Talbot stops 24, Kings shut out Flyers to remain undefeated on road

PHILADELPHIA -- Cam Talbot made 24 saves, and the Los Angeles Kings won their sixth straight road game to start the season, 5-0 against the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday.

Arthur Kaliyev and Trevor Moore each had a goal and an assist for Los Angeles (7-2-2), which has won three straight overall and five of six. Quinton Byfield had three assists.

The Kings' road winning streak is the longest in the NHL from the start of a season since the Toronto Maple Leafs (Oct. 7-Nov. 13) and Nashville Predators (Oct. 4-Nov. 10) each won six straight on the road to begin the 2018-19 season.

"When you can have all four lines rolling, all three [defense] pairs ... we have so much depth that on the road we can't play the matchup game, so everyone gets out there and we get contributions from everybody," Talbot said. "This is a deep squad and I think you can tell that when we're on the road."

Cal Petersen made 25 saves in his debut for the Flyers (5-6-1). He was acquired from Los Angeles along with defenseman Sean Walker in a three-team trade that included the Columbus Blue Jackets on June 6.

Philadelphia, which went 0-for-4 on the power play, was playing the second of back-to-back games after winning 5-1 at the Buffalo Sabres on Friday.

"They know we played last night and I'm sure they talked about it, but we weathered it," Flyers coach John Tortorella said. "And I thought we played fairly well from there. The part for me is it's 2-0 late in the second period, next thing you know you're down 4-0."

The shutout was Talbot's 29th in the NHL, and first since signing a one-year, $1 million contract with the Kings on July 1.

"The win is what's really important," he said. "The shutout is always just an added bonus as far as I'm concerned."

Talbot has won three straight games and is 6-2-1 with a 2.14 goals-against average and .923 save percentage in nine games this season. He had a 2.93 GAA and .898 save percentage in 36 games with the Ottawa Senators last season.

"He fits the group," Kings coach Todd McLellan said. "When the group plays consistent, we call on him to make some big saves, which he had to tonight. But if we're playing the way we can play, we should be protecting him, not forcing him to make 10-bell saves every shift. And he's got a calm demeanor. He's confident. He's all the things we thought we were getting."

Kempe gave the Kings a 1-0 lead at 14:32 of the first period, tipping in a bouncing centering pass from Byfield. Kempe extended his point streak to six games (three goals, six assists).

Kopitar scored 18 seconds later to make it 2-0 when he redirected Matt Roy's point shot. The goal was Kopitar's 399th in the NHL.

"That was a team that played their third game in four nights and played last night, so we had to find a way to get on the board first, and getting the two goals back to back right away I think certainly helped us," McLellan said.

Kaliyev extended it to 3-0 at 16:01 of the second period with a power-play goal before Moore pushed it to 4-0 at 19:44 with a shot from the right circle.

"They stick to their structure and their systems, and they do a pretty good job at that," Flyers forward Cam Atkinson said. "For us, we have to stick with our structure, but as soon as we kind of get away from it, that's when it kind of cost us a little bit. It's a good lesson for us ... in order to play with some of these top teams, we have to play the right way right from the start."

Blake Lizotte scored on a one-timer from the slot at 6:32 of the third period for the 5-0 final.

NOTES: Talbot is the fifth goalie with a shutout for six teams (New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, Minnesota Wild, Senators, Kings), joining Sean Burke (seven), Lorne Chabot (six), Dwayne Roloson (six) and Jaroslav Halak (six). ... Byfield, 21, is the first Kings player 21 or younger with three assists in a game since Drew Doughty had three on Dec. 13, 2010. ... Kopitar can become the fourth player with 400 goals for the Kings, joining Luc Robitaille (557), Marcel Dionne (550) and Dave Taylor (431). ... Los Angeles’ six-game road winning streak is its longest at any point in a season since winning eight straight from Feb. 26-March 27, 2014. ... Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim played a season-high 29:14. ... Philadelphia is 0-for-14 on the power play in its past four games.