Los Angeles Kings vs Washington Capitals Prediction & Picks - NHL

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Los Angeles Kings
12/2/25 22:30
Washington Capitals

Prediction:

 

Under 5.5 goals

-108
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 by Edgar Jibran | in NHL Picks

The NHL main event on next Tuesday’s night schedule will feature the clash between the Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings, a game that will take place at 09:30 pm CST. For the referred game, the Kings were made slight favorites according to the bookies’ odds, but it must be noted that the Capitals have already found a good overall performance during the most recent matchdays.

With this in mind, the Washington Capitals are expected to keep their fantastic offensive momentum, as they were able to score four or more goals during their last four games. In this matter, it must be noted that the Capitals are already sitting in fourth place in the Eastern Conference’s standings with great chances of taking the Tampa Bay Lightning down from the top spot.

As for the Los Angeles Kings, this team has been one of the most irregular in the Western Conference, even though they have managed to maintain a playoff spot. Despite this, it’s worth highlighting that the Kings are the third-worst offense in the Pacific Division with 68 goals scored, so they cannot be considered serious contenders to battle for the championship by the end of the regular season.

Los Angeles Kings vs Washington Capitals Form

Table

Teams Pts P W L GD
12 Washington Capitals
95 1612 37 30 +19
20 Los Angeles Kings
90 3396 22 26 -20

Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals Latest Matches

Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings Latest matches
L L L W L W
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

Nov 29, 2025 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
2 :  1
Vancouver Canucks

Nov 28, 2025 - NHL

Anaheim Ducks
5 :  4
Los Angeles Kings

Nov 24, 2025 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
2 :  1
Ottawa Senators

Nov 21, 2025 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
1 :  2
Boston Bruins

Nov 20, 2025 - NHL

San Jose Sharks
4 :  3
Los Angeles Kings

Nov 17, 2025 - NHL

Washington Capitals
2 :  1
Los Angeles Kings
L W L L W W
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Nov 29, 2025 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
2 :  1
Vancouver Canucks

Nov 24, 2025 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
2 :  1
Ottawa Senators

Nov 21, 2025 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
1 :  2
Boston Bruins

Nov 6, 2025 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
2 :  5
Florida Panthers

Nov 4, 2025 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
3 :  0
Winnipeg Jets

Nov 1, 2025 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
1 :  4
New Jersey Devils
W W W L L L
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Nov 28, 2025 - NHL

Anaheim Ducks
5 :  4
Los Angeles Kings

Nov 20, 2025 - NHL

San Jose Sharks
4 :  3
Los Angeles Kings

Nov 17, 2025 - NHL

Washington Capitals
2 :  1
Los Angeles Kings

Nov 15, 2025 - NHL

Ottawa Senators
0 :  1
Los Angeles Kings

Nov 13, 2025 - NHL

Toronto Maple Leafs
3 :  4
Los Angeles Kings

Nov 11, 2025 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
1 :  5
Los Angeles Kings
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals Latest matches
W L W W W W
Victories

5/6 (83%)

Defeats

1/6 (17%)

Nov 30, 2025 - NHL

New York Islanders
1 :  4
Washington Capitals

Nov 28, 2025 - NHL

Washington Capitals
4 :  2
Toronto Maple Leafs

Nov 26, 2025 - NHL

Washington Capitals
4 :  3
Winnipeg Jets

Nov 24, 2025 - NHL

Washington Capitals
5 :  1
Columbus Blue Jackets

Nov 22, 2025 - NHL

Washington Capitals
3 :  5
Tampa Bay Lightning

Nov 20, 2025 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
4 :  8
Washington Capitals
W W L W W W
Victories

5/6 (83%)

Defeats

1/6 (17%)

Nov 28, 2025 - NHL

Washington Capitals
4 :  2
Toronto Maple Leafs

Nov 26, 2025 - NHL

Washington Capitals
4 :  3
Winnipeg Jets

Nov 24, 2025 - NHL

Washington Capitals
5 :  1
Columbus Blue Jackets

Nov 22, 2025 - NHL

Washington Capitals
3 :  5
Tampa Bay Lightning

Nov 19, 2025 - NHL

Washington Capitals
7 :  4
Edmonton Oilers

Nov 17, 2025 - NHL

Washington Capitals
2 :  1
Los Angeles Kings
L L W L W W
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Nov 30, 2025 - NHL

New York Islanders
1 :  4
Washington Capitals

Nov 20, 2025 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
4 :  8
Washington Capitals

Nov 13, 2025 - NHL

Florida Panthers
6 :  3
Washington Capitals

Nov 11, 2025 - NHL

Carolina Hurricanes
1 :  4
Washington Capitals

Nov 8, 2025 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
3 :  2
Washington Capitals

Nov 6, 2025 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
5 :  3
Washington Capitals

Los Angeles Kings against Washington Capitals : Head to Head (H2H)

Los Angeles Kings

17 %

Washington Capitals

83 %

Nov 17, 2025 - NHL

Washington Capitals
2 :  1
Los Angeles Kings

Dec 22, 2024 - NHL

Washington Capitals
3 :  1
Los Angeles Kings

Nov 29, 2023 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
1 :  2
Washington Capitals

Dec 19, 2021 - NHL

Washington Capitals
2 :  3
Los Angeles Kings

Feb 4, 2020 - NHL

Washington Capitals
4 :  2
Los Angeles Kings

Feb 11, 2019 - NHL

Washington Capitals
6 :  4
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings vs Washington Capitals Picks

Players list

Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings

A. Forsberg

D. Kuemper

M. Anderson

B. Clarke

J. Moverare

B. Dumoulin

C. Ceci

J. Edmundson

C. Perry

T. Moore

A. Turcotte

J. Malott

A. Laferriere

Q. Byfield

P. Danault

J. Armia

A. Kopitar

A. Kempe

A. Kuzmenko

K. Fiala

Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals

L. Thompson

C. Lindgren

R. Sandin

M. Roy

M. Fehervary

J. Chychrun

J. Carlson

T. Van Riemsdyk

B. Duhaime

C. McMichael

R. Leonard

J. Sourdif

H. Lapierre

A. Protas

T. Wilson

A. Ovechkin

A. Beauvillier

D. Strome

S. Milano

E. Frank

Most goals and assists

CD Huachipato Los Angeles Kings
CD Huachipato Washington Capitals
Top Goalscorer
Sweden A. Kempe (37 Goals)
Top Goalscorer
A. Ovechkin (32 Goals)
Best assists
A. Panarin (57 Assists)
Best assists

Los Angeles Kings - Washington Capitals Key Points

  1. The Washington Capitals have a two-game road winning streak, during which they have scored four or more goals per game.
  2. The Los Angeles Kings haven’t been able to score more than three goals in any of their home regular season games.
  3. The Washington Capitals haven’t scored more than three goals in road meetings against the Kings since their 4-3 victory in February 2001.
  4. The Los Angeles Kings have committed five or more penalties in two of their last three home meetings against the Capitals.

Our Los Angeles Kings vs Washington Capitals Prediction

Taking all this into account, this game is expected to follow the low-scoring ratio trend that these teams had during their most recent confrontations, it also being very likely to have a high number of penalties.

In summary, the Los Angeles Kings will face a great opportunity to get points from this game, but they should keep a good defensive performance to nullify the Capitals’ offensive momentum during the first and third periods. Therefore, the pick for the Washington Capitals – Los Angeles Kings is: Under 5.5 Goals!

Prediction:

 

Under 5.5 goals

-108
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