Kings 4, Wild 0: Captain Dustin Brown recorded a goal and an assist during a first-period outburst while Martin Jones posted his fifth career shutout as Los Angeles registered its second road victory of the season.

Mike Richards, Tyler Toffoli and Justin Williams also scored in the opening session for the Kings, who completed a 1-1-1 road trip to improve to 2-4-4 away from home. Jones turned aside 28 shots en route to his first blanking of 2014-15 as he made his second start in two nights.

Niklas Backstrom stopped all 12 shots he faced in relief for the Wild, who fell to 7-2-0 at home. Darcy Kuemper lasted just one period, making only six saves.

Richards opened the scoring at 4:21, deflecting Dwight King's shot from the right faceoff circle past Kuemper. Brown doubled the lead at 13:13, firing the puck between the netminder's pads from the left circle during a 2-on-1 rush for his 200th career goal.

Toffoli made it 3-0 with 1:42 remaining in the first when he deked and slid a backhander around Kuemper from the left side to complete another 2-on-1 rush. Williams capped the uprising with a shot from the high slot with 10 seconds left in the period.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Minnesota D Keith Ballard celebrated his 32nd birthday by playing in his 600th NHL game. ... Wild RW Nino Niederreiter registered a game-high six shots after netting six goals over his previous six contests. ... Minnesota entered having allowed a league-low seven first-period goals this season.