Nov 11, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Los Angeles Kings right wing Alex Laferriere (14) plays the puck against the Montreal Canadiens during the second period at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images
The Los Angeles Kings will likely be without the services of veteran defenseman Drew Doughty when they continue a six-game road trip and look for a fifth straight win in Washington against the Capitals on Monday.
Doughty left the Kings’ 1-0 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday in the second period after blocking a shot off his left foot.
The 35-year-old, who is on the Kings’ top defensive pair alongside Mikey Anderson, has eight points in 19 games this season while averaging over 22 minutes in ice time.
Doughty was seen postgame in Ottawa wearing a walking boot.
“I don’t think there’s much that needs to be said,” Anderson said. “He’s obviously one of the probably biggest, if not the biggest competitor, I think, in the league. Sucks to see him be hurting, but again, he battles and he’s going to do anything he can to keep playing or stay engaged and involved.”
Alex Laferriere had the Kings’ goal and Anton Forsberg made 17 saves for his ninth career shutout and first of the season as Los Angeles improved to 9-1-2 on the road.
With his fifth goal of the season, Laferriere extended his point streak to four games (two goals, two assists).
“I thought both teams, there wasn’t a lot of room, a lot of chances either way, so I was really proud of our guys to get through that,” Kings coach Jim Hiller said. “It’s good for us to know that we can be that frustrating to play against, too, when we do it right like that. Credit to Ottawa, they made it really hard.”
Monday is the first of two meetings this season between the Capitals and Kings. The teams split a pair of games last season, each winning on home ice.
The Capitals enter Monday’s game with just two wins in their last 10 (2-6-2) and are looking to bounce back from a 3-2 shootout loss to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.
Alex Ovechkin scored career goal No. 902 and Connor McMichael also found the back of the net for the Capitals, who have lost four of five (1-3-1).
Goaltender Logan Thompson made 29 saves in the loss.
Thompson, Monday’s likely starter, is 7-5-1 with a 1.85 goals-against average and a .925 save percentage in 13 games.
“We’ve just got to stick with it,” Thompson said. “We feel like we’re generating chances each night. You can come away and say we should have won that one. It’s frustrating. … We’ve got to start getting some wins here and getting more points.”
Dylan Strome, who had an assist in the loss, paces the Capitals with 11 in 16 games.
“The process has been pretty good,” Strome said. “We’re out-playing teams on most nights, and I’d say we’re outshooting teams a lot of times. We’ve got to find ways to get to the net, get to the dirty areas and score goals.
“We’ve got to keep working at it. No one is going to feel sorry for us. We’ve got to be better.”
–Field Level Media
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![George Russell ‘lost for words’ after Canadian Grand Prix This was supposed to be the summer of George.Despite arriving at the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix 20 points behind teammate Kimi Antonelli in the Drivers’ Championship race, George Russell was on track for a weekend in Montreal that would put him right back in the fight. Russell captured pole position for the F1 Sprint race on Friday, held off Lando Norris and Antonelli after a hard fight with his teammate to take the win in that race on Saturday, and then took pole position for Sunday’s main event with a strong performance in qualifying.And after yet another hard fight with Antonelli in the early stages of Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix, with several changes between the two Mercedes drivers, Russell was leading the race.Then, on Lap 30, his car stopped on the track. His race was over.His frustration seemed to boil over as he exited his challenger:And with Antonelli going on to take his fourth consecutive Grand Prix victory, Russell is left to wonder if his championship hopes have been brought to a halt as well.“Disbelief,” said Russell to the official F1 channel when asked how he felt following his retirement, which the team attributed to a power unit failure. “It feels like somebody doesn’t want me to fight or compete for this championship.“Three out of the last five races there’s just been something really going against us. [I’m] just a bit lost for words right now.”Russell managed to find a silver lining after the race, pointing at how he responded to the “doubters” and the “chat” following the Miami Grand Prix, where he missed out on a podium for the second consecutive Grand Prix.“Yeah, I loved the battle,” he said to the F1 channel. “I was happy with how I handled it, how I drove and I’m just pleased with the weekend in terms of my own personal performance.