Washington’s Aliaksei Protas scores twice, while Kevin Fiala has the lone goal for the Kings in their 3-1 loss, as they lose for the third time in four games.

Aliaksei Protas scored twice for the Washington Capitals in a 3-1 win against the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Sunday. Jakub Vrana scored the eventual game-winning goal, Pierre-Luc Dubois had two assists and Logan Thompson made 25 saves for the Capitals,

Kevin Fiala scored for the Kings (19-10-5), who lost 3-2 in overtime at the Nashville Predators on Saturday. David Rittich made 18 saves for Los Angeles, which enters the NHL holiday break after finishing 3-2-2 on their season-long seven-game, 15-day road trip.

Washington’s Aliaksei Protas scored twice, while Kevin Fiala had the lone goal for the Kings in their 3-1 loss, their third defeat in the last four games.