"As we all expected, Matt Roy scored, blissfully un-marked by the Kings defense. Up-and-comer Alexander "Alex" Ovechkin followed up, one-timing a pass from Connor McMichael to give Washington a 2-0 lead after one period. The Kings halved that lead in the second, with fellow old Anze Kopitar sneaking up on Charlie Lindgren during an LA power play. The Caps held on in the third. Caps win!"
"Alex Ovechkin scored goal 903, his fourth against ex-teammate Darcy Kuemper, his second goal in as many games, his third goal in the last four games, his sixth of the season. Like I said: Ovechkin has a decades-long history of making haters his waiters at the table of success. If you're one of them, collect your Fell For It Again award in the comments."
"Roy later took a puck to the face. He came back. If he didn't have a visor, I think he would have broken some bones. The average age of goal scorers in the first 40 minutes was 36. Aliaksei Protas and Tom Wilson must have had four or five grade-A chances between them. For those two, but also for players lower in the lineup like Sourdif, the bounces just aren't ever in their favor."
The Washington Capitals defeated the Los Angeles Kings to earn two standings points, led by goals from Matt Roy and Alexander Ovechkin. Ovechkin scored his 903rd career goal, his fourth against Darcy Kuemper, his second in as many games, and his sixth of the season. The Kings answered with an Anze Kopitar power-play goal on Charlie Lindgren. Roy scored against his former team and later returned after taking a puck to the face. Aliaksei Protas and Tom Wilson generated multiple grade-A chances but failed to convert. Hendrix Lapierre and Nic Dowd swapped line assignments; the power play went scoreless while the penalty kill allowed one goal on three opportunities.
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