The final week of the playoff race is getting more complicated than the Kings would like, although their scenario got much simpler Monday night with a 3-1 win against the Colorado Avalanche.
With one more standings point, the Kings will clinch a playoff berth for the first time since 2016, or it could happen by virtue of another team's loss.
"I think it's a big step," Brown said. "Things have to go wrong for us, and really good for other teams.
With the Kings short-handed, Brown beat former teammate Jonathan Bernier with a wrist shot launched between the legs of Colorado's Tyson Barrie from above the left circle.