TORONTO — Dustin Brown assisted on
all three of Los Angeles’ second-period goals and Jonathan Quick made
25 saves to lead the Kings to a 5-3 victory against the Toronto Maple
Leafs on Tuesday night.
Jonas Gustavsson made 28 saves and Niklas Hagman scored twice for the Maple Leafs, who lost their fourth straight.
The Leafs had been on the road for five games, returning home with four losses following an uninspiring trip through Florida.
Los Angeles took a 1-0 lead on a
power-play goal from defenseman Drew Doughty after Toronto defenseman
Ian White was sent to the box for tripping.
Nikolai Kulemin tied it for the Leafs four minutes later.
Jack Johnson, Jarret Stoll and Ryan Smyth all beat Gustavsson in the second.
Brown’s most notable assist came on Stoll’s goal.
The Kings’ captain, also named an
alternate captain for the U.S. Olympic team earlier this month,
stripped the puck from Leafs forward Wayne Primeau along the side
boards and scooted toward the net, dishing off to his wide-open
teammate.
Notes
As part of a pre-game tribute
to better times, retired fan favorites Dave (Tiger) Williams, Lanny
McDonald and Norm Ullman were invited to conduct the ceremonial opening
face-off. Toronto players had worn throwback uniforms from the 1970s in
their pre-game warm-up … The Kings are set to send five players to
the Vancouver Olympics next month along with Brown: Jack Johnson
(U.S.), Jonathan Quick (U.S.), Drew Doughty (Canada) and Michal Handzus
(Slovakia).