Adrian Kempe and Alex Laferrière scored goals, Darcy Kuemper made 22 saves and the Los Angeles Kings beat Minnesota 4-1 on Saturday night to end the Wild’s five-game winning streak.

Trevor Moore added two empty-net goals for the Kings, who have won a season-high five straight games.

Kempe was in the right place at the right time to send Anze Kopitar’s rebound off his left skate in the last minute of the first period. Laferrière doubled the lead on the power play midway through the second thanks to a screen prepared by Phillip Danault.

Kuemper hadn’t started since Nov. 13 at Colorado when he suffered a groin injury that kept him sidelined for seven games. He has allowed two goals or fewer in seven of his 11 appearances this season.

Yakov Trenin scored late in the third and Marc André-Fleury made 30 saves for the Wild, who lost their second straight game. Minnesota won 5-1 in Anaheim Friday.

Takeaways

Savage: Kirill Kaprizov couldn’t face the pesky Los Angeles defense. He entered the night with a five-game point streak (four goals, four assists) and had scored in three straight games.

Kings: Kempe is heating up with eight goals and four assists in his last 10 games.

Key moment

Fleury made a kick save, but sent the puck directly into the path of an oncoming Kempe with 43 seconds left in the first period and Kempe scored, giving Los Angeles the lead.

Key statistic

Kopitar played his 1,400th career game. This occurred in his 700th home game, making Kopitar the first NHL player to reach the mark split equally between home and road.

Following

The Wild visit Utah on Tuesday night and the Kings begin a seven-game road trip with a visit to the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.