Los Angeles Kings vs Washington Capitals

atKings at Capitals

October 20 · 7:00 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Los Angeles Kings4th in the Pacific · 2025-26 Final, 5 backLLLLLL135-27

Washington Capitals4th in the Metropolitan · 2025-26 Final, 18 backWWWWLW443-30

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Los Angeles Kings1 listed

Kevin FialaLW · is listed injured reserve. Back 2026-09-15.

Washington Capitals4 listed

Jordan KyrouRW · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Rasmus SandinD · is out. Back 2026-12-21.

Charlie LindgrenG · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Eriks MateikoLW · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Rosters

Each club's active roster, as filed with ESPN. Nobody posts a projected line for this sport, so this is the group available to play, sorted by position.

Los Angeles Kings34 players

Forwards19

Kenny Connors6' 2"23 yrsRookie

Cole Guttman5' 9"27 yrs3 yr

Samuel Helenius6' 6"23 yrs2 yr

Jan Jenik6' 1"25 yrs2 yr

Anze Kopitar6' 3"39 yrs20 yr

Scott Laughton6' 1"32 yrs11 yr

Lane Pederson6' 0"29 yrs4 yr

Alex Turcotte5' 11"25 yrs3 yr

Kevin Fiala6' 0"30 yrs10 yrInjured Reserve

Erik Haula5' 11"35 yrs13 yr

Trevor Moore5' 11"31 yrs8 yr

Artemi Panarin6' 0"34 yrs11 yr

Joel Armia6' 3"33 yrs11 yr

Quinton Byfield6' 5"24 yrs5 yr

Adrian Kempe6' 2"29 yrs10 yr

Alex Laferriere6' 1"24 yrs3 yr

Corey Perry6' 3"41 yrs21 yr

Taylor Ward6' 2"28 yrsRookie

Mats Zuccarello5' 8"38 yrs16 yr

Defensemen11

Mikey Anderson6' 0"27 yrs6 yr

Cody Ceci6' 3"32 yrs13 yr

Brandt Clarke6' 2"23 yrs3 yr

Drew Doughty6' 1"36 yrs18 yr

Brian Dumoulin6' 4"34 yrs11 yr

Joel Edmundson6' 5"33 yrs11 yr

Erik Gustafsson6' 1"34 yrs10 yr

Joe Hicketts5' 8"30 yrs2 yr

Kirill Kirsanov6' 1"23 yrsRookie

Jacob Moverare6' 3"27 yrs4 yr

Scott Perunovich5' 10"28 yrs4 yr

Goaltenders4

Anton Forsberg6' 3"33 yrs6 yr

Carter George6' 1"20 yrsRookie

Darcy Kuemper6' 5"36 yrs13 yr

Hampton Slukynsky6' 1"21 yrsRookie

Washington Capitals30 players

Forwards17

Jonny Brodzinski6' 0"33 yrs7 yr

Josh Dunne6' 4"27 yrsRookie

Ethen Frank5' 11"28 yrs2 yr

Boone Jenner6' 2"33 yrs13 yr

David Kampf6' 2"31 yrs9 yr

Aliaksei Protas6' 6"25 yrs5 yr

Dylan Strome6' 3"29 yrs9 yr

Anthony Beauvillier5' 11"29 yrs10 yr

Pierre-Luc Dubois6' 4"28 yrs9 yr

Ivan Miroshnichenko6' 1"22 yrs3 yr

Alex Ovechkin6' 3"40 yrs21 yr

Ilya Protas6' 6"20 yrsRookie

Jordan Kyrou6' 1"28 yrs8 yrOut

Ryan Leonard6' 0"21 yrsRookie

Justin Sourdif5' 11"24 yrsRookie

Alex Tuch6' 4"30 yrs9 yr

Tom Wilson6' 4"32 yrs13 yr

Defensemen9

Jakob Chychrun6' 2"28 yrs10 yr

Vincent Desharnais6' 7"30 yrs4 yr

Martin Fehervary6' 2"26 yrs5 yr

Justin Holl6' 4"34 yrs8 yr

Cole Hutson5' 11"20 yrsRookie

Timothy Liljegren6' 1"27 yrs6 yr

Dylan McIlrath6' 5"34 yrs4 yr

Matt Roy6' 2"31 yrs8 yr

Rasmus Sandin5' 11"26 yrs6 yrOut

Goaltenders4

Charlie Lindgren6' 2"32 yrs5 yrOut

Clay Stevenson6' 4"27 yrsRookie

Logan Thompson6' 4"29 yrs5 yr

Jesper Vikman6' 4"24 yrsRookie

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

Atlantic · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Sabres50-23.665OT1

