Marleau, Leafs hand Kings first regulation setback
TORONTO -- Patrick Marleau scored what proved to be the deciding goal in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Monday night.
It was the first loss of the season for the Kings in regulation time.
Matt Martin and Tyler Bozak also scored for Toronto (7-2-0) and Mitch Marner added two assists. Frederik Andersen made 36 stops for the Maple Leafs.
Adrian Kempe and Trevor Lewis scored for the Kings (6-1-1). Lewis added an assist and goaltender Jonathan Quick made 31 saves.
The Maple Leafs led 1-0 at 5:46 of the first period on Martin's first goal of the season when the puck trickled over the line after his deflection of a shot by Roman Polak.
Darcy Kuemper replaced Quick for the final 1:11 of the first period. Quick, who took a knock to the head with 2:55 to play, returned to start the second period.
The Kings outshot the Maple Leafs 17-10 in the first period.
Andersen kept the lead intact about 11 minutes into the second period with a foot save on a deflection by Los Angeles' Tanner Pearson.
The teams traded goals within 58 seconds in the second. Bozak scored from a scramble on a power play at 14:44 for Toronto, his second goal of the season, and Kempe answered with his fourth from the left circle.
The Kings had a 29-25 advantage in shots on goal after two periods.
Just 22 seconds after goaltender interference erased a possible Toronto marker, the Maple Leafs took a 3-1 lead on Marleau's fourth goal at 2:54 of the third period.
Lewis scored his third goal of the season for the Kings, a short-handed solo effort at 12:19 of the third to cut the lead to one.
NOTES: Maple Leafs D Calle Rosen was loaned to the Toronto Marlies of the AHL on Monday, a day after D Roman Polak agreed to a one-year deal. Polak was paired with D Andreas Borgman Monday. Toronto D Connor Carrick, C Eric Fehr and LW Josh Leivo were not in uniform. ... Kings RW Nic Dowd played in his fourth game of the season Monday and RW Justin Auger, D Kurtis MacDermid and C Jeff Carter (cut leg) did not dress. ... The teams will meet again Nov. 2 in Los Angeles. ... The Kings visit the Ottawa Senators Tuesday and the Maple Leafs will host the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday.