Capitals 3–1 Kings — Final Score & Stats (Dec 2, 2025)

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

Alex Ovechkin

2 A

2 shots · 16:46 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Aliaksei Protas

1 G

5 shots · 19:51 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Anthony Beauvillier

1 G

2 shots · 16:24 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Tom Wilson PP Go-ahead 1st · 14:50

Assists: Ryan Leonard, Alex Ovechkin · beat Darcy Kuemper

1–0

2nd period

👑 Adrian Kempe Tying 2nd · 05:28

Assists: Anze Kopitar, Trevor Moore · beat Logan Thompson

1–1

3rd period

🦅 Anthony Beauvillier Go-ahead 3rd · 01:18

Assists: Connor McMichael, Alex Ovechkin · beat Darcy Kuemper

2–1

🦅 Aliaksei Protas Empty net 3rd · 18:18

Assists: Martin Fehervary, John Carlson

3–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Protas · Strome · Wilson 19:51

L2 Ovechkin · McMichael · Leonard 17:04

L3 Beauvillier · Sourdif · Duhaime 14:33

L4 Milano · Frank · Lapierre 8:22

D1 Chychrun · Roy 22:25

D2 Sandin · Carlson 18:38

D3 Fehervary · van Riemsdyk 17:21

👑Kings

L1 Kopitar · Byfield · Kempe 20:35

L2 Fiala · Laferriere · Armia 18:37

L3 Moore · Kuzmenko · Perry 14:41

L4 Malott · Danault · Turcotte 6:29

D1 Clarke · Dumoulin 21:54

D2 Anderson · Edmundson 19:02

D3 Ceci · Moverare 15:04

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH LAK👑

25 Shots on goal 25

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

20 Hits 13

21 Blocked shots 5

6 Takeaways 6

15 Giveaways 13

9 Penalty minutes 9

WSH shooting 12.0% (3/25) LAK shooting 4.0% (1/25)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Logan Thompson

24/25

.960 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

👑Kings

Darcy Kuemper

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 57:57 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 — 1–0

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-0 (100% win rate, 9 games)

Kings

Kings — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-3-1 (33% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 1-3-1 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Kings

Kings — tied after 2nd: 3-2-3 (38% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Nov 172025 👑LAK @ 🦅WSH 1–2 Mar 132025 🦅WSH @ 👑LAK 0–3 Dec 222024 👑LAK @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Jan 72024 👑LAK @ 🦅WSH 3–4 Nov 292023 🦅WSH @ 👑LAK 2–1

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WSH vs LAK, answered

Who won Capitals vs Kings on December 2, 2025?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Aliaksei Protas, Anthony Beauvillier, Tom Wilson.

Who scored for Kings?

Adrian Kempe.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Logan Thompson made 24 saves on 25 shots (.960 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeNov 30 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 4–1 AfterDec 3 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 7–1

👑 Kings

BeforeNov 29 🐋VAN @ 👑LAK 1–2 AfterDec 4 🪶CHI @ 👑LAK 2–1

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