Tom Wilson scored in his third straight game and the visiting Washington Capitals beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Tuesday night.

Anthony Beauvillier and Aliaksei Protas also scored for the Capitals, who have won five straight and eight of nine. Alex Ovechkin had two assists, and Logan Thompson made 24 saves.

Adrian Kempe scored in his second straight game for the Kings, who had collected points in five straight (2-0-3). Darcy Kuemper made 22 saves.

The Capitals beat the Kings 2-1 in Washington on Nov. 17.

Washington went 1-for-2 on the power play; Los Angeles was 0-for-2.

Wilson gave the Capitals a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 14:50 of the first period. Kuemper made a pad save on Ovechkin's shot from the left circle, but Ryan Leonard got the rebound and passed in front to Wils

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