Beniers, Montour score 54 seconds apart late in 1st period and Kraken beat the Kings 2-1

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Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers (10) celebrates with right wing Eeli Tolvanen (20) after scoring against Los Angeles Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper, left, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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Seattle Kraken right wing Jordan Eberle (7) and center Chandler Stephenson (9) celebrate after a goal by defenseman Brandon Montour, center, against the Los Angeles Kings during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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Seattle Kraken left wing Jared McCann (19) vies for the puck against Los Angeles Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper (35) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord (35) stops a redirected shot by Los Angeles Kings left wing Warren Foegele (37) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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Los Angeles Kings right wing Quinton Byfield (55) celebrates with teammates after scoring against the Seattle Kraken during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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Los Angeles Kings center Phillip Danault (24) spilts between Seattle Kraken defensemen Vince Dunn (29) and Brandon Montour (62) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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Los Angeles Kings right wing Alex Laferriere (14) controls the puck against Seattle Kraken defenseman Adam Larsson (6) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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Los Angeles Kings left wing Kevin Fiala (22) controls the puck against Seattle Kraken defenseman Adam Larsson (6) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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Los Angeles Kings left wing Warren Foegele (37) takes a shot against the Seattle Kraken during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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Seattle Kraken right wing Eeli Tolvanen (20) puts pressure on Los Angeles Kings left wing Kevin Fiala (22) controlling the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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Seattle Kraken center Jaden Schwartz (17) shoots against Los Angeles Kings defenseman Mikey Anderson (44) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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Los Angeles Kings defenseman Mikey Anderson (44) reaches out to stop a pass by Seattle Kraken left wing Jared McCann (19) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matty Beniers and Brandon Montour scored 54 seconds apart late in the first period and the Seattle Kraken held off the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Monday night.

Beniers scored his 19th goal of the season when he went hard to the net to put home a rebound into an open net to tie it at 18:35. Montour scored with 30.6 seconds left in the period, beating Darcy Kuemper on the goaltender’s glove side to set a career-high with 17 goals.

Joey Daccord made 28 saves for Seattle.

Quinton Byfield scored his 20th goal and Kuemper finished with 26 saves for Los Angeles, which snapped a four-game winning streak two nights after clinching a playoff spot for the fourth year in a row. The Kings dropped to 29-5-4 at home this season.

Byfield scored just 1:48 into the game. He was tangled with Shane Wright in front of the net after a faceoff, deflected a Kyle Burroughs point shot and finished with a one-handed shot. Byfield took sole possession of fourth on the Kings’ scoring list this season, breaking a tie with Anze Kopitar. Adrian Kempe leads the team with 33.

Takeaways

Kraken: Seattle has scored 12 goals in the last three games, while allowing just two, to remain perfect on a five-game road trip.

Kings: Kuemper kept it a one-goal game by making three great stops in the second. He denied Eeli Tolvanen on two breakaway attempts and he reached behind to make a stick save on Jaden Schwartz’s shot on a wide-open net with 2:42 left.

Key moment

The Kings only managed one shot on goal during a 5 on 3 for 1:51 in the first period.

Key stat

Montour has the fourth-most goals among defensemen this season, behind only Cale Makar (30), Zach Werenski (20) and Jakob Chychrun (20).

Up next

Kraken play at Utah on Tuesday, and Kings host Anaheim on Thursday.

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