Darcy Kuemper made 28 saves in his ninth career shutout, leading the Kings to a 3-0 victory over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night.
Paul LaDue, Drew Doughty and Alec Martinez scored as the Kings (27-18-5) earned their second straight win. The Kings are among a group of playoff contenders with 59 points, one point behind Dallas.
Ben Bishop made 39 saves for the Stars (28-19-4), who dropped their second straight game, but retained a tenuous one-point lead for the Western Conference's first wild card.
LaDue scored his first career goal just 3:05 into the game.