Kempe scores twice as Kings rally past Capitals for first win
Los Angeles scored five straight goals in a 5-2 win in Washington, with Artemi Panarin adding a goal and two assists.
Adrian Kempe scored twice as the Los Angeles Kings overturned a two-goal deficit to beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Tuesday, Oct. 20, earning their first victory of the season.
Washington took a 2-0 lead on goals from Ryan Leonard and Cole Hutson, whose goal came on the power play. Los Angeles erased that advantage in the last minute of the opening period: Kempe scored at 19:27 and Artemi Panarin followed at 19:58.
Erik Gustafsson broke the tie on a third-period power play. Kempe then added his second goal, and Scott Laughton completed the scoring into an empty net. The Kings scored all five goals after falling behind 2-0.
Panarin finished with a goal and two assists, while Alex Laferriere had two assists. Darcy Kuemper made 30 saves for Los Angeles; Logan Thompson stopped 21 shots for Washington.
The Kings improved to 1-4-2, and the Capitals fell to 5-4-0. Los Angeles forward Quinton Byfield left during the first period with an upper-body injury and did not return.
