Overview

• Aliaksei Protas led the Capitals with two goals, including an empty-netter, while Jakub Vrana added a power-play goal to secure the win.
• Pierre-Luc Dubois contributed two assists, extending his point streak to three games and solidifying his role as Washington's top scorer in December.
• Logan Thompson made 25 saves for the Capitals, improving his record to 13-2-2 this season as Washington climbed back atop the Eastern Conference standings.
• Kevin Fiala ended the Kings' six-game power-play scoring drought with a second-period goal, but Los Angeles has now lost three of its last four games.
• With Alex Ovechkin sidelined due to injury, Protas has stepped up offensively, matching his career-high point total in significantly fewer games.