NHL Game Preview: Los Angeles Kings at Washington Capitals  with Line Combinations 11/17/2025

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Los Angeles Kings (10-5-4, 24 pts) at Washington Capitals (8-8-2, 18 pts)

Venue: Capital One Arena
Date: Monday, November 17
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/FDSNW/MNMT
Radio: ESPN Radio 710 AM/105.9/Caps Radio 24/7

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Los Angeles Kings News & Notes:

The Kings won their fourth straight on Saturday 1-0 over the Senators on Saturday. They’re averaging 3.3 goals per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game during their streak.

Washington Capitals News & Notes:

The Capitals dropped their second straight on Saturday in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Devils. They’ve dropped four of their last five games, averaging 2.8 goals per game while allowing 3.8 goals per game during that stretch.

Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:

Armia-Kopitar-Kempe
Fiala-Byfield-Laferriere
Kuzmenko-Danault-Moore
Malott-Turcotte-Perry

Anderson-Ceci
Edmundson-Clarke
Dumoulin-Burroughs

Kuemper
Forsberg

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Washington Capitals Projected Lines

Ovechkin-Strome-McMichael Beauvillier
Protas-Sourdif-Wilson
Beauvillier-Lapierre-Leonard
Duhaime-Dowd-Frank

Fehervary-van Riemsdyk
Chychrun-Roy
Sandin-Chisholm

Thompson
Lindgren

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Players To Watch:

Los Angeles Kings

Kevin Fiala scored a goal in each game against the Capitals last season, finishing with three points in the two meetings, including two goals and an assist.

Washington Capitals

Aliaksei Protas scored two goals in one of the two games against the Kings last season.

Injury Report:

Los Angeles Kings

D Drew Doughty – Out

Washington Capitals

F Pierre-Luc Dubois – IR
D John Carlson – DTD

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