Kings
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
E. Gustafsson 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 0 - 13:52
M. Anderson 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 2 - 22:11
B. Dumoulin 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 3 - 21:30
D. Doughty 0 0 0 +2 2 1 1 1 - 21:18
J. Edmundson 0 0 0 +2 0 0 2 0 - 20:53
B. Clarke 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 2 - 18:24
Capitals
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
C. Hutson 1 0 1 -2 0 3 0 0 - 21:44
J. Chychrun 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 - 26:38
M. Feherváry 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 2 - 19:39
M. Roy 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 - 17:30
V. Desharnais 0 0 0 -1 4 1 2 0 - 15:33
T. Liljegren 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 12:44
Goalies
Kings
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
D. Kuemper 32 30 2 .938 60:00 W
Capitals
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
L. Thompson 25 21 4 .840 58:02 L
G - Goals A - Assists P - Points +/- - Plus/Minus PIM - Penalty Minutes SOG - Shots on Goal HIT - Hits BLK - Blocked Shots FO - Faceoffs Won/Taken TOI - Time on Ice SA - Shots Against SV - Saves GA - Goals Against SV% - Save Percentage DEC - Decision
Team Statistics
Kings
Capitals
26 Shots on Goal 32
1/2 · 50% Power Play 1/4 · 25%
3/4 · 75% Penalty Kill 1/2 · 50%
51.9% Faceoffs Won 49.1%
28 Hits 21
18 Blocked Shots 8
10 Penalty Minutes 6
7 Takeaways 2
19 Giveaways 20
Play-by-Play
3rd Period 3 - 0 5 - 2
2 min B. Clarke Tripping
EN Goal S. Laughton A: J. Armia, E. Haula
5 - 2 1:45
Goal A. Kempe A: A. Laferriere, A. Panarin
4 - 2 8:25
PP Goal E. Gustafsson
3 - 2 12:32
V. Desharnais Hooking 2 min
2 min D. Doughty Hooking
2nd Period 2 - 2
2 min A. Laferriere Tripping
Too Many Men on the Ice 2 min
2 min C. Perry Unsportsmanlike Conduct
V. Desharnais Cross Checking 2 min
1st Period 2 - 2 2 - 2
Goal A. Panarin
2 - 2 0:02
Goal A. Kempe A: A. Panarin, A. Laferriere
1 - 2 0:33
0 - 2 1:25
C. Hutson A: J. Chychrun, J. Kyrou PP Goal
2 min S. Laughton Slashing
0 - 1 10:35
R. Leonard A: J. Brodzinski, A. Beauvillier Goal
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: LA +3 Times Tied: 1
Highlights
Kings 5 - 2 Capitals
October 20, 2026
Capital One Arena
Washington, DC, US 20,356 capacity
League
NHL
Season
NHL 26/27
Date
October 20, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m