Kings 3–4 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Jan 7, 2024)

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 🦅 WSH

Nicolas Aube-Kubel

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 13:27 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

John Carlson

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 24:16 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Darcy Kuemper

38 saves

0.927 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

🦅 Nic Dowd Go-ahead 2nd · 04:22

Assists: Nicolas Aube-Kubel, John Carlson · beat Cam Talbot

0–1

👑 Adrian Kempe PP Tying 2nd · 07:12

Assists: Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar · beat Darcy Kuemper

1–1

👑 Kevin Fiala Go-ahead 2nd · 13:02

Assists: Phillip Danault, Mikey Anderson · beat Darcy Kuemper

2–1

🦅 Dylan Strome Tying 2nd · 15:35

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Max Pacioretty · beat Cam Talbot

2–2

3rd period

👑 Kevin Fiala PP Go-ahead 3rd · 01:01

Assists: Quinton Byfield · beat Darcy Kuemper

3–2

🦅 Nicolas Aube-Kubel Tying 3rd · 08:36

Assists: Nic Dowd · beat Cam Talbot

3–3

🦅 John Carlson Go-ahead 3rd · 19:07

Assists: Beck Malenstyn, Nicolas Aube-Kubel · beat Cam Talbot

3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

👑Kings

L1 Moore · Kopitar · Kempe 17:50

L2 Fiala · Danault · Byfield 16:27

L3 Dubois · Kaliyev · Laferriere 15:18

L4 Lizotte · Lewis · Grundstrom 11:36

D1 Doughty · Anderson 25:06

D2 Roy · Englund 17:38

D3 Gavrikov · Clarke 15:50

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · McMichael · Dowd 17:22

L2 Malenstyn · Protas · Mantha 16:30

L3 Strome · Wilson · Aube-Kubel 14:28

L4 Pacioretty · Kuznetsov · Lapierre 12:46

D1 Carlson · Fehervary 22:52

D2 Jensen · van Riemsdyk 20:40

D3 Edmundson · Bear 15:44

Team stats

Away left · home right

👑LAK WSH🦅

41 Shots on goal 34

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1

27 Hits 39

17 Blocked shots 13

6 Takeaways 12

7 Giveaways 19

2 Penalty minutes 6

LAK shooting 7.3% (3/41) WSH shooting 11.8% (4/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

👑Kings

Cam Talbot

30/34

.882 SV% · 4 GA · 59:13 TOI

🦅Capitals

Darcy Kuemper

38/41

.927 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

LAK WSH

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Kings

Kings — tied after 1st: 3-4-2 (33% win rate, 9 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 5-3-2 (50% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Kings

Kings — tied after 2nd: 1-0-4 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 2-1-2 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Nov 292023 🦅WSH @ 👑LAK 2–1 Mar 62023 🦅WSH @ 👑LAK 2–4 Oct 222022 👑LAK @ 🦅WSH 3–4 Dec 192021 👑LAK @ 🦅WSH 3–2 Nov 172021 🦅WSH @ 👑LAK 2–0

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Who won Kings vs Capitals on January 7, 2024?

Capitals won 4–3. The final score was Kings 3, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Kings?

Kevin Fiala (2), Adrian Kempe.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dylan Strome, John Carlson, Nic Dowd, Nicolas Aube-Kubel.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Cam Talbot made 30 saves on 34 shots (.882 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 38 saves on 41 shots (.927 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Kings vs Capitals season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

👑 Kings

BeforeJan 4 🐙DET @ 👑LAK 4–3 AfterJan 9 👑LAK @ ⚡TBL 2–3

🦅 Capitals

BeforeJan 5 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 6–2 AfterJan 11 🦑SEA @ 🦅WSH 4–1

Also on January 7

🔥CGY 3–4 🪶CHI ✈️WPG 6–2 🌵ARI 🐙DET 3–2 🦆ANA

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