Kings take losing streak into game against the Capitals

Los Angeles Kings (0-4-2, in the Pacific Division) vs. Washington Capitals (5-3, in the Metropolitan Division)

Washington; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings, on a six-game losing streak, play the Washington Capitals.

Washington has a 4-1-0 record in home games and a 5-3 record overall. The Capitals rank ninth in NHL play with 39 total penalties (averaging 4.9 per game).

Los Angeles has gone 0-1-2 on the road and 0-4-2 overall. The Kings are 0-3-0 in games they have more penalties than their opponent.

The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.

INJURIES: Capitals: Justin Sourdif: out (illness), Rasmus Sandin: out (knee), Patrick Thomas: out (upper-body), Pierre-Luc Dubois: out (illness), Matt Roy: out (lower body).

Kings: Jakub Dvorak: out (upper-body), Mats Zuccarello: out (undisclosed), Kevin Fiala: out (leg), Jan Jenik: out (undisclosed), Alex Turcotte: out (undisclosed).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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