The Kings’ Trevor Moore with the puck while being pursued by the Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews during Monday’s game at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell makes a save without his stick against Kings right wing Dustin Brown during first-period action in Toronto, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Timothy Liljegren, left, and teammate Rasmus Sandin try to defend as Kings center Trevor Moore makes his way to the net during first-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Kings center Trevor Moore celebrates his goal with teammates Tobias Bjornfot (7) and Carl Grundstrom (91) during first-period NHL hockey game action against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell fails to stop a shot, allowing a goal by Kings center Andreas Athanasiou during first-period action in Toronto, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly works to clear the puck from the crease as teammates goaltender Jack Campbell and Auston Matthews look on during first-period NHL hockey game action against the Los Angeles Kings, in Toronto, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick protects the net against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on November 8, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews and goaltender Jack Campbell watch the puck slide past during first-period action against the Kings, in Toronto, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Kings center Andreas Athanasiou, center, celebrates his goal with teammates Mikey Anderson, left, Phillip Danault (24) and Alex Iafallo, right, during the first period of Monday’s 5-1 victory over the Maple Leafs in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick makes a save as teammate Olli Maatta and Toronto Maple Leafs center David Kampf look on during second-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Blake Lizotte of the Kings battles Rasmus Sandin of the Toronto Maple Leafs for position in front of the net at Scotiabank Arena on November 8, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Kings defeated the Maple Leafs 5-1. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Kings left wing Phillip Danault celebrates his goal as Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell looks on during the second period of Monday’s game in Toronto. Danault had two goals and an assist in a 5-1 win. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn)
Kings left wing Phillip Danault (24) celebrates his goal with teammates during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, in Toronto, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Mikey Anderson of the Kings warms up prior to playing against the Toronto Maple Leafs in an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on November 8, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Kings center Andreas Athanasiou trips over his own skates as Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Michael Bunting (58) and Morgan Rielly (44) look on during third-period action in Toronto, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Mitchell Marner of the Toronto Maple Leafs shoots against Olli Maatta of the Kings at Scotiabank Arena on November 8, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Kings defeated the Maple Leafs 5-1. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Mitchell Marner of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the Kings at Scotiabank Arena on November 8, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Phillip Danault of the Kings heads up the ice with the puck against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on November 8, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Kings defeated the Maple Leafs 5-1. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Phillip Danault of the Kings celebrates a goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on November 8, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Kings defeated the Maple Leafs 5-1. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Philiip Danault of the Kings skates with the puck against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on November 8, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Kings defeated the Maple Leafs 5-1. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
William Nylander of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates between Alex Iafallo #19 and Phillip Danault #24 of the Los Angeles Kings at Scotiabank Arena on November 8, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Olli Maatta of the Kings dumps Mitchell Marner of the Toronto Maple Leafs to the ice at Scotiabank Arena on November 8, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Kings defeated the Maple Leafs 5-1. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Blake Lizotte of the Kings skates the puck against Michael Bunting of the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on November 8, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Kings defeated the Maple Leafs 5-1. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Adrian Kempe of the Kings battles against Michael bunting of the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on November 8, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Phillip Danault of the Kings tries to get a shot off against a checking Jake Muzzin of the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on November 8, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Kings defeated the Maple Leafs 5-1. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs carries the puck against Blake Lizotte of the Kings at Scotiabank Arena on November 8, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Tobias Bjornfot of the Kings skates with the puck against Ondrej Kase of the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on November 8, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Phillip Danault of the Kings celebrates a goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on November 8, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Phillip Danault of the Kings shoots against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on November 8, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Trevor Moore of the Kings skates the puck against Morgan Rielly of the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on November 8, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Alex Iafallo of the Kings skates after the puck trailed by T.J. Brodie of the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on November 8, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO — It appears the Kings remembered to pack their momentum before leaving for their four-game road trip.
Jonathan Quick made 33 saves and the surging Kings beat the Toronto Maple Leafs, 5-1, on Monday night, extending their winning streak to five games while snapping the hosts’ five-game win streak.
Phillip Danault had two goals and an assist for the Kings, while Andreas Athanasiou added a goal and assist. Trevor Moore scored against his former team, Adrian Kempe added an empty-net goal and Alex Iafallo had two assists to round out the stat sheet for L.A.
John Tavares scored for Toronto. Jack Campbell, who was Quick’s understudy with the Kings for parts of two seasons, made 24 stops in his first career start against his former team.
After hitting a post early, the Kings went ahead 1-0 at 10:52 of the first period when Moore stepped past Timothy Liljegren and Rasmus Sandin before scoring his first goal of the season past Campbell.
The 29-year-old netminder, who rediscovered his game in Los Angeles after the Dallas Stars selected him 11th overall in the 2010 NHL draft, was acquired by the Leafs from the Kings along with bruising forward Kyle Clifford for Moore and two draft picks in February 2020.
Toronto came close at the other end moments later when Quick robbed Wayne Simmonds in front.
The Kings (6-5-1) had scored just five first-period goals all season coming into Monday’s game, but they doubled their lead at 14:21 when Athanasiou blew by Toronto’s Jake Muzzin and sent a shot past Campbell for his first.
“It was just a little scramble there at the blue line,” Athanasiou said. “Phil made a great, heads up play to give it to me and I kind of just kicked it up. It slid under the (defenseman)’s stick and caught him going on the far side. It just worked out.”
The early 2-0 lead certainly was the ideal way for a short-handed team to begin a four-game trip.
“It’s a tough place to come and play, we’re playing against a very good hockey club,” said Kings coach Todd McLellan, whose team has shaken (for now) the loss of injured defensemen Drew Doughty and Sean Walker. “The start allowed us to weather the storm later, it got us the lead. We bent but we didn’t break at the end of the second, and we tried to re-establish our game in the third.”
Toronto’s power play connected early in the second when Moore went off for hooking. Tavares was robbed by the 35-year-old Quick early during the man-advantage opportunity, but he buried his seventh goal of the season at 1:51 off a setup from Mitch Marner and William Nylander.
The goal was the 99th in Toronto for the Maple Leafs’ captain, and the 14th consecutive goal scored by either Tavares, Marner, Nylander or Auston Matthews.
The Kings restored their two-goal edge at 13:56, when Danault scored his second on a sequence that saw the puck pinball off his skate twice and dribbled over the goal line.
The play was reviewed to determine if there was a distinct kicking motion by the Kings center, but the call on the ice stood.
Danault scored with 4:30 left in regulation and Kempe scored into an empty net.
Quick, who won for the third consecutive start, was solid.
“He had a big impact, as he does almost every night when he plays,” McLellan said. “Quickie was really good when he needed to be. Again, we talk about game management and I thought his ability to slow it down when we needed it, the freezes. We were up against a really good faceoff team tonight, and I thought we did a really good job tonight in that area as well.”
NOTES
Liljegren dressed for a fifth consecutive game, while Justin Holl was once again a healthy scratch.
UP NEXT
The Kings face the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday in the second game of their four-game trip.
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