The Los Angeles Kings scored three goals in the second period to take control and went on to win 5-1 against the New York Rangers on Saturday.
Adrian Kempe, Quinton Byfield, Alex Turcotte, and Warren Foegele each had a goal and an assist in the win, while goalie Darcy Kuemper made 31 saves on 32 shots.
Anze Kopitar added two assists for the Kings, who have now won seven of their last eight games.
Byfield, Kempe, and Phillip Danault all scored in the first 5:04 of the second period, which led to Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin being pulled from the game.
The Kings took the lead 7:05 into the game when Turcotte scored after receiving a clever pass from Kempe during a 2-on-1 rush.
Less than a minute after the opening goal, Connor Mackey tried to fire up the Rangers by fighting with Samuel Helenius.
With 4:54 left in the first period, Byfield set up Foegele in front of the net. After his first shot was stopped, Foegele scored on the rebound to give the Kings a 2-0 lead.
Byfield made it 3-0 just under three minutes into the second period, scoring after getting a pass from Foegele and beating Shesterkin.
Kempe then made it 4-0 with a goal at 15:20 in the second period after a no-look pass from Kopitar.
Danault scored just 24 seconds later on a rebound, forcing the Rangers to bring in former Kings goalie Jonathan Quick, who stopped all 13 shots he faced.
Filip Chytil got the Rangers on the board with 7:43 left in the second period, as his shot from the boards deflected off a defenseman and got past Kuemper.
A minute later, Chytil drew a penalty, but the Rangers couldn’t capitalize on the power play as Vincent Trocheck’s wrist shot hit the crossbar.
Mika Zibanejad had a shorthanded breakaway with 13:48 left but couldn’t score as Kuemper made a save with his legs.
