The 32-year-old forward needs two goals to become the third NHL player in the past 10 years to reach the milestone, joining Colorado Avalanche forward Jarome Iginla (Jan. 4, 2016) and Anaheim Ducks forward Teemu Selanne (March 21, 2010). Ovechkin scored his League-leading 40th goal in a 5-2 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the 2018 NHL Stadium Series in Annapolis, Maryland, on Saturday, but was held off the scoresheet in Washington's 4-0 loss at Anaheim on Tuesday.
The Capitals begin the night one point behind the Pittsburgh Penguins for first place in the Metropolitan Division.
Forward Trevor Lewis will return for the Kings, who hold the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference. Lewis has missed 12 games with an upper-body injury. Los Angeles has been off since a 5-3 home loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.