Kings come to the nations Capital
11-30 Kings (14-8-3) at Capitals (14-10-1)
TV Coverage: NBC Sports Washington
Last game for Los Angeles: 4-1 win at Detroit
- Anze Kopitar-2 goals, assist
- Drew Doughty-2 assists
- Dustin Brown and Adrian Kempe-goal each
- Jonathan Quick-23 saves
The Kings are second in the league in terms of goals against per game (2.28), and they have the league’s top penalty killing unit as well, with a kill rate of 89.3% on the season. Los Angeles is perfect so far with a 3-0-0 this season against Metro Division opponents.
Last game for Washington: 4-2 win at Toronto
- Alex Ovechkin-Hat Trick
- T.J. Oshie-3 assists
- Nicklas backstrom-2 assists
- Jakub Vrana-goal
- Braden Holtby-28 saves
Some changes have been made in Washington as the Caps have placed forward Nathan Walker on waivers for reassignment to Hershey. Earlier in the week defenseman Aaron Ness was placed on waivers and cleared. He currently is with the Hershey Bears getting ready for a Friday match up with the Lehigh-Valley Phantoms.
Washington is 9-4-0 this month(November), including 7-1-0 at home. Washington will be aiming to match a club record for wins (10) in the month of November.
Washington has won three straight games, matching its longest winning run of the season.
The Caps will be aiming for their first four-game winning streak of the season