Carlson Scores With Under a Minute Left as the Capitals Beat the Kings 4–3

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Cam Talbot (39) blocks a shot by Washington Capitals center Connor McMichael (24) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Washington on Jan. 7, 2024. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo

WASHINGTON—John Carlson scored the game-winner with 53 seconds left in regulation, and the Washington Capitals beat the Los Angeles Kings 4–3 on Sunday, Jan. 7.

Nicolas Aube-Kubel had a goal and two assists, and Nic Dowd and Dylan Strome also scored for the Capitals, who ended a two-game slide.