With Washington Capitals players hopelessly lunging after him and traffic gathering in front of Capitals goaltender Philipp Grubauer, Kempe unfurled his shot and then watched it sail into the goal. The first NHL goal of Kempe’s career was the difference in the Los Angeles Kings’ 4-2 win over Washington on Saturday night. In an evenly played game, that goal handed Washington its third consecutive regulation loss, the first time that’s happened in two years. Though the Capitals arguably played well in a losing effort against the Kings, they are 5-5-1 in the 11 games since their mid-February five-day bye week. The two goals exceeded the number the Kings had scored on Grubauer in his past two starts against them.

Source: Washington Post March 12, 2017 06:22 UTC