Dubois, in his third game back from injury, again pulled the Capitals into the fight with two goals and an assist, and Logan Thompson came in clutch to shut things down en route to a close 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights. Here are the takeaways as Washington captures its third straight win to remain within two points of a playoff spot.

The Vegas Golden Knights (28-16-14) downed the Los Angeles Kings (23-20-14), 6-4, in their first game back from the Olympic break on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena.

Vegas Golden Knights (25-15-14, in the Pacific Division) vs. Anaheim Ducks (28-23-3, in the Pacific Division) Anaheim, California; Sunday, 9:30 p.m. EST Golden Knights -123, Ducks +103; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights, on a four ...

That’s the Golden Knights’ unified objective with all their Olympians back in the fold. They had eight players go to the Games, including forward Tomas Hertl (Team Czechia), defenseman Rasmus Andersson (Team Sweden) and goalie Akira Schmid (Team Switzerland).

With the Vegas Golden Knights missing five key rotation players tonight, this was a winnable game for the Kings; instead, they crumbled in a third-period collapse that turned into chaos.

The Vegas Golden Knights return from the Olympics break facing a packed schedule that can decide their playoff fate