The Washington Capitals defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 after a furious third-period comeback.
Trailing 2-0, the Capitals came out of the second intermission fired up and scored three consecutive goals in the final stanza, including two in 59 seconds.
Nic Dowd started the four-goal third period for the Capitals, beating Jonathan Quick to the top corner after Joe Snively whiffed on a bouncing puck.
Quick Nic pic.twitter.com/UCx6OZGtox
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 23, 2022
John Carlson followed up on the next shift with a shot that eluded Quick’s glove.
Tie game! pic.twitter.com/IZv6km4n3A
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 23, 2022
Lars Eller gave the Caps a temporary lead after a crazy sequence. Eller ripped off the helmet of a Kings player, forcing his defender to immediately leave the ice (NHL rule). Eller was then wide open in the right circle and scored after Dmitry Orlov found him with a perfect cross-ice pass. The goal gave the Caps a 3-2 lead.
A beaut pic.twitter.com/yfanyvgW6Z
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 23, 2022
John Carlson gave the Kings back a goal after getting his hailmary one-timer blocked from the point giving the Kings a 2-on-1 break. Viktor Arvidsson scored to tie the game at 3.
3-3 THANKS TO 33 #GoKingsGo pic.twitter.com/vFy4nWHnzb
— LA Kings (@LAKings) October 23, 2022
The Capitals grabbed the victory after Marcus Johansson scored on a beautiful wraparound from behind the net with 5:25 remaining.
Mojo baby yeah! pic.twitter.com/MC7wOzyaBi
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 23, 2022
Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves on 26 shots (.886 save percentage). John Carlson had a game-high eight shots on goal. Alex Ovechkin (three shots) led the team with six hits.
The Capitals went 0 for 3 on the power play after scoring on a 5 of their last 9 opportunities.
