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Adrian Kempe scores 2 goals and Kings beat Capitals 5-2 for first win of season

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Gillis, A. (2026, October 21). Adrian Kempe scores 2 goals and Kings beat Capitals 5-2 for first win of season. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/adrian-kempe-scores-2-goals-and-kings-beat-capitals-5-2-for-first-win-of-season/article_d3d4e192-9250-5f1d-ba9b-2000f1a2c44f.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-21 · by Andrew Gillis

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Adrian Kempe scored two goals as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Washington Capitals 5-2 in a game that marked the Kings' first win of the season. Despite an early 2-0 deficit, the Kings rallied with goals from Artemi Panarin, Erik Gustafsson, and Scott Laughton to take control. Darcy Kuemper made 30 saves for Los Angeles, while Logan Thompson had 21 stops for Washington. The Capitals struggled offensively after the first period, scoring no more goals in the remaining time.
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On October 24, 2026, Adrian Kempe scored two goals as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Washington Capitals 5-2 in Washington. The win marked the Kings' first victory of the season after a poor start with just four goals over their previous four games. Despite early leads by the Capitals, who were down key players due to injuries, the Kings rallied thanks to Kempe's scoring and strong goaltending from Darcy Kuemper, who made 30 saves. The Capitals' Ryan Leonard and Cole Hutson scored initially but failed to score in the final 41 minutes of play. The victory sets up the Kings for their upcoming game against the New York Islanders, while the Capitals will face off with Buffalo on Saturday night.

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Capitals Kings WASHINGTON the Los Angeles Kings the Washington Capitals

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Capitals ORG · 5× Kings ORG · 4× WASHINGTON GPE · 3× Kempe PERSON · 2× Adrian Kempe PERSON · 1× Artemi Panarin PERSON · 1× Erik Gustafsson PERSON · 1× Scott Laughton PERSON · 1× the Los Angeles Kings ORG · 1× the Washington Capitals ORG · 1×

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Absent the injured Pierre Luc-Dubois and Justin Sourdif down the middle of their forward ranks, the Capitals were unable to beat Kuemper, who played for Washington from 2022-24. Up next Kings: Visit the New York Islanders on Thursday night. Capitals: Host Buffalo on Saturday night. ___
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Adrian Kempe scored twice and the Los Angeles Kings got their first win of the season, rallying from an early deficit to beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Tuesday night. asserted
Kings → score → night
Artemi Panarin, Erik Gustafsson and Scott Laughton also scored for Los Angeles (1-4-2), and former Capitals goalie Darcy Kuemper made 30 saves. asserted
Kuemper → score → saves
Ryan Leonard and Cole Hutson scored for the Capitals, who took a 2-0 lead in the first period but were held scoreless for the final 41:25. asserted
who → score → 41:25
Washington’s Logan Thompson stopped 21 shots. asserted
Thompson → stop → shots
The Kings, who came in having scored just four goals over their previous four games and 12 goals through six games, lost second-line center Quinton Byfield to an upper-body injury in the first period. asserted
who → come → period
He played just 2:44. asserted
He → play → 2:44
Hutson put the Capitals ahead 2-0 on the power play with 1:25 left in the first, but Kempe found the net less than a minute later and Panarin scored 2 seconds before the intermission. asserted
Panarin → put → intermission
Gustafsson put the Kings ahead at 7:28 of the third on the power play. asserted
Gustafsson → put → play
Kempe scored his second goal midway through the third, and Laughton added an empty-netter that gave the Kings their highest-scoring game of the season. asserted
that → score → season
Absent the injured Pierre Luc-Dubois and Justin Sourdif down the middle of their forward ranks, the Capitals were unable to beat Kuemper, who played for Washington from 2022-24. Up next Kings: Visit the New York Islanders on Thursday night. Capitals: Host Buffalo on Saturday night. ___ asserted
Capitals → beat → night
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