Washington backup Philipp Grubauer stopped 38 shots for his third shutout of the season and the host Capitals ended the Los Angeles Kings’ five-game winning streak with a 5-0 win Sunday.
“He doesn’t get in there all the time, but when he does, he’s just been really good,” Washington’s Brett Connolly, who scored his 10th goal, said of Grubauer. “There were a couple of times we turned the puck over and they had a good chance in front and he was there to bail us out.”
Though the Capitals were outshot 38-20, they were more than L.