(Los Angeles) Carl Grundstrom scored with 4:32 left in the first period and the Los Angeles Kings led 1-0 against the Montreal Canadiens after 20 minutes of play, Saturday afternoon at Crypto.com Arena.
Grundstrom beat Jake Allen with a powerful one-timer from the faceoff circle to the left of the visiting goalie.
The Canadian was credited with only one shot on goal during the period, the result of a long clearance by Mike Matheson during a numerical penalty. Pheonix Copley obviously stopped him without difficulty.
For his part, Allen rejected eight shots.
The Habs began their trip to California by defeating the Anaheim Ducks and the San Jose Sharks. A victory against the Kings would allow him to sweep his opponents on this trip for the first time since the 1999-2000 season.
The Canadian will end his trip with a stop in Columbus on Wednesday to face the Blue Jackets. He will be back at the Bell Center on Thursday, when the Florida Panthers are the visitors.