Postgame notes (Dec. 26)

Some notes from last night’s game…

— The Kings scored four second-period goals, including three consecutive goals, and earned a 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night at Staples Center.

— Anze Kopitar boosted his team-high goal total to 15, while Dustin Brown and Justin Williams also scored to keep pace with their 14th goals. Wayne Simmonds also got a goal for the Kings.

— The Kings are 13-2-1 at home, tying the team record for most points after 16 home games. They 1992-93 team also went 13-2-1.

— After a 1-7-0 slide in November, the Kings are now 8-2-1 in their last 11 games. The Kings are now 16-3-0 when scoring the first goal and 12-0-0 when leading after the second period.

— The Kings outshot the Ducks 30-19 — including 15-8 in the second period — and matched their season best for shots on goal against. The Kings also allowed 19 shots on goal against the New York Islanders on Nov. 13, at Ottawa on Nov. 22 and at Anaheim on Nov. 29. The Kings also matched the 30-shot plateau for the 16th time in 34 games this season.

— The Kings went 1-for-4 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill. The Kings have scored at least one power-play goal in eight of their last nine games. They have killed 13 of their last 14 penalties.

— Sunday’s game was the start of four games in five nights. The last time that happened was in the lockout-condensed season of 1994-95.

— Jonathan Bernier had 18 saves and has stopped 47 of 49 shots in his last two games. Bernier has recorded back-to-back victories for the first time this season.

— Dustin Brown had one goal and one assist. He has five goals and 12 assists in his last 11 games, including six multi-point games.

— Anze Kopitar had one goal. Kopitar has seven goals and seven assists in his last 11 games.

— Justin Williams had one goal. Williams has scored a goal in three consecutive games and has recorded at least one point in 26 of 34 games this season.

— Wayne Simmonds had one goal. Simmonds has four goals and three assists in his last seven games and has a plus-6 rating in that span.

— Jack Johnson had one assist, on the power play. Johnson has one goal and three assists in his last three games. Of Johnson’s 20 assists this season, 14 have come on the power play.

— Marco Sturm had one assist for his first point with the KIngs, in his third game.

— Drew Doughty had one assist. Doughty has one goal and eight assists in his last seven games.

— Michal Handzus had one assist. Handzus has five assists in his last six games.

— Kyle Clifford had one assist, and also had a second-period fight with Anaheim enforcer George Parros. Clifford gave up three inches in height and 21 pounds in weight to Parros.

— Anze Kopitar and Ryan Smyth each were credited with a team-high four shots on goal. Matt Greene was credited with five hits and Michal Handzus was credited with two blocked shots.

— Jack Johnson played a game-high 24 minutes, 31 seconds. Ryan Smyth led all Kings forwards in ice time at 19:55.

— The Kings won 24 of 40 faceoffs. Jarret Stoll won 10 of 14 draws (71 percent).

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