Kings get buried by surging Maple Leafs

TORONTO — The promising start to the Kings’ road trip came to an abrupt end against a red-hot team two nights later.

Mitch Marner extended his franchise-record points streak to 21 games with a second-period goal and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Kings, 5-0, on Thursday night for their seventh win in the past eight games.

Marner gave Toronto (17-5-6) a 4-0 lead with his 11th goal of the season, scoring on a slap shot after a Kings turnover inside their blue line.

Marner became the 10th player in the past 35 years to string together a streak of 21 or more games. He has 10 goals and 16 assists during the run.

Auston Matthews, Pierre Engvall, David Kampf and William Nylander also scored for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov made 29 saves for his first shutout with the Maple Leafs and the seventh of his career.

Jonathan Quick made 36 saves for the Kings (14-11-4), who had earned a 5-2 win against the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday but lost for the seventh time in their past 10 games.