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Los Angeles Kings vs Washington Capitals Wrap - Los Angeles Wins 3-2

The Capitals came up short Sunday against the Kings, falling 3-2.

The Kings were a +220 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.

Los Angeles got goals from Adrian Kempe, Christian Wolanin, and Blake Lizotte in the victory. Lizotte opened the scoring at 17:04 of the second period.

Garret Sparks stopped 33 of 35 Washington shots in the victory.

Washington got goals from Justin Schultz, and Connor McMichael in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Vitek Vanecek stopped 21 of 24 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Los Angeles went 0-for-4, while the Capitals were 0-for-5 with the man advantage.

Los Angeles lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 35-24.

Los Angeles heads into a battle against the Oilers. Washington, meanwhile, will have their next action against Philadelphia.