Washington Capitals outlast Los Angeles Kings in overtime

That brings us to the end of a wild first period — Los Angeles Kings 4, Washington Capitals 2. Los Angeles Kings edged the shot clock 15-14, while Washington Capitals still controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Uvis Balinskis opened the scoring for Los Angeles Kings at 4:05, Quinton Byfield extended the lead for Los Angeles Kings at 6:27, Alexander Wennberg extended the lead for Los Angeles Kings at 7:54, and Alex Turcotte extended the lead for Los Angeles Kings at 17:46.

Jeremy Swayman was under siege with 12 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Washington Capitals went 1-for-1.

Washington Capitals owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — Los Angeles Kings 0, Washington Capitals 1. Washington Capitals edged the shot clock 14-7, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Travis Sanheim cut the deficit for Washington Capitals on the power play at 17:45.

Jeremy Swayman was under siege with 13 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Los Angeles Kings went 0-for-1 while Washington Capitals went 1-for-1.

Washington Capitals owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a third period — Los Angeles Kings 1, Washington Capitals 2. Washington Capitals edged the shot clock 14-10, with territorial pressure staying roughly even.

Auston Matthews tied it for Washington Capitals at 11:59, William Nylander put Washington Capitals in front at 13:35, and Alex Laferriere tied it for Los Angeles Kings at 15:52.

Jeremy Swayman was under siege with 12 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Los Angeles Kings went 0-for-1 while Washington Capitals went 0-for-1.

Washington Capitals owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.