John Carlson scores with 53 seconds left to lift Capitals past Kings, 4-3

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Carlson scored with 53 seconds left to give the Washington Capitals a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday.

Nicolas Aube-Kubel had a goal and two assists, Nic Dowd and Dylan Strome also scored and Darcy Kuemper stopped 38 shots to help the Capitals end a two-game slide.

Kevin Fiala struck twice and Adrian Kempe also scored for the Kings. They have lost five in a row.

BLACKHAWKS 4, FLAMES 3

CHICAGO (AP) — Colin Blackwell had two goals and an assist and Chicago in its first game since Connor Bedard was sidelined by a broken jaw, topping Calgary.

Nikita Zaitsev added a goal and an assist for last-place Chicago, which had dropped five in a row and seven of eight overall. Philipp Kurashev also scored, and Petr Mrazek made 28 saves.

Bedard’s jaw was fractured when the No. 1 overall pick in last year’s draft was hit by New Jersey defenseman Brendan Smith in the first period Friday night in a 4-2 loss to the Devils

Nazem Kadri had two goals for Calgary. Andrew Mangiapane also scored.

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