RALEIGH, N.C.—Kevin Fiala scored twice, Phillip Danault had a goal and an assist, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 on Saturday night to snap a four-game skid.
Trevor Moore also scored. Quinton Byfield had two assists, and Darcy Kuemper stopped 26 shots as the Kings got their first win since Jan. 22.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Eric Robinson scored for the Hurricanes, and Frederik Andersen finished with 22 saves. Carolina lost in regulation for the first time since Jan. 15 against Buffalo, going 6–0–1 since.
Carolina took a 1–0 lead with 4:38 left in the first period when Kotkaniemi scored by redirecting a shot by Sean Walker.
Danault tied it with 2:03 left in the opening period as he intercept a clearing attempt by Hurricanes defenseman Dmitry Orlov and beat Andersen.
Moore put the Kings ahead 1:03 into the second, and Fiala made it 3–1 with 2:03 left in the middle period.
The Hurricanes closed to 3–2 when Robinson got a long pass from Brent Burns, skated up and fired a shot past Kuemper at 5:44 of the third. Burns got his 900th career point, becoming the first defenseman to reach the mark since Nicklas Lidstrom in 2007-08
