Schedule / Matchup Preview

Washington Capitals vs Los Angeles Kings · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Kings · WED · JAN 6 · 9:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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WED · JAN 6 · 9:00 PM CT
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MNMT · ABTV
Washington Capitals
Capitals
1–1–0
@
Los Angeles Kings
Kings
0–1–1
Upcoming
WED · JAN 6 · 9:00 PM CT
MNMT · ABTV
Washington Capitals
Away · Capitals
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Darcy Kuemper has not had an answer for Alex Tuch: 6 goals on 45 shots.
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Los Angeles Kings
Home · Kings
0–1–1
1 PTS
Capitals
GOALIES
Kings
Logan Thompson
Logan Thompson
Expected
.939 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.923 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Darcy Kuemper
Darcy Kuemper
Expected
.724 SV% · 8.08 GAA · 0W
.767 SV% L5 · Cooling
Capitals
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Kings
L1
Alex Tuch · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Tom Wilson
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L2
Alex Ovechkin · Dylan Strome · Ryan Leonard
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L3
Aliaksei Protas · Ilya Protas · Jordan Kyrou
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L4
Boone Jenner · Justin Sourdif · Anthony Beauvillier
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
D1
Jakob Chychrun · Matt Roy
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D2
Cole Hutson · Vincent Desharnais
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D3
Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
PP1
Tom Wilson · Dylan Strome · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Alex Ovechkin · Jakob Chychrun
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP2
Alex Tuch · Ilya Protas · Ryan Leonard · Cole Hutson · Jordan Kyrou
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PK1
Aliaksei Protas · Tom Wilson · Vincent Desharnais · Matt Roy
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK2
Boone Jenner · Alex Tuch · Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
PK2
Scott Laughton · Trevor Moore · Joel Edmundson · Cody Ceci
CapitalsProjected lines
L1
Alex Tuch · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Tom Wilson
L2
Alex Ovechkin · Dylan Strome · Ryan Leonard
L3
Aliaksei Protas · Ilya Protas · Jordan Kyrou
L4
Boone Jenner · Justin Sourdif · Anthony Beauvillier
D1
Jakob Chychrun · Matt Roy
D2
Cole Hutson · Vincent Desharnais
D3
Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
PP1
Tom Wilson · Dylan Strome · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Alex Ovechkin · Jakob Chychrun
PP2
Alex Tuch · Ilya Protas · Ryan Leonard · Cole Hutson · Jordan Kyrou
PK1
Aliaksei Protas · Tom Wilson · Vincent Desharnais · Matt Roy
PK2
Boone Jenner · Alex Tuch · Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
KingsProjected lines
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK2
Scott Laughton · Trevor Moore · Joel Edmundson · Cody Ceci
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:10 AM CT Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT
Capitals
INJURY REPORT
Kings
Matt Roy
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Patrick Thomas
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 24
Jakub Dvorak
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Rasmus Sandin
IR · Right knee (surgery) · Expected back Dec 26
Jan Jenik
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Kevin Fiala
IR · Left lower leg (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
CapitalsInjury report
Matt Roy
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Patrick Thomas
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 24
Rasmus Sandin
IR · Right knee (surgery) · Expected back Dec 26
KingsInjury report
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Jakub Dvorak
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Jan Jenik
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Kevin Fiala
IR · Left lower leg (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:10 AM CT Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Capitals lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Kings lost their last game in overtime and are 0-1-1 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Darcy Kuemper has not had an answer for Alex Tuch: 6 goals on 45 shots.

The Capitals have had Los Angeles' number, 10 wins in the last 13.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Alex Tuch has 6 goals on Darcy Kuemper (45 shots).
(Washington)
6 goals on Darcy Kuemper
Matchup
Jordan Kyrou has 7 goals on Darcy Kuemper (42 shots).
(Washington)
7 goals on Darcy Kuemper
History
Washington has won 10 of their last 13 against Los Angeles. See the games →
10-3 last 13 vs LAK