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Garret Sparks made 32 saves in his debut with the Kings, who
trailed 2-0 late in the second period, a night after a 5-1 road
loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Connor McMichael and Justin Schultz scored and Vitek Vanecek
made 21 saves for the Capitals, who entered with points in six
of their previous seven games (4-1-2).
Kempe got loose on a breakaway and scored for a 3-2 lead at 9:36
of the third period.
The Kings had fallen behind 2-0 after spending a big chunk of
the second period on the penalty kill. Lizotte was called for
hooking at 9:46 of the second period and was given an extra two
minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Schultz scored one second after the second minor penalty expired
to stretch the lead to 2-0 at 13:47.
The Capitals were back on the power play three minutes later,
but Lizotte broke free after coming over the wall and scored
short-handed to cut the lead to 2-1 at 17:04 of the second
period.
Wolanin scored on a rebound during four-on-four play to tie it
2-2 at 2:50 of the third period. Wolanin was playing in his
fourth game with Los Angeles since he was claimed off waivers
from the Buffalo Sabres.
McMichael scored off a give-and-go with Joe Snively to give the
Capitals a 1-0 lead at 7:58 of the first period. Snively was
making his NHL debut.
Sparks was recalled from the Ontario Reign of the American
Hockey League because Jonathan Quick played Saturday night and
Cal Petersen was placed in COVID-19 protocol on Saturday
morning.
Sparks last played in the NHL on Oct. 25, 2019, as a member of
the Vegas Golden Knights.
The Kings placed forward Phillip Danault in COVID-19 protocol on
Sunday.
The Capitals had four players in COVID-19 protocol: Evgeny
Kuznetsov, Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie, and Michael Sgarbossa.
--Field Level Media
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