“There were a lot of doubters maybe after Miami and a lot of chat, but I know what I can do. Pole in the Sprint, win the Sprint, pole in Qualifying, leading the race.“Hard battles, I really loved the battle and I wanted to continue for 30 more laps. I would have loved to see how it would have panned out but here we are.”When Russell announced his new contract with Mercedes prior to last season’s United States Grand Prix, he outlined how staying with the Silver Arrows gives him the best chance to win a championship. “Well for me I’m really happy to be continuing [with Mercedes] because the truth is if every single seat was available for next year and I could choose any single team to race for, I believe Mercedes is my best chance of winning the championship next year, and for me winning is is more about winning than it is about money or sponsor days or anything,” said Russell to the media, including SB Nation, during the media day in Austin last October.“I want to win, and this is what I’m fighting for.”There is certainly a long way to go this season, but at the moment Russell trails Antonelli by 43 points in the standings, with his teammate set to bring a four-race winning streak to the Monaco Grand Prix in two weeks’ time.Perhaps the summer of George can begin then. #George #Russell #lost #words #Canadian #Grand #Prix](https://i2.wp.com/platform.sbnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-24-at-6.52.17PM.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.31466470154754%2C0%2C99.370670596905%2C100&w=1200&ssl=1 "George Russell ‘lost for words’ after Canadian Grand Prix This was supposed to be the summer of George.Despite arriving at the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix 20 points behind teammate Kimi Antonelli in the Drivers’ Championship race, George Russell was on track for a weekend in Montreal that would put him right back in the fight. Russell captured pole position for the F1 Sprint race on Friday, held off Lando Norris and Antonelli after a hard fight with his teammate to take the win in that race on Saturday, and then took pole position for Sunday’s main event with a strong performance in qualifying.And after yet another hard fight with Antonelli in the early stages of Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix, with several changes between the two Mercedes drivers, Russell was leading the race.Then, on Lap 30, his car stopped on the track. His race was over.His frustration seemed to boil over as he exited his challenger:And with Antonelli going on to take his fourth consecutive Grand Prix victory, Russell is left to wonder if his championship hopes have been brought to a halt as well.“Disbelief,” said Russell to the official F1 channel when asked how he felt following his retirement, which the team attributed to a power unit failure. “It feels like somebody doesn’t want me to fight or compete for this championship.“Three out of the last five races there’s just been something really going against us. [I’m] just a bit lost for words right now.”Russell managed to find a silver lining after the race, pointing at how he responded to the “doubters” and the “chat” following the Miami Grand Prix, where he missed out on a podium for the second consecutive Grand Prix.“Yeah, I loved the battle,” he said to the F1 channel. “I was happy with how I handled it, how I drove and I’m just pleased with the weekend in terms of my own personal performance.“There were a lot of doubters maybe after Miami and a lot of chat, but I know what I can do. Pole in the Sprint, win the Sprint, pole in Qualifying, leading the race.“Hard battles, I really loved the battle and I wanted to continue for 30 more laps. I would have loved to see how it would have panned out but here we are.”When Russell announced his new contract with Mercedes prior to last season’s United States Grand Prix, he outlined how staying with the Silver Arrows gives him the best chance to win a championship. “Well for me I’m really happy to be continuing [with Mercedes] because the truth is if every single seat was available for next year and I could choose any single team to race for, I believe Mercedes is my best chance of winning the championship next year, and for me winning is is more about winning than it is about money or sponsor days or anything,” said Russell to the media, including SB Nation, during the media day in Austin last October.“I want to win, and this is what I’m fighting for.”There is certainly a long way to go this season, but at the moment Russell trails Antonelli by 43 points in the standings, with his teammate set to bring a four-race winning streak to the Monaco Grand Prix in two weeks’ time.Perhaps the summer of George can begin then. #George #Russell #lost #words #Canadian #Grand #Prix")
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