Kings surge by Capitals

WASHINGTON — Jonny Brodzinski and Jussi Jokinen each scored in a span of nine seconds, Jonathan Quickmade27saves,and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Thursday for their third consecutive win.

Marian Gaborik scored twice, including one of two empty-net goals for the

Kings, who improved to 12-30 against the East.

Evgenykuznetsovscored twice for the Capitals, who had their win streak end at three. Braden Holtby allowed three goals on 25 shots.

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At Edmonton, Alberta, Kris Russell scored the tying goal early in the third period but put Toronto ahead to stay when he fired the puck into

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his net on a clearing attempt with 1:05 left.

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At Detroit, Brendan Gallagher scored twice for Montreal, which won its fourth straight and dealt Detroit its sixth straight loss.

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At Calgary, Alberta, Mark Jankowski scored twice, and Mike Smith had 28 saves against his former team for his 35th career shutout.

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At Chicago, Mattias Janmark scored his second goal of the game 51 seconds into overtime as Dallas won its third straight.

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At Nashville, Tenn., Daniel Sedin had a goal and two assists to surpass 1,000 career points for Vancouver.

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