Patrick Kane scored a goal and Scott Darling made 27 saves for the Blackhawks (14-6-3), who playing their second straight game without injured captain Jonathan Toews. Chicago finished its "Circus Trip" 3-3-1, which is the Blackhawks' first losing record on the annual November trip since coach Joel Quenneville took over in 2008-09.
"There's probably two games where we could have played better, Winnipeg and Edmonton," said Darling, who is 4-0-1 in his five starts. "Other than that, I thought we really had quite a good effort every night. Tonight too, especially without the best player in the world, Jonathan Toews. The guys stepped up and they really filled the gap there."
Chicago took a 1-0 lead in the first period despite being outshot 13-4. The Blackhawks' first shot was by Kane, who redirected Duncan Keith's slap shot past Budaj at 11:21.
Chicago killed two Los Angeles power plays in the first and benefited from a coach's challenge. A goal by Kings right wing Tyler Toffoli 72 seconds into the game was overturned by a video review that determined goalie interference occurred when Pearson knocked Blackhawks defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson into Darling.
Los Angeles tied it 57 seconds into the second period on Martinez's shot from the right wing. The Kings again outshot the Blackhawks in the second by a margin of 11-7 and held a 24-11 edge in shots starting the third.
Neither team scored in the third, which had eight combined shots.
