Kings 3, Flyers 2 (SO)
PHILADELPHIA -- The Los Angeles Kings forced overtime with a goal in the final minute of regulation before beating the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in the shootout Tuesday night at Wells Fargo Center.
Center Anze Kopitar was the only player to score in the shootout, helping the Kings (12-6-0) kick off their Eastern Conference five-game road trip with their 12th win in the last 15 games.
Left winger Milan Lucic knotted the score with 54 seconds remaining in regulation.
The Flyers (6-8-4) have not won at home since Oct. 24, as Philadelphia has lost nine of its last 11 games without consecutive wins since Oct. 21-24.
Flyers center Claude Giroux broke a 1-1 tie in the third period with his sixth goal of the season, but Lucic knotted the score in the waning moments.
Kings goalie Jonathan Quick (9-6-0) made 36 saves and stopped all three shots he faced in the shootout.
Flyers goalie Steve Mason (3-5-3) was strong, stopping 38 shots, but allowed the lone goal in the shootout.
The Kings killed off four of the Flyers' five power plays and are now 24 for 26 on the penalty kill over the last eight games.
The Flyers went on the power play three minutes into the game and capitalized. Defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere was the beneficiary of terrific puck movement by Philadelphia and blasted a slap shot from the point for his first NHL goal and 1-0 lead. Right winger Jakub Voracek got it started by feeding Giroux, who found Gostisbehere with space and ready to shoot.
The Kings answered on their first power play with five minutes left in the first when defenseman Jamie McBain scored from the top of the circle. McBain took a pass from defenseman Alec Martinez and fired it past a shielded Mason for his first goal of the season.
Midway through the second period, it appeared the Flyers grabbed the lead when center Brayden Schenn tapped in a loose puck with a slew of bodies in front. Referees ruled it a good goal, but after official review, the goal was overturned for a distinct kicking motion.
NOTES: Prior to puck drop, the Flyers honored former LW Simon Gagne, who retired in the offseason. Gagne played parts of 11 seasons with the Flyers and won the 2012 Stanley Cup finals with the Kings. Gagne was a first-round draft pick of the Flyers in 1998 and is ninth on the team's all-time goals list with 264. ... Kings D Matt Greene was out of the lineup with an upper-body injury. He has not played since Oct. 13 and will miss the team's five-game road trip. ... Flyers backup G Michal Neuvirth was out with an upper-body injury. After not practicing Monday, G Steve Mason received the start. G Anthony Stolarz was recalled from the Flyers' AHL affiliate in Lehigh Valley to back up Mason. ... Kings D Christian Ehrhoff, D Derek Forbort and C Jordan Weal were all healthy scratches. ... Flyers C R.J. Umberger (foot), D Mark Streit (detached pubic plate), C Ryan White (upper body) were all out of the lineup. ... The Kings next travel to Detroit to play the Red Wings on Friday, while the Flyers welcome the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.