Capitals 1–3 Kings — Final Score & Stats (Mar 8, 2018)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 👑 LAK

Jeff Carter

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:40 TOI

2nd star 👑 LAK

Trevor Lewis

1 G

4 shots · 12:18 TOI

3rd star 👑 LAK

Kyle Clifford

1 G

2 shots · 12:46 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

👑 Jeff Carter Go-ahead 1st · 15:25

Assists: Alec Martinez, Tanner Pearson · beat Philipp Grubauer

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Jakub Vrana Tying 2nd · 05:52

Assists: T.J. Oshie, Brooks Orpik · beat Jonathan Quick

1–1

👑 Trevor Lewis Go-ahead 2nd · 09:32

Assists: Jeff Carter · beat Philipp Grubauer

1–2

3rd period

👑 Kyle Clifford Empty net 3rd · 18:42

Assists: Anze Kopitar, Derek Forbort

1–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Backstrom 21:07

L2 Eller · Oshie · Connolly 17:29

L3 Burakovsky · Vrana · Wilson 15:11

L4 Beagle · Smith-Pelly · Chiasson 10:04

D1 Carlson · Orlov 22:48

D2 Niskanen · Kempny 18:26

D3 Orpik · Jerabek 15:04

👑Kings

L1 Kopitar · Carter · Brown 19:54

L2 Iafallo · Toffoli · Mitchell 13:47

L3 Pearson · Clifford · Lewis 12:46

L4 Thompson · Amadio · Kempe 11:34

D1 Doughty · Martinez 23:07

D2 Phaneuf · Forbort 21:50

D3 Muzzin · Folin 15:06

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH LAK👑

26 Shots on goal 29

30 Hits 20

8 Blocked shots 13

2 Takeaways 4

7 Giveaways 9

4 Penalty minutes 8

WSH shooting 3.8% (1/26) LAK shooting 10.3% (3/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Philipp Grubauer

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 58:01 TOI

👑Kings

Jonathan Quick

25/26

.962 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located

WSH LAK

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-4 (43% win rate, 7 games)

Kings

Kings — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-1-2 (75% win rate, 12 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-4-1 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Kings

Kings — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 10-1-1 (83% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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Kings lead the season series 2–0

Nov 302017 👑LAK @ 🦅WSH 5–2 Mar 112017 🦅WSH @ 👑LAK 2–4 Feb 52017 👑LAK @ 🦅WSH 0–5 Mar 92016 🦅WSH @ 👑LAK 3–4 OT Feb 162016 👑LAK @ 🦅WSH 1–3

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WSH vs LAK, answered

Who won Capitals vs Kings on March 8, 2018?

Kings won 3–1. The final score was Capitals 1, Kings 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Jakub Vrana.

Who scored for Kings?

Jeff Carter, Kyle Clifford, Trevor Lewis.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Jonathan Quick made 25 saves on 26 shots (.962 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Kings season series?

Kings lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 6 🦅WSH @ 🦆ANA 0–4 AfterMar 10 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 2–0

👑 Kings

BeforeMar 3 🪶CHI @ 👑LAK 5–3 AfterMar 10 🎵STL @ 👑LAK 7–2

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