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Los Angeles Kings at Washington Capitals

Final
Capital One Arena16,182

Recap

Player of the gameAdrian KempeLAK2g 6sog

WASHINGTON -- Adrian Kempe scored twice and the Los Angeles Kings got their first win of the season, rallying from an early deficit to beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Tuesday night. Artemi Panarin, Erik Gustafsson and Scott Laughton also scored for Los Angeles (1-4-2), and former Capitals goalie Darcy Kuemper made 30 saves. Ryan Leonard and Cole Hutson scored for the Capitals, who took a 2-0 lead in the first period but were held scoreless for the final 41:25. Washington's Logan Thompson stopped 21 shots.

Team stats

26Shots on goal32
51%Faceoff %49%
.938Save %.840
26Hits21
17Blocked shots8
7Takeaways2
18Giveaways21
10Penalty minutes4

Box score

SkatersGAPSOGHITBLKPIMTOI
Brandt ClarkeD000102218:24
Trevor MooreLW000000018:42
Joel ArmiaRW011241013:36
Mikey AndersonD000012022:11
Artemi PanarinLW123300016:50
Joel EdmundsonD000020020:53
Corey PerryRW000001212:39
Andre LeeLW000110012:09
Scott LaughtonC101331215:25
Quinton ByfieldRW00000002:44
Erik HaulaLW011123016:49
Erik GustafssonD101210013:52
Mats ZuccarelloRW000300015:55
Adrian KempeRW202620018:18
Samuel HeleniusC000052010:27
Drew DoughtyD000111221:18
Brian DumoulinD000003021:30
Alex LaferriereRW022341220:37
Totals561126261710
GoaliesSVSAGATOI
Darcy KuemperG3032260:00