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Carlson's late goal lifts Capitals past Kings | NHL.com Breaks tie with 53 seconds left to hand Los Angeles 5th loss in row

JANUARY 7, 2024 • NHL.COM

Carlson scores with under a minute left as the Capitals beat the Kings 4-3

John Carlson scored the game-winner with 53.2 seconds left in regulation and the Washington Capitals beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3

JANUARY 7, 2024 • Associated Press

NHL Highlights | Kings vs. Capitals - January 7, 2024

JANUARY 7, 2024 • YOUTUBE

John Carlson Gives Capitals Final Minute Lead With Point Shot Goal

JANUARY 7, 2024 • YOUTUBE

Capitals' Dylan Strome Scores Off Give-And-Go With Alex Ovechkin Point Blank To Even Score

JANUARY 7, 2024 • YOUTUBE

Alex Ovechkin - Warming up Sunday Ovechkin (undisclosed) skated in pregame warmups Sunday and appears to be good to go against the Kings, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.

Impact After missing practice Saturday, Ovechkin was considered a game-time call heading into Sunday's matchup against Los Angeles. However, it appears the 38-year-old winger will ultimately be good to go. Ovechkin is currently riding a four-game point streak, posting two goals and three assists in that span. He's up to eight goals and 25 points through 37 games this season.

JANUARY 7, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Darcy Kuemper - Facing Kings Kuemper will patrol the home crease Sunday against the Kings, according to Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network.

Impact Kuemper has gone 1-3-0 in his past four outings, surrendering 18 goals on 128 shots during that span. In 20 games this season, he has posted a 9-9-2 record with a 3.25 GAA and an .891 save percentage. LA is tied for ninth in the league this campaign with 3.37 goals per contest.

JANUARY 7, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Rasmus Sandin - Won't play Sunday Sandin (illness) didn't practice Saturday and will miss Sunday's game versus the Kings, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Sandin will miss a second game with an illness after he sat out Friday in a loss to the Hurricanes. The 23-year-old blueliner has 11 assists and a minus-8 rating through 36 games this season. Ethan Bear will likely continue to work on the second defensive pairing and power-play unit while Sandin is sidelined.

JANUARY 6, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Alex Ovechkin - Game-time decision Sunday Coach Spencer Carbury said Saturday that Ovechkin (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision versus LA on Sunday, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Ovechkin sat out practice Saturday in what originally was called a maintenance day. Ovechkin appeared to get hurt in the third period Friday when he got tangled up with Carolina's Jordan Staal. Ovechkin has only seven goals and 25 points in 37 games, averaging only .68 points per game. That is way down from his previous career low of .83 per contest, set in the 2011-12 season. Stay tuned close to puck drop Sunday to see Ovechkin's availability.

JANUARY 6, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Alex Ovechkin - Taking maintenance day Ovechkin was held out of Saturday's practice for maintenance reasons, Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network reports.

Impact Ovechkin appeared to get tangled up with Hurricanes center Jordan Staal late in the third period of Friday's 6-2 loss and so the Capitals are giving their captain some extra time to rest up. The 38-year-old is having a down year by his lofty standards with just seven goals and 25 points in 37 games, but Ovechkin is riding a four-game point streak and has notched eight points in his last nine games so some positive regression should be in store as long as he can stay healthy.

JANUARY 6, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Darcy Kuemper - Crumbles against Carolina Kuemper stopped 28 of 33 shots in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Hurricanes.

Impact Carolina also potted an empty-net goal. Kuemper got spotted a 2-0 lead, but he was besieged after the first intermission as Washington got out-shot 24-11 over the final two frames, and two of the pucks that beat him in the third period came on power plays. The veteran has coughed up five goals in three of his last four starts, and since the beginning of December he's stumbled to a 4-5-0 record in nine outings with a 3.54 GAA and .890 save percentage. Charlie Lindgren (upper body) may not be sidelined too much longer, and Kuemper could have trouble even sticking in a timeshare once his goaltending partner returns from IR.

JANUARY 6, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Nic Dowd - Opens scoring in loss Dowd scored to go along with three blocked shots in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Hurricanes.

