Overview
- Casey DeSmith made 27 saves and matched a Dallas mark with points in 11 straight appearances (8-0-3), helping the Stars halt a two-game slide.
- Darcy Kuemper left late in the first period following contact in the crease with Mikko Rantanen; a subsequent Wyatt Johnston bank-in was waved off for goalie interference with no penalty called.
- Anton Forsberg finished in net for Los Angeles and stopped 17 of 20 shots, as the Kings skated without centers Quinton Byfield and Phillip Danault due to illness.
- Matt Duchene tied the game in the second period, Oskar Bäck netted the winner, Mikko Rantanen added insurance, and Johnston sealed it with an empty-netter.
- Andrei Kuzmenko scored on a 5-on-3 for L.A., which has dropped three straight while managing four goals across those games; next up are the Panthers for the Kings on Wednesday and the Sharks for the Stars on Thursday.