NHL Game Preview: Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 3/13/2025

Washington Capitals (43-14-8, 94 pts) at Los Angeles Kings (34-20-8, 76 Pts)

Venue: crypto.com Arena
Date: Thursday, March 13
Time: 10:30 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/MNMT/FDSN W 
Radio:
Washington – WJFK 106.7 FM / WFED 1500 AM
Los Angeles – 710 ESPN

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Washington: +1.5 ML -105
Los Angeles: -1.5 ML -115
O/U 5.5

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Washington Capitals News & Notes:

The Capitals are coming off their fifth straight win as they beat the Anaheim Ducks 7-4 on Tuesday. They are 5-1-0 since the calendar changed to March averaging 4.17 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.83 goals per game. Alexander Ovechkin enters tonight nine goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record.

Los Angeles Kings News & Notes:

The Kings picked up their third straight win on Tuesday with a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders. They are 3-2-1 since March 1st averaging 2.67 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.17 goals per game. Quinton Byfield extended his goal streak scoring in four straight games.

Washington Capitals Projected Lines: 

Ovechkin-Strome-Wilson
McMichael-Dubois-Protas
Mangiapane-Eller-Raddysh
Duhaime-Dowd-Beauvillier

Sandin-Carlson
Chychrun-van Riemsdyk
Fehervary-Roy

Thompson
Lindgren

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Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:

Kuzmenko-Kopitar-Kempe
Fiala-Byfield-Laferriere
Foegele-Danault-Moore
Jeannot-Helenius-Turcotte

Anderson-Doughty
Gavrikov-Spence
Edmunson-Clarke

Kuemper
Rittich

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Players To Watch:

Washington Capitals

Aliaksei Protas this season has 58 points on 28 goals and 30 assists. He’s faced the Kings six times in his career recording four points on two goals and two assists; the two goals came in the matchup earlier this season.

Los Angeles Kings

Kevin Fiala this season has 42 points on 24 goals and 18 assists. He’s faced the Capitals 15 times in his career recording 12 points on five goals and seven assists; he scored a goal in the matchup earlier this season.

Injury Report:

Washington Capitals 

LW Sonny Milano – IR
RW TJ Oshie – LTIR
C Nicklas Backstrom – LTIR

Los Angeles Kings

None

Next Game

Washington – March 15 at San Jose Sharks
Los Angeles– March 15 vs. Nashville Predators

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