Wolf makes 28 saves, Flames hold off late push from Kings 

CALGARY -- Dustin Wolf made 28 saves, and the Calgary Flames held on for a 3-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings at Scotiabank Saddledome on Monday.

Mikael Backlund had a goal and an assist, and Jonathan Huberdeau and Kevin Rooney also scored for the Flames (8-5-3), who have points in four straight games (2-0-2).

"One hundred percent, that was a full 60 minutes from our group," Wolf said. "That's what we should expect from ourselves. When we play like that, we put ourselves in an opportunity to win each and every night. That's a good hockey club over there and a tight 2-1 game is important for us."

Trevor Moore scored, and Darcy Kuemper made 25 saves for the Kings (9-5-3), who have lost two of three.

"It was just one of those games where we didn't connect, we didn't play well enough, we didn't have the energy that you need," Kings captain Anze Kopitar said. "We're playing catchup for the better part of half of the game and yet we were still in it until the very end. Everything has to be better."

Calgary scored twice in 36 seconds midway through the second period to jump out to a two-goal lead.

Backlund made it 1-0 at 10:42 with a wrist shot over Kuemper's left shoulder from just inside the right face-off circle after a turnover by Los Angeles below their own goal line.

Huberdeau then scored on a breakaway to push it to 2-0 at 11:18. He took a stretch pass from Andrei Kuzmenko and shot along the ice by Kuemper's right pad.

"It was fluttering a little bit, but it was a good pass though," Huberdeau said. "He's a great player and he's making a lot of plays. I think it was a great pass and I was fortunate to get a breakaway."

Moore cut the lead to 2-1 at 17:29 of the third period. His quick one-timer from a sharp angle just outside the crease looked to be stopped by the glove of a sprawling Wolf, but video review confirmed the puck crossed the line.

"I knew it was close," Wolf said. "When I dove over, I thought maybe my glove was close to the line. From the view on the jumbo it looked really tight, so I thought we might get away with it, but the guy said the camera in the back of the net showed it by just a hair."

Rooney scored an empty-net goal with 20 seconds remaining for the 3-1 final.

"Especially when it's a 2-1 game at the very end, it is very frustrating because we usually never make those mistakes," Kings defenseman Jordan Spence said. "Sometimes it's just like that and we've just got to learn from our mistakes and move on and get ready for our next game."

NOTES: Wolf got an assist on Huberdeau's goal for his first NHL point; he is the 27th goaltender in franchise history to get an assist. ... Calgary forward Matt Coronato has five points (three goals, two assists) during a four-game point streak. ... Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson had a game- and career-high seven blocked shots. He leads the NHL with 57. ... With an assist on Moore's goal, Kopitar tied Norm Ullman for 44th in NHL history with 1,229 points (424 goals, 805 assists). ... Los Angeles leads the NHL with 28 third-period goals. ... Moore has seven points (two goals, five assists) during a six-game point streak. ... Kings forward Phillip Danault had a five-game point streak end (one goal, five assists).