home team icon
away team icon

NHL Prop Bets: Washington Capitals vs Los Angeles Kings (October 20, 2026)

The Los Angeles Kings (0-4-2) face the Washington Capitals (5-3-0) at Capital One Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Tuesday's matchup.

  • The Kings have a 2-4 Puck Line record this season, while the Capitals hold a record of 4-4.
  • The Kings have a 2-4-0 O/U record this season (meaning two games have gone over the total points line and four have gone under). The Capitals have a 4-2-2 O/U record.

Goals For Insights

  • The Kings are averaging 2.00 goals per game this season (31st in the league). Comparatively, the Capitals are averaging +1.5 more at 3.50 goals (8th).
  • Defensively, the Kings are giving up a whopping 4.17 goals per game this season (30th in the league), while the Capitals are giving up an average of 3.00 goals (T14th).

Shots

  • Looking at creating chances to score, Los Angeles is averaging 29.8 shots per game this season (8th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Washington is at the opposite end of the spectrum while defending, allowing its opposition 29.6 shots per game (T27th).
  • Flipping that script, the Kings are allowing 26.8 shots per game (18th in the NHL), while the Capitals are averaging 26.1 shots (20th).

Power Play

  • Los Angeles holds a power play percentage of 14.3%, ranking 26th in the league this season, while Washington sits T19th with 19.0% of its power play opportunities converted.

Penalty Kill %

  • On the opposite end, the Kings have a penalty kill rate of 61.9% (ranked 31st), compared to the Capitals at 82.1% (13th).

P1 Result

  • Here are their first period records in 2026/27.
    Total Home Road Last 10
    Los Angeles 3-2-1 2-1-0 1-1-1 3-4-3
    Washington 3-2-3 1-1-3 2-1-0 3-2-5

To Go To Overtime

  • The Kings have played in 36 games that have gone to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Capitals have appeared in 15.

To Go To a Shootout

  • The Kings have played in 14 games that have gone to a shootout since the beginning of last season, while the Capitals have appeared in 8.

Last Time They Met

Washington recorded a 1-3 victory over Los Angeles at Crypto.com Arena when these teams last met on December 2, 2025.