FINAL: Kings 5, Dallas 1

Anze Kopitar added a power-play goal with 6.7 seconds remaining to cap the scoring.

With 20 games remaining in this season, the Kings have already surpassed their point total from last season. These Kings have 80 points in 62 games (38-20-4) while last year’s Kings had 79 points in 82 games (34-37-11). The Kings have now reached the 80-point plateau for the first time since 2005-06, when they finished with 89 points. With tonight’s victory, Jonathan Quick set the Kings’ single-season record for most goalie wins. His 36 wins put him one ahead of Mario Lessard, who had 35 wins in 1980-81. If Phoenix loses tonight — it’s 5-1 St. Louis going into the third period — the Kings will move into fourth place in the Western Conference. More from the locker room ASAP…

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