Kings hand Blackhawks sixth straight loss

Darcy Kuemper made 17 saves for the visiting Los Angeles Kings in a 3-1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.Kuemper has surrendered just five goals in his past six games, after a 10-game run in which he had given up 31.Trevor Moore, Alex Turcotte and Joel Edmundson scored for the Kings (37-21-9, 83 points), who have won six of seven.Connor Bedard scored and Spencer Knight made 30 saves for the Blackhawks (20-40-9, 49 points), who have lost a season-high six in a row (0-5-1).Los Angeles took a 1-0 lead at 8:45 of the first period. Moore brought the puck into the Chicago zone before pulling up above the right circle. He skated into the high slot and banked his shot off the inside of the post for his 14th goal of the season.Los Angeles scored 59 seconds later, when Vladislav Gavrikov took a shot from above the left circle and along the wall and Turcotte tipped it into the net.