Kings’ losing streak reaches five in a row
John Tavares and Pierre Engvall had a goal and an assist apiece while Toronto scored four consecutive goals in the second period, and the Maple Leafs rolled to a 6-2 victory over the Kings on Wednesday night.
Alexander Kerfoot, Auston Matthews, Jason Spezza and Michael Bunting also scored as the Leafs avenged their 5-1 loss to the Kings in Toronto on Nov. 8 with their own blowout victory. Toronto scored four times in a 121⁄2-minute span of the second, and Bunting added a fifth straight goal in the third.
Engvall, who had two points in his previous 15 games, started the secondperiod flurry with his first goal since the season opener. He ended up with the first multipoint performance of his 111-game NHL career.
Sean Durzi had a goal and an assist in his NHL debut for the Kings, who acquired the 23-year-old defenseman from his hometown Maple Leafs nearly three years ago. Durzi set up Viktor Arvidsson’s early goal before scoring with 3:53 to play, putting a hard shot just under the bar.
Jonathan Quick stopped 32 shots for the Kings, who have lost five straight since a winning streak.