2Tampa Bay Lightning50-26.646L1

3Montreal Canadiens48-24.646L1

4Boston Bruins45-27.610W2

5Ottawa Senators44-27.604W1

6Detroit Red Wings41-31.561L1

7Florida Panthers40-38.512W3

8Toronto Maple Leafs32-36.476L5

Metropolitan · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Carolina Hurricanes53-22.689W1

2Pittsburgh Penguins41-25.598L3

3Philadelphia Flyers43-27.598W3

4Washington Capitals43-30.579W4

5Columbus Blue Jackets40-30.561L2

6New York Islanders43-34.555L3

7New Jersey Devils42-37.530L1

8New York Rangers34-39.470W1

Central · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Colorado Avalanche55-16.738W3

2Dallas Stars50-20.683W5

3Minnesota Wild46-24.634W1

4Utah Hockey Club43-33.561L1

5St. Louis Blues37-33.524W4

6Nashville Predators38-34.524L2

7Winnipeg Jets35-35.500L4

8Chicago Blackhawks29-39.439W1

Pacific · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Vegas Golden Knights39-26.579W3

2Edmonton Oilers41-30.567W1

3Anaheim Ducks43-33.561W1

4Los Angeles Kings35-27.549L1

5San Jose Sharks39-35.524W1

6Seattle Kraken34-37.482L3

7Calgary Flames34-39.470W1

8Vancouver Canucks25-49.354L1

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atKings at Capitals

October 20 · 7:00 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Los Angeles Kings4th in the Pacific · 2025-26 Final, 5 backLLLLLL135-27

Washington Capitals4th in the Metropolitan · 2025-26 Final, 18 backWWWWLW443-30

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Los Angeles Kings1 listed

Kevin FialaLW · is listed injured reserve. Back 2026-09-15.

Washington Capitals4 listed

Jordan KyrouRW · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Rasmus SandinD · is out. Back 2026-12-21.

Charlie LindgrenG · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Eriks MateikoLW · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Rosters

Each club's active roster, as filed with ESPN. Nobody posts a projected line for this sport, so this is the group available to play, sorted by position.

