Caps beat Kings 3-1, but you've still got work in the morning

"The Washington Capitals justified depriving us of sleep by defeating the Los Angeles Kings in a low-scoring, well-contested road game. Tom Wilson kept his scoring pace torrid by grabbing a loose puck from just outside the paint. The Kings tied it in the second, with Anze Kopitar feeding Adrian Kempe a perfect pass after Sandin-Roy and the top line misplayed the puck on attack. Kopitar to Kuempe."

"To justify staying up mega-late on a schoolnight, we all needed a highlight-packed funfest. Instead we got a low-scoring, tightly-tuned possession battle. It would have been appreciated more had we all just finished dinner, but I am so sleepy you guys. Goalies Logan Thompson and Darcy Kuemper weren't needed early. It took 4:42 of game time before we saw the game's first shot on goal - a wrister from Sourdif."

Washington earned a road victory over Los Angeles in a low-scoring, tightly contested possession battle. Tom Wilson opened scoring by grabbing a loose puck just outside the paint. Los Angeles tied the game in the second when Anze Kopitar fed Adrian Kempe after Sandin-Roy and the top line misplayed the puck on attack. Early in the third, Alex Ovechkin exited the penalty box and helped Anthony Beauvillier restore the lead. Aliaksei Protas sealed the win with an empty-net goal. Goalies Logan Thompson and Darcy Kuemper saw little early action; the game's first shot arrived at 4:42, a wrister from Sourdif.

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