Weeks of frustration paid off in a matter of seconds as Kings center Nick Shore kept battling, fought off Oilers defenseman Mark Fayne, got the puck and turned and quickly fired it from the slot.
Game over.
Shore hadn't scored since the opening 1:49 of the season. Those struggles faded with his goal, the first game-winner of his career, with 1:37 remaining, lifting the Kings to a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night at Staples Center.
Kings left winger Tanner Pearson had a three-point performance, a goal and two assists, and Marian Gaborik scored his second goal of the season and added an assist, his first multipoint game this season.