Blackhawks end skid, beat Kings 2-1

Wyatt Kaiser scored the go-ahead goal at 7:17 of the third period to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings, ending Chicago’s three-game losing streak. Spencer Knight stopped 25 shots, while Roman Kantserov tied the game late in the second period on a power-play setup from Connor Bedard after Samuel Helenius had given Los Angeles an early lead. The Blackhawks killed a double-minor penalty and improved to 3-4-0 on their seven-game homestand; the Kings finished their trip 3-2-0.