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Stars Beat Kings 4-1 as DeSmith Ties Points‑Streak Record and Kuemper Leaves Early

Illness left Los Angeles short at center entering a road back‑to‑back.

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Los Angeles Kings right wing Adrian Kempe attempts to poke the puck past Dallas Stars goaltender Casey Desmith (Jerome Miron-Imagn Images)
Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper is tended to by a trainer after colliding with Dallas Stars right wing Mikko Rantanen during the first period on Monday night in Dallas. Kuemper left the game with an upper-body injury, and the Kings lost, 4-1. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Overview

  • Mikko Rantanen, Matt Duchene and Wyatt Johnston each posted a goal and an assist as Dallas overturned a deficit created by Andrei Kuzmenko’s 5‑on‑3 tally.
  • Oskar Back scored the third‑period winner, the first NHL game‑winning goal of his career.
  • Casey DeSmith made 27 saves and matched Ed Belfour’s club mark by earning points in 11 straight appearances at 8-0-3.
  • Darcy Kuemper departed late in the first period after a collision with Rantanen, and Anton Forsberg stopped 17 of 20 shots in relief.
  • The Kings dropped a third straight game and remain stuck near the bottom on the power play at a reported 14.7%, with Florida up next Wednesday and Dallas visiting San Jose on Thursday.