DALLAS -- Ryan Smyth had a power-play goal and two assists, Justin Williams added a goal and an assist, and the road-weary Los Angeles Kings snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory against the Dallas Stars on Monday night. Anze Kopitar and Wayne Simmonds scored, and Jonathan Quick made 29 saves as the Kings wrapped up a six-game trip. Los Angeles coach Terry Murray gave his team the day off Sunday to rest about a dozen players recovering from cases of the flu picked up during the nine-day trip that included stops along the East Coast and through the Midwest. The Kings (5-4) scored three consecutive goals in the second period while outshooting the Stars 18-4. Rookie Jamie Benn scored for Dallas (3-2-3), and Marty Turco had 28 saves. Benn notched his second NHL goal at 17:18 of the opening period. He set up in... [read full story]
