Tom Wilson scored in his third straight game and the visiting Washington Capitals beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Tuesday night.
Anthony Beauvillier and Aliaksei Protas also scored for the Capitals, who have won five straight and eight of nine. Alex Ovechkin had two assists, and Logan Thompson made 24 saves.
Adrian Kempe scored in his second straight game for the Kings, who had collected points in five straight (2-0-3). Darcy Kuemper made 22 saves.
The Capitals beat the Kings 2-1 in Washington on Nov. 17.
Washington went 1-for-2 on the power play; Los Angeles was 0-for-2.
Wilson gave the Capitals a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 14:50 of the first period. Kuemper made a pad save on Ovechkin’s shot from the left circle, but Ryan Leonard got the rebound and passed in front to Wilson for the tip in.
Wilson, who was named the NHL’s third star of the past week on Monday, extended his point streak to six games (five goals, five assists).
Washington outshot Los Angeles 12-3 in the first period.
Kempe tied the score 1-1 at 5:28 of the second period. Anze Kopitar carried in to the offensive zone on a 2-on-1 rush and fed across to Kempe, who chipped the puck past Thompson for his ninth goal of the season.
Beauvillier gave the Capitals a 2-1 lead at 1:18 of the third period. Ovechkin came out of the penalty box and took a pass from Connor McMichael on a 3-on-1 rush. He carried in along the left side and passed across the slot to McMichael, who fed the trailing Beauvillier in front for the tip in.
Ovechkin has points in five straight games (two goals, five assists). He became the seventh player in NHL history with 800 career road points (463 goals, 337 assists).
Protas scored into an empty net at 18:18 for the 3-1 final.
–Field Level Media
