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Alex Ovechkin is still nine goals from the record of Gretzky

Quinton Byfield had a goal for the fifth game in a row, Darcy Kuemper scored 21 parades and the Kings defeated the Washington Capitals 3-0 on Thursday evening.

Kevin Fiala had a goal and a template, Warren Foegele scored and the Kings won their fourth in a row after he had a series of season height with five games in the five games.

Charlie Lindgren scored 24 parades for the capitals that five had won in a row. Alex Ovechkin had no shot on goal, although he played in the power play for almost 19 minutes with 8:41.

Ovechkin is still nine goals when Wayne Gretzky's NHL -Karieremark from 894 passed.

This limited burden on the offensive was largely due to a second excellent representation of Los Angeles' penalty Kill, which did not allow a goal in five attempts after he had refused to play the New York Islanders to eight power on Tuesday.

The Kings broke the game with goals from Fiala and Byfield in 47 seconds at a distance of 47 seconds. Fiala scored his 25th goal in four seasons for the third time by burping a one-timer on the power game before finding Byfield from the hurry.

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Capital cities: Pierre-Luc Dubois was booed almost every time when he touched the puck to Los Angeles after a catastrophic season.

Kings: The line from Foegele, Phillip Danault and Trevor Moore scored a goal for the third game in a row and delivered an additional offensive punch that Los Angeles was missing during his spin.

Key moment: Ovechkin flanked Matt Roy in the middle of the second half on a dangerous two-to-one-Tocal, but Mikey Anderson forced the defender to shoot. Roy's efforts met the crossbar and the kings held on the 1-0 lead.

Keystat: Ovechkin was able to have no shot online for the second time in 50 games this season. The other came at the start of the season against New Jersey.

Next: The capitals visit San Jose on Saturday and the Kings moderator Nashville on Saturday.