Los Angeles Kings at Washington Capitals

Tuesday, February 4, 2020, 7:00 PM ET Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Los Angeles Kings 4–2 on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at home.

Final score, Los Angeles Kings at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2019-2020 record
Los Angeles Kings	2	29-35-6
at Washington Capitals	4	41-20-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Los Angeles Kings at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	8	10	13	31
Washington Capitals	6	6	12	24

Three stars

A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (3 goals)
B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:03	Los Angeles Kings	Jeff Carter (15)	Tyler Toffoli (16), Matt Roy (11)	Even strength	LAK 1, WSH 0
2nd	07:25	Washington Capitals	John Carlson (14)	Nicklas Backstrom (31), Carl Hagelin (12)	Even strength	LAK 1, WSH 1
3rd	11:33	Los Angeles Kings	Jeff Carter (16)	Drew Doughty (22)	Even strength	LAK 2, WSH 1
3rd	13:50	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (38)	T.J. Oshie (19)	Even strength	LAK 2, WSH 2
3rd	15:00	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (39)	John Carlson (50)	Even strength	LAK 2, WSH 3
3rd	18:14	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (40)	John Carlson (51)	Even strength, Empty net	LAK 2, WSH 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Los Angeles Kings at Washington Capitals
Stat	Los Angeles Kings	Washington Capitals
Shots on goal	31	24
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	4
Hits	14	22
Blocked shots	6	12
Giveaways	6	10
Takeaways	7	7
Faceoffs won	32/57 (56.1%)	25/57 (43.9%)

Box score

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 A. Kempe	R	0	0	0	-3	0	3	0	0		14:06
Number 10 M. Amadio	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	72.7%	15:27
Number 11 A. Kopitar	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	52.4%	19:56
Number 13 K. Clifford	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	100%	15:17
Number 19 A. Iafallo	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	1		18:09
Number 22 T. Lewis	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		14:38
Number 23 D. Brown	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0		18:06
Number 38 C. Grundstrom	R	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	1		12:36
Number 46 B. Lizotte	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	28.6%	11:57
Number 51 A. Wagner	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		12:26
Number 73 T. Toffoli	C	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	0	100%	15:19
Number 77 J. Carter	C	2	0	2	+2	0	3	3	0	64.3%	14:10
Number 3 M. Roy	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	2	1		20:40
Number 8 D. Doughty	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0		23:56
Number 15 B. Hutton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		18:59
Number 26 S. Walker	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1		15:08
Number 27 A. Martinez	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		22:35
Number 56 K. MacDermid	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0		15:28

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 J. Quick	23	20	3	.870	59:07	Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	3	0	3	+3	0	5	1	0		18:11
Number 13 J. Vrana	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		11:19
Number 14 R. Panik	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1		14:04
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	+4	0	2	0	1	45%	16:15
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	53.8%	16:08
Number 21 G. Hathaway	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1		13:06
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	46.2%	15:51
Number 28 B. Leipsic	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	100%	13:01
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		16:21
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	1		15:19
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	1	1	+3	0	0	0	0		15:20
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	20%	12:46
Number 3 N. Jensen	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		12:14
Number 6 M. Kempny	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	1	1		23:10
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0		25:04
Number 33 R. Gudas	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		14:56
Number 42 M. Fehérváry	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	4	2		19:55
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	1	2	3	+3	0	2	0	2		23:00

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	31	29	2	.935	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:33	Washington Capitals	Carl Hagelin	Hooking	2
1st	09:36	Los Angeles Kings	Kurtis MacDermid	Slashing	2
2nd	19:39	Washington Capitals	Martin Fehérváry	Holding	2

Game information

Los Angeles Kings head coach: Todd McLellan
Washington Capitals head coach: Todd Reirden
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: Libor Suchanek, Jonny Murray
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Derek Forbort, Nikolai Prokhorkin, Joakim Ryan
Washington Capitals scratches: Travis Boyd, Jonas Siegenthaler, Ilya Samsonov

2019-2020 season series

Every Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals game in the 2019-2020 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Dec 4, 2019
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Washington Capitals, Tue, Feb 4, 2020

Other NHL games on Feb 4

Other NHL games on Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Boston Bruins, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Montreal Canadiens 5 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Dallas Stars 3 at New York Islanders 4	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at New York Islanders, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Florida Panthers 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final/SO	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at St. Louis Blues 6	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Nashville Predators 2 at Winnipeg Jets 1	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
San Jose Sharks 3 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Edmonton Oilers 0 at Arizona Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Arizona Coyotes, Tue, Feb 4, 2020

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