The Los Angeles Kings will try to cool off Tom Wilson and the visiting Washington Capitals when the teams meet on Tuesday night.

Washington has won four straight and seven of eight following a brutal 2-6-2 stretch that briefly left the team out of the Eastern Conference playoff picture.

Los Angeles has been piling up points as well during a 2-0-3 streak and has three games remaining on a four-game homestand.

The Capitals opened a four-game road trip Sunday with a 4-1 win at the New York islanders. In addition to the Kings, they play the San Jose Sharks (Wednesday) and Anaheim Ducks (Friday).

"You definitely don't want to get behind the eight-ball," goalie Logan Thompson said of the upcoming West Coast swing after the win. "This is a huge early two points. Just build off it and get read

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