He did more than that in his first game facing the Kings since that summer blockbuster that gave Los Angeles Darcy Kuemper. Dubois was a force to be reckoned with against the Kings' top scoring threats and ended up with two primary assists en route to a statement 3-1 victory that put D.C. back atop the Eastern Conference.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Aliaksei Protas scored twice and the Washington Capitals beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Sunday night. Jakub Vrana also scored and Pierre-Luc Dubois had two assists en route to the win, which puts the Capitals back atop the Eastern Conference standings.

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.

The former King shined in his first game with against his former club, as he helped the Capitals to a 3-1 win.

The former Los Angeles center, traded to Washington in the offseason, had two assists in the Capitals’ 3-1 victory at Capital One Arena.