Impact Dowd has elevated his offensive game of late. He delivered assists in a pair of games last week. and his tally Friday was all that the Capitals could afford at even strength. Dowd remains a fine utility player and penalty-killing specialist with five goals, three assists and a plus-4 rating through 28 games, but the vast majority of fantasy managers will pass on the 33-year-old due to his fourth-line role.

JANUARY 6, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

John Carlson - Earns milestone helper in loss Carlson used the power play to record career assist No. 500 in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Hurricanes.

Impact As he's done plenty of times in his career, Carlson set the stage for a textbook play that resulted in him dishing to Alex Ovechkin, who then fed Dylan Strome for a tip-in goal at the doorstep. Unfortunately for the Caps, they'd squander a 2-0 lead after the first period and permit six unanswered tallies to lose a tough divisional tilt at home. Carlson has two goals and 19 assists -- including nine points on the power play -- through 37 games.

JANUARY 6, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Nicolas Aube-Kubel - Manages helper in loss Aube-Kubel registered an assist in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Hurricanes.

Impact The Capitals aren't asking much of Aube-Kubel in his fourth-line role, but he's been an efficient producer given the scant role, adding three goals, five assists and a plus-6 rating through 25 games. Aube-Kubel is set to become an unrestricted free agent in the summer.

JANUARY 6, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Los Angeles visits Washington after Kempe's 2-goal game

The Los Angeles Kings visit the Washington Capitals after Adrian Kempe scored two goals in the Kings' 4-3 shootout loss to the Detroit Red Wings

JANUARY 6, 2024 • Associated Press

Capitals blow third-period lead in a big way, get blown out by Carolina The Capitals entered Friday night 13-0-3 when leading after two periods. That streak ended with a thud as Carolina lit the lamp five times o...

JANUARY 6, 2024 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

Hurricanes score 5 straight in 3rd, rally past Capitals | NHL.com Svechnikov, Burns, Aho each has 3 points for Carolina, which wins 5th in row

JANUARY 6, 2024 • NHL.COM

Hurricanes pile on Capitals in third period for fifth straight win Defenseman Brent Burns scored two goals and supplied an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat the host...

JANUARY 6, 2024 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

NHL Highlights | Hurricanes vs. Capitals - January 5, 2024

JANUARY 6, 2024 • YOUTUBE

Amherst's Ryan Leonard leads USA to World Junior gold medal Ryan Leonard, an Amherst native, BC forward and Capitals draft pick led USA past Sweden on Friday.

JANUARY 6, 2024 • MASSLIVE.COM

Capitals welcome back Orlov 🏆

JANUARY 6, 2024 • YOUTUBE

T.J. Oshie - Still not practicing Coach Spencer Carbery told Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post, that Oshie has returned to Minnesota to undergo treatment for an upper-body injury.

Impact Oshie was injured Dec. 17 and it was originally reported as a lower-body injury. Oshie has only two goals and four points in 21 games this season, with a goal and an assist occurring on the power play. There is no timetable for his return.

JANUARY 5, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Darcy Kuemper - Starting Friday Kuemper was the first goaltender off the ice at morning practice and will defend the home crease versus Carolina on Friday, Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network reports.

Impact Kuemper snapped a two-game losing streak Tuesday, turning aside 32 shots in a 4-3 win over Pittsburgh. The victory gives Kuemper a 9-8-2 record with a 3.15 GAA and an .893 save percentage this season. Kuemper beat Carolina in his only appearance this season, stopping 28 shots in a 2-1 shootout win Dec. 17.

JANUARY 5, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Rasmus Sandin - Doubtful Friday Sandin (illness) was not at practice Friday, per Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post.

Impact Sandin's spot at practice was taken by Ethan Bear, who also replaced him on the second power play. Sandin exploded offensively for the Capitals last season after his trade from Toronto, scoring three times and adding 12 assists in 19 games. He has not had the same offensive luck this season, picking up 11 assists in 36 games.

JANUARY 5, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Capitals' Tom Wilson is named to the NHL All-Star Game The winger will be going to the league’s midseason showcase for the second time in three years — and this one will be in his hometown of Tor...

JANUARY 5, 2024 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

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Carlson scores with under a minute left as the Capitals beat the Kings 4-3

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