Stars extend winning streak to season-high 5 games with 4-1 victory over Kings

LOS ANGELES — Radek Faksa and Jason Robertson scored 18 seconds apart in the second period, Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist, and the Dallas Stars extended their winning streak to a season-high five games by beating the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Saturday night.

“We wanted to end the trip right. We wanted this to be the best game of the trip. We knew it would have to be considering the opponent, and I thought we put in a great effort,” Stars coach Pete DeBoer said.

Wyatt Johnston added a power-play goal nearly seven minutes into the third period. The Stars are ninth in the NHL with the man advantage with a 24% conversion rate, but they’ve taken that to another level during their winning streak by going 7 for 19. Pavelski added an empty-net goal.

Scott Wedgewood stopped 26 shots in his first game since Feb. 26. The win keeps Dallas atop the Central Division with 89 points, four ahead of Winnipeg and Colorado.

“Lately, power play has been doing well. Line’s been producing. Joe’s been making a lot of plays. I think Roope (Hintz) is using his speed a lot more right now. Kind of feeding off that, so I think our team in general is playing well,” said Robertson, who also had an assist and is on a six-game point streak with three goals and five assists.

The Kings got off to a great start when Kevin Fiala scored 26 seconds into the game, but they weren’t able to sustain the momentum.

Fiala has 10 points (five goals, five assists) in the last six games. The Kings continue to struggle at home with a 13-11-7 mark and are tied for third in the Pacific Division with Vegas at 75 points after the Golden Knights beat Detroit.

Cam Talbot made 31 saves.

In what could be a possible first-round playoff matchup, the Stars have won seven of the last nine against the Kings and…