Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings

STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings
Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Washington Capitals 3 56-18-8
at Los Angeles Kings 4 48-28-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Washington Capitals 0 0 3 0 3
Los Angeles Kings 3 0 0 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Washington Capitals 6 7 18 1 32
Los Angeles Kings 14 7 6 3 30

Three stars

  1. J. Carter, Los Angeles Kings (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. T. Pearson, Los Angeles Kings (2 assists)
  3. T. Oshie, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:52 Los Angeles Kings Vincent Lecavalier (7) Tanner Pearson (17), Alec Martinez (19) Power play WSH 0, LAK 1
1st 12:05 Los Angeles Kings Jake Muzzin (8) Tanner Pearson (18), Tyler Toffoli (22) Even strength WSH 0, LAK 2
1st 13:26 Los Angeles Kings Milan Lucic (16) Jeff Carter (29), Brayden McNabb (6) Even strength WSH 0, LAK 3
3rd 01:46 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (20) Marcus Johansson (23), Matt Niskanen (24) Power play WSH 1, LAK 3
3rd 11:02 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (18) Alex Ovechkin (20), T.J. Oshie (22) Even strength WSH 2, LAK 3
3rd 16:38 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov (8) Justin Williams (27), Evgeny Kuznetsov (48) Even strength WSH 3, LAK 3
OT 02:50 Los Angeles Kings Jeff Carter (18) Milan Lucic (26), Drew Doughty (31) Even strength WSH 3, LAK 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings
Stat Washington Capitals Los Angeles Kings
Shots on goal 32 30
Power play 1 of 1 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 18 14
Hits 34 44
Blocked shots 8 15
Giveaways 8 11
Takeaways 1 5
Faceoffs won 29/66 (43.9%) 37/66 (56.1%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 1 0 19:35
Number 10 M. Richards C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 36.4% 13:15
Number 14 J. Williams R 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 100% 13:59
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 50% 18:41
Number 25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 13:13
Number 26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:57
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -1 5 0 3 0 0 13:13
Number 65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:32
Number 77 T. Oshie R 1 1 2 +1 0 5 3 0 1 100% 17:33
Number 83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 16.7% 10:23
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 1 1 -1 0 5 2 0 0 44.4% 16:22
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 -1 2 3 1 0 0 41.2% 15:47
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 28:22
Number 4 T. Chorney D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 14:59
Number 6 M. Weber D 0 0 0 0 7 1 3 4 0 12:59
Number 9 D. Orlov D 1 0 1 -1 0 2 7 0 0 20:13
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 24:38
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:11
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 B. Holtby 30 26 4 .867 62:49 OT loss

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 K. Versteeg R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 08:34
Number 11 A. Kopitar C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 50% 23:54
Number 13 K. Clifford L 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 0 0 07:15
Number 17 M. Lucic L 1 1 2 +1 0 1 1 1 0 19:46
Number 21 N. Shore C 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 40% 11:05
Number 22 T. Lewis C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 54.5% 13:29
Number 23 D. Brown R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 7 0 0 16:36
Number 44 V. Lecavalier C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 1 1 64.7% 16:58
Number 70 T. Pearson L 0 2 2 +1 0 2 1 0 0 15:09
Number 73 T. Toffoli C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 0 0 15:13
Number 74 D. King L 0 0 0 -1 7 1 6 0 0 15:28
Number 77 J. Carter C 1 1 2 +1 0 6 1 0 0 77.8% 20:48
Number 3 B. McNabb D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 0 0 12:56
Number 6 J. Muzzin D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 6 2 0 21:55
Number 7 R. Scuderi D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 2 0 23:02
Number 8 D. Doughty D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 4 0 27:56
Number 27 A. Martinez D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 4 0 19:59
Number 52 L. Schenn D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 6 1 0 15:42
Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 32 J. Quick 32 29 3 .906 62:50 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:13 Washington Capitals Jay Beagle Tripping 2
1st 06:11 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov High sticking 2
1st 16:57 Washington Capitals Mike Richards Slashing 2
1st 16:57 Los Angeles Kings Nicholas Shore Slashing 2
1st 19:54 Los Angeles Kings Dwight King Fighting (major) 5
1st 19:54 Washington Capitals Mike Weber Fighting (major) 5
2nd 14:40 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Fighting (major) 5
2nd 14:40 Los Angeles Kings Kyle Clifford Fighting (major) 5
3rd 01:01 Los Angeles Kings Dwight King Holding 2
3rd 04:04 Washington Capitals Mike Weber Holding 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Los Angeles Kings head coach
Darryl Sutter
Referees
Thomas John Luxmore, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen
Trent Knorr, Pierre Racicot
Washington Capitals scratches
Michael Latta, Stanislav Galiev, Nate Schmidt
Los Angeles Kings scratches
Jamie McBain, Andy Andreoff

2015-2016 season series

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