Andersson scores shootout winner as Kings down Flames

CALGARY — Lias Andersson scored the deciding goal in the shootout and Cal Petersen made 26 saves as the Los Angeles Kings captured a 3-2 over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.

Alex Iaffalo and Viktor Arvidsson scored in regulation for Los Angeles (37-23-10), which moved to within five points of Pacific Division-leading Calgary (40-18-9). The Flames do have three games in hand.

With three-of-four points so far, the Kings conclude their three-game trip Sunday in Winnipeg.

Los Angeles also move three points ahead of the third-place Edmonton Oilers and are six up on the fourth-place Vegas Golden Knights.

Johnny Gaudreau and Erik Gudbranson scored for Calgary, which lost consecutive games for the first time since early January.

After a stretch of winning 15-of-17 home games (15-1-1), Calgary has captured just two of its last six (2-2-2) at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

The same two teams meet again in Los Angeles on Monday night.

After giving up six goals in his last start, Petersen rebounded with a terrific performance. He improves to 19-11-1.

In one stretch in the first period, he kicked out a pad to get a toe on Mikael Backlund's shot, then stretched out his glove to deny Blake Coleman on the rebound.

In the second, he stopped Oliver Kylington on a 2-on-1 and seconds later got his shoulder on a dangerous shot from the slot by Tyler Toffoli.

Jacob Markstrom made 29 stops to fall to 31-13-8.

Andersson was L.A.'s second player in the shootout and scored by squeezing a shot through Markstrom's pads as he cut in off the wing.

That goal would stand up as the winner with Petersen denying Mikael Backlund, Matthew Tkachuk and Gaudreau.

Los Angeles dominated overtime, outshooting the Flames 6-0 but couldn't solve Markstrom. Four of