Los Angeles Kings34 players

Forwards19

Kenny Connors6' 2"23 yrsRookie

Cole Guttman5' 9"27 yrs3 yr

Samuel Helenius6' 6"23 yrs2 yr

Jan Jenik6' 1"25 yrs2 yr

Anze Kopitar6' 3"39 yrs20 yr

Scott Laughton6' 1"32 yrs11 yr

Lane Pederson6' 0"29 yrs4 yr

Alex Turcotte5' 11"25 yrs3 yr

Kevin Fiala6' 0"30 yrs10 yrInjured Reserve

Erik Haula5' 11"35 yrs13 yr

Trevor Moore5' 11"31 yrs8 yr

Artemi Panarin6' 0"34 yrs11 yr

Joel Armia6' 3"33 yrs11 yr

Quinton Byfield6' 5"24 yrs5 yr

Adrian Kempe6' 2"29 yrs10 yr

Alex Laferriere6' 1"24 yrs3 yr

Corey Perry6' 3"41 yrs21 yr

Taylor Ward6' 2"28 yrsRookie

Mats Zuccarello5' 8"38 yrs16 yr

Defensemen11

Mikey Anderson6' 0"27 yrs6 yr

Cody Ceci6' 3"32 yrs13 yr

Brandt Clarke6' 2"23 yrs3 yr

Drew Doughty6' 1"36 yrs18 yr

Brian Dumoulin6' 4"34 yrs11 yr

Joel Edmundson6' 5"33 yrs11 yr

Erik Gustafsson6' 1"34 yrs10 yr

Joe Hicketts5' 8"30 yrs2 yr

Kirill Kirsanov6' 1"23 yrsRookie

Jacob Moverare6' 3"27 yrs4 yr

Scott Perunovich5' 10"28 yrs4 yr

Goaltenders4

Anton Forsberg6' 3"33 yrs6 yr

Carter George6' 1"20 yrsRookie

Darcy Kuemper6' 5"36 yrs13 yr

Hampton Slukynsky6' 1"21 yrsRookie

Washington Capitals30 players

Forwards17

Jonny Brodzinski6' 0"33 yrs7 yr

Josh Dunne6' 4"27 yrsRookie

Ethen Frank5' 11"28 yrs2 yr

Boone Jenner6' 2"33 yrs13 yr

David Kampf6' 2"31 yrs9 yr

Aliaksei Protas6' 6"25 yrs5 yr

Dylan Strome6' 3"29 yrs9 yr

Anthony Beauvillier5' 11"29 yrs10 yr

Pierre-Luc Dubois6' 4"28 yrs9 yr

Ivan Miroshnichenko6' 1"22 yrs3 yr

Alex Ovechkin6' 3"40 yrs21 yr

Ilya Protas6' 6"20 yrsRookie

Jordan Kyrou6' 1"28 yrs8 yrOut

Ryan Leonard6' 0"21 yrsRookie

Justin Sourdif5' 11"24 yrsRookie

Alex Tuch6' 4"30 yrs9 yr

Tom Wilson6' 4"32 yrs13 yr

Defensemen9

Jakob Chychrun6' 2"28 yrs10 yr

Vincent Desharnais6' 7"30 yrs4 yr

Martin Fehervary6' 2"26 yrs5 yr

Justin Holl6' 4"34 yrs8 yr

Cole Hutson5' 11"20 yrsRookie

Timothy Liljegren6' 1"27 yrs6 yr

Dylan McIlrath6' 5"34 yrs4 yr

Matt Roy6' 2"31 yrs8 yr

Rasmus Sandin5' 11"26 yrs6 yrOut

Goaltenders4

Charlie Lindgren6' 2"32 yrs5 yrOut

Clay Stevenson6' 4"27 yrsRookie

Logan Thompson6' 4"29 yrs5 yr

Jesper Vikman6' 4"24 yrsRookie

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

Atlantic · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Sabres50-23.665OT1

2Tampa Bay Lightning50-26.646L1

3Montreal Canadiens48-24.646L1

4Boston Bruins45-27.610W2

5Ottawa Senators44-27.604W1

6Detroit Red Wings41-31.561L1

7Florida Panthers40-38.512W3

8Toronto Maple Leafs32-36.476L5

Metropolitan · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Carolina Hurricanes53-22.689W1

2Pittsburgh Penguins41-25.598L3

3Philadelphia Flyers43-27.598W3

4Washington Capitals43-30.579W4

5Columbus Blue Jackets40-30.561L2

6New York Islanders43-34.555L3

7New Jersey Devils42-37.530L1

8New York Rangers34-39.470W1

Central · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Colorado Avalanche55-16.738W3

2Dallas Stars50-20.683W5

3Minnesota Wild46-24.634W1

4Utah Hockey Club43-33.561L1

5St. Louis Blues37-33.524W4

6Nashville Predators38-34.524L2

7Winnipeg Jets35-35.500L4

8Chicago Blackhawks29-39.439W1

Pacific · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Vegas Golden Knights39-26.579W3

2Edmonton Oilers41-30.567W1

3Anaheim Ducks43-33.561W1

4Los Angeles Kings35-27.549L1

5San Jose Sharks39-35.524W1

6Seattle Kraken34-37.482L3

7Calgary Flames34-39.470W1

8Vancouver Canucks25-49.354L1

Los Angeles Kings vs Washington Capitals — Oct 20, 2026

What's at stake

Injury report

Rosters

League standings

Los Angeles Kings vs Washington Capitals — Oct 20, 2026

What's at stake

Injury report

Rosters

League standings