Kings 2, Hurricanes 1 (SO)
Jeff Carter scored in the second round of the shootout to lift visiting Los Angeles over Carolina
Dwight King scored an unassisted short-handed goal and Jonathan Quick made 27 saves for the Kings in the opener of a four-game road trip. Quick also turned aside all three shots in the shootout, clinching the win when he gloved Nathan Gerbe's tying attempt.
Jeff Skinner scored a power-play goal and Cam Ward made 36 saves for the Hurricanes, who converted on only 1-of-5 chances with the man advantage. Carter had the game-winner for the Kings in overtime in Wednesday's 4-3 win over Ottawa.
King broke the scoreless deadlock with the Hurricanes on the power play with 6:34 left in the third period, capitalizing when defenseman Justin Faulk overskated the puck in the neutral zone before tucking a backhander past Ward.
The lead was short-lived as Skinner converted on the power play 40 seconds later, knocking home a rebound of defenseman Andrej Sekera's shot from the point past Quick for his first goal of the season.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Hurricanes rookie C Elias Lindholm, who became the youngest Swedish player to score in the NHL on Thursday night, suffered an upper-body injury and did not return after going to the locker room for a second time in the second period. ... Quick matched up with the Hurricanes for the first time in his 291st career start. Carolina was the only team he had never faced. ... Hurricanes captain Eric Staal played in his 695th regular-season contest, fourth on the franchise list and second since the team moved to Carolina.