Washington Capitals vs Los Angeles Kings
Regular season · Thursday, November 20, 2008 · STAPLES Center
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Game summary
The Los Angeles Kings beat the Washington Capitals 5–2 on Thursday, November 20, 2008 at STAPLES Center. The Kings outshot the Capitals 33–21.
Goals came from Drew Doughty, Nicklas Backstrom, Patrick O'Sullivan, Dustin Brown, Brooks Laich, Michal Handzus and Anze Kopitar.
Scoring
1st period
Drew Doughty (3)Dustin Brown (6), Denis Gauthier (2)0–113:58 LAK
2nd period
Nicklas Backstrom (4)Viktor Kozlov (6), Alex Ovechkin (15)1–104:48 WSH · 
Patrick O'Sullivan (4)Matt Greene (2)1–218:25 LAK
3rd period
Dustin Brown (7)Kyle Quincey (7), Jarret Stoll (3)1–313:54 LAK · 
Brooks Laich (5)Michael Nylander (10), Chris Clark (3)2–315:26 WSH
Michal Handzus (5)Sean O'Donnell (5)2–419:20 LAK · 
Anze Kopitar (3)Michal Handzus (5)2–519:59 LAK · ·
Team stats
WSHLAK
2133
48%52%
1/51/5
1010
2934
1216
1615
68
Penalties
- 1:58 into the first period
Kyle Calder · hooking2 min - 16:29 into the first periodBrian Boyle · hooking2 min
- 3:54 into the second periodRaitis Ivanans · holding2 min
- 3:54 into the second periodOscar Moller · hooking2 min
- 10:17 into the second period
Chris Clark · tripping2 min - 10:53 into the second periodDavid Steckel · high sticking2 min
- 15:33 into the second periodEric Fehr · hooking2 min
- 12:54 into the third periodAlex Ovechkin · interference2 min
- 15:51 into the third periodChris Clark · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 19:51 into the third periodWayne Simmonds · holding2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.