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Kings Pick up Long-Awaited First Win of Season with Their Best Offensive Output so Far

On Tuesday, the Kings rallied from an early deficit to defeat the Washington Capitals 5-2, securing their first win of the season. Adrian Kempe scored twice in the victory.
The Capitals took an early 2-0 lead in the first period as Ryan Leonard and Cole Hutson scored, but the Kings' defense tightened, holding Washington scoreless for the final 41:25.
Mats Zuccarello returned to the Kings' lineup for his first game since October 6, though second-line center Quinton Byfield left with an upper-body injury in the first period.
First-Year coach Peter Laviolette recorded his first win with Los Angeles as Artemi Panarin, Erik Gustafsson, and Scott Laughton also scored, marking the Kings' highest-scoring game of the season.
Washington goalie Logan Thompson stopped 21 shots before a crowd of 16,182, while former Capitals goalie Darcy Kuemper faced 32 shots in the victory.

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Kings pick up long-awaited first win of season with their best offensive output so far

WASHINGTON (AP) — Through their first six games, the Los Angeles Kings had scored a league-worst 12 goals. As a result, they were the NHL's sole winless team entering Tuesday night.

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Kings get their first win of the season

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

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.

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Kempe scores two goals as Kings beat Capitals for their first win of season

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.

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