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Kings beat Capitals 5-2 for first win of the season
The Los Angeles Kings beat Washington 5-2 on Tuesday to earn their first win of the NHL season.
Los Angeles had gone six games without a win and entered the matchup as the league’s only winless team.
The Kings were down 2-0 before Adrian Kempe and Artemi Panarin scored twice in 31 seconds to tie the game.
Kempe scored twice, and Erik Gustafsson and Scott Laughton also scored for Los Angeles.
Goaltender Darcy Kuemper made 30 saves as the Kings recorded their highest-scoring game of the season.
Quinton Byfield left with an upper-body injury in the first period, and coach Peter Laviolette said it would be evaluated Wednesday.
The Kings hope the win helps them settle into the season and build momentum.
The Los Angeles Kings beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 for their first win of the season.
Adrian Kempe scored twice for the Kings.
The game was played in Washington on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026.
Ryan Leonard scored for the Capitals.
- Who
- The Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals.
- What
- The Kings won 5-2, with Adrian Kempe scoring twice.
- When
- Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026.
- Where
- Washington.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Final score
- Kings 5, Capitals 2
- Kings scorer
- Adrian Kempe scored twice
- First win
- The Kings' first win of the season
- Game date
- Oct. 20, 2026
- Game location
- Washington
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