Game 53: Los Angeles at Washington

Washington Capitals 5, Los Angeles Kings 0
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SOG: LAK – 38; WSH – 20
PP: LAK – 0/3; WSH – 0/2

First Period
1) WSH – Lars Eller (9) (Brett Connolly), 3:16
2) WSH – Marcus Johansson (16) (Evgeny Kuznetzov, Brooks Orpik), 18:12

Second Period
3) WSH – Brett Connolly (10) (Tom Wilson, Karl Alzner), 3:43
4) WSH – T.J. Oshie (20) (Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin), 16:24

Third Period
5) WSH – Justin Williams (18) (Marcus Johansson), 16:38

Los Angeles Kings (27-21-4) at Washington Capitals (35-11-6)
Sunday, February 5, 2017, 9:00 a.m. PT
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Referees: #16 Brian Pochmara, #5 Chris Rooney
Linesmen: #94 Bryan Pancich, #54 Greg Devorski
NBC, KABC 790, I Heart Radio

LAK starters: G Peter Budaj, D Jake Muzzin, D Drew Doughty, LW Tanner Pearson, C Jeff Carter, RW Tyler Toffoli
LAK scratches: F Andy Andreoff, D Paul LaDue

WSH starters: G Philipp Grubauer, D Karl Alzner, D John Carlson, LW Andre Burakovsky, C Lars Eller, RW Brett Connolly
WSH scratches: D Taylor Chorney

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