2018-19 Regular Season Game 56 LA Kings Vs Washington Capitals

Good Evening Hockey Fans! Tonight is the final game of the Kings Metropolitan road trip as the take on the defending Stanley Cup Champions the Washington Capitals in the nations capital.

Kings record before the game
(23-27-5)

Caps record before the game
(30-18-7)

Tonight's starting lineup for your LA Kings

Alex Iafallo-Anze Kopitar-Dustin Brown

Brendan Leipsic-Michael Amadio-Tyler Toffoli

Carl Hagelin-Adrian Kempe-Ilya Kovalchuk

Kyle Clifford-Trevor Lewis-Austin Wagner

Defense Pairings

Derek Forbort-Drew Doughty

Alec Martinez-Paul LaDue

Oscar Fantenberg-Dion Phaneuf

Tonight's starting goalie for your LA Kings is Jonathan Quick (backup goalie is Jack Campbell)

Scratches for tonight's game: Sean Walker

Players on the injury reserve: Jonny Brodzinski (shoulder injury) Jeff Carter (lower body)

At 3:10 in the 1st period the Capitals scored to take an early 1-0 lead. The goal was scored on the powerplay by number 8 Alex Ovechkin, the goal was his (1st of the game and 38th of the season). Then at 4:50 the Kings tied the game at 1-1. The goal was scored by number 51 Austin Wagner, the goal was scored by number (1st of the game and 6th of the season). At 15:17 the Caps regained the lead. The goal was scored by number 10 Brett Connolly, the goal was his (1st of the game and 13th of the season). Then at 17:22 the Kings tied the game right back up at 2-2. The goal was scored on the powerplay by number 73 Tyler Toffoli, the goal was his (1st of the game and 12th of the season).

Kings penalty to Michael Amadio 2 minute minor for Hooking. Time of the penalty 2:10 in the 1st period.

Kings penalty to Alec Martinez 2 minute minor for Holding. Time of the penalty 6:49 in the 1st period.

Capitals penalty to Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minute minor for Hooking. Time of the penalty 11:49 in the 1st period.

Capitals penalty to Dmitri Orlov 2 minute minor for Hooking, Time of the penalty 15:38 in the 1st period,

Capitals penalty to Brett Connolly 2 minute minor for Hooking. Time of the penalty 19:13 in the 1st period.

1st period analysis

Kings take a penalty early on in the period. The Kings give up a goal on the power play, but the Kings get a goal right back from Austin Wagner. Kings are getting pressure in the Capitals end. The Kings get a power play halfway through the period. Kyle Clifford gets a wrap around chance but just puts it wide of the net. The Capitals bury a rebound chance and make it a one goal game. The Kings tie the game late in the period.

At 3:42 in the 2nd period the Kings made it a 3-2 game. The goal was scored by number 7 Oscar Fantenberg, the goal was his (1st if the game and 2nd if the season). Then at 6:39 the Capitals tied the game at 3-3. The goal was scored by 92 Evgeny Kuznetsov, the goal was his (1st of the game and 14th of the season). At 10:31 the Caps took the lead to make it 4-3. The goal was his (1st of the game and season). Then at 13:09 the Caps made it a 5-3 game. The goal was scored by number 13 Jakub Varna, the goal was his (1st of the game and 17th of the season).

Kings penalty to Anze Kopitar 2 minute minor for Holding. Time of the penalty 15:08 in the 2nd period,

2nd period analysis

Kings started the period with a power play and could not convert on it. Kyle Clifford steals the puck in the offensive zone and gets a good shot on goal. Kings are putting lots of pressure in the Washington zone. The Kings were passing the puck nicely which led to Oscar Fantenberg firing a shot which resulted in a goal. Drew Doughty made a amazing blocked shot to keep the Kings lead intact. Kings are winning a lot of the loose puck battles. The Caps tie the game off of a rebound. Kings have been keeping the puck in the Capitals zone and have been firing shots left and right in the zone. Jonathan Quick makes a great stop but it is poked by Capitals forward Christian Djoos and in the net to give the Caps the lead. The Capitals are getting more pressure in the King's zone, the Capitals score again to make it a two goal game off a one time shot by Jakub Varna. The Kings take a penalty late in the period. Caps are putting pressure late in the period.

At 10:25 in the 3rd period the Kings cut the Capitals lead in half by a score of 4-5. The goal was scored by number 51 Austin Wagner, the goal was his (2nd of the game and 7th of the season). Then at 15:13 the Caps made it a 6-4 game. The goal was scored by 92 Evgeny Kuznetsov, the goal was his (2nd of the game and 15th of the season).

Kings penalty to Anze Kopitar 2 minute minor for Hi Sticking. Time of the penalty 6:58 in the 3rd period.

3rd period analysis

Kings getting some chances early on. The Capitals are putting lots of pressure in the offensive zone early on. Kings have been during over the puck. Kings are battling for the puck down low and tried to get a shot off but the Capitals did a good job on defense. The Kings draw a penalty midway through the period. The Kings managed to kill off the powerplay. The Kings scored to cut the Caps lead in half and make it a one goal game. The Kings give up another goal and the Caps score of a rebound again.

Kings shots on goal 33

Caps shots on goal 31

Kings power play 1 for 3

Caps power play 1 for 4

Kings faceoff percentage 42%

Caps faceoff percentage 58%

Kings hit total  18

Caps hit total 14

Kings blocked shots total 16

Caps blocked shots total 23

Post game notes-

Kings record against the Caps (0-1-0)

Kings record after the game 
(23-28-5)

Caps record after the game
(31-18-7)