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Los Angeles Kings vs Washington Capitals

Regular season · Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · Capital One Arena

Los Angeles KingsLos AngelesKingsAway

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Washington CapitalsWashingtonCapitalsHome

ABTV · MNMT

Game preview

The Los Angeles Kings visit the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on ABTV and MNMT.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Kings

First game of a road trip.

  1. 102026-10-10: at VGK
  2. 112026-10-11: no game
  3. 122026-10-12: no game
  4. 132026-10-13: vs EDM
  5. 142026-10-14: no game
  6. 152026-10-15: no game
  7. 162026-10-16: no game
  8. 172026-10-17: vs BOS
  9. 182026-10-18: no game
  10. 192026-10-19: no game
  11. 202026-10-20: at WSH
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~2,297 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,297 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Capitals

Another game at home.

  1. 102026-10-10: no game
  2. 112026-10-11: vs SEA
  3. 122026-10-12: no game
  4. 132026-10-13: at CAR
  5. 142026-10-14: vs MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 152026-10-15: no game
  7. 162026-10-16: no game
  8. 172026-10-17: vs NJD
  9. 182026-10-18: no game
  10. 192026-10-19: no game
  11. 202026-10-20: vs LAK
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Los Angeles KingsKingsTue, Oct 13 vs EDM
  1. L1Panarin#10Kempe#9Byfield#55
    13:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMoore#12Laughton#21Armia#40
    9:16 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHaula#56Perry#90Laferriere#14
    7:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewGustafsson#64Clarke#92
    13:55 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewDoughty#8Edmundson#6
    5:46 together at 5v5
  3. D3Ceci#5Anderson#44
    5:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Panarin LKempe RByfield RLaferriere RClarke D3:25
  2. 2Haula LMoore LPerry RDoughty DGustafsson D1:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Moore LLaughton CCeci DAnderson D0:52
  2. 2Haula LArmia RDoughty DEdmundson D0:35
Washington CapitalsCapitalsTue, Oct 13 at CAR
  1. L1NewStrome#17Wilson#43Tuch#89
    9:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewSourdif#34Beauvillier#72Frank#53
    7:56 together at 5v5
  3. L3Ovechkin#8Protas#21Protas#62
    6:47 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewJenner#22Kyrou#25Leonard#9
    6:08 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chychrun#6Liljegren#27
    14:26 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFehérváry#42Hutson#44
    10:37 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHoll#4Desharnais#73
    7:24 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ovechkin LStrome CWilson RLeonard RChychrun D2:11
  2. 2Protas LTuch RKyrou RFrank RHutson D0:56

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jenner CWilson RDesharnais DFehérváry D1:40
  2. 2Protas LTuch RChychrun DLiljegren D1:00

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

LAKWSH

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

LAK 61% (8th most shuffled)WSH 65% (13th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

LAK 1:40 left (11th latest · 17 pulls)WSH 1:54 left (13th earliest · 13 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

LAK 49.6s (8th longest)WSH 49.8s (7th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

LAK 33% (9th most often)WSH 37% (4th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series