February 16 postgame notes

-With the loss, Los Angeles fell to 56-34-15 all-time against Washington, a record that includes a road mark of 24-20-8. The Kings fell to 7-2-2 in their last 11 road games in the series and have dropped two straight, as well as 9-3-1 in their last 13 games overall against the Capitals.

-With the loss, Los Angeles fell to 15-9-2 against the Eastern Conference and 8-5-0 against the Metropolitan Division.

-Over the last 15 games the Kings have scored 46 goals (3.07 G/GP) and have allowed 44 (2.93 GA/GP). They were held to one goal or less for the fourth time in the last 24 games and in consecutive games since the first three games of the season.

-With his assist on Anze Kopitar’s goal, Dustin Brown now has nine points (4-5=9) in the last 10 games. With 465 points (215-249=464), he is now one point behind Charlie Simmer (466 points) for 10th place overall on the team’s all-time list.

-Anze Kopitar has 44 points (12-32=44) since November 20. His first period goal was his first shorthanded goal since the 2011-12 season and the 10th of his career. He, Tyler Toffoli, Jeff Carter and Drew Doughty have the Kings’ shorthanded goals this season. Kopitar has eight goals and 12 points in 11 career games against the Capitals.

-Los Angeles attempted 79 shots (40 on goal, 18 blocked, 21 missed). Washington attempted 56 shots (32 on goal, 11 blocked, 13 missed). Alex Ovechkin finished with a team-high 10 shots on goal and 15 shot attempts (10 on goal, 2 blocked, 3 missed), while Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown and Luke Schenn finished with a team-high five shots on goal.

-The Kings won 33-of-58 faceoffs (57%). Anze Kopitar won 11-of-25, Nick Shore won 3-of-8, Trevor Lewis won 1-of-2, Vincent Lecavalier won 5-of-7 and Jeff Carter won 13-of-16.

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