MONTREAL — Joel Edmundson scored against his former team and helped spark a three-goal outburst in just over four minutes as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Montreal Canadiens, 5–1, on Tuesday night at Bell Centre.
Edmundson tied the game midway through the first period with his first goal of the season — a 96.75-mph blast that now stands as the hardest shot on a goal recorded in the NHL this year. Three minutes later, he set up Quinton Byfield for the go-ahead score as Los Angeles seized control and never looked back. The defenseman finished with a goal and an assist, giving him five points in his last four visits to Montreal.
Byfield added an assist of his own to make it a two-point night, continuing his dominance at Bell Centre. The 23-year-old has six points in three career games in the building and extended his point streak against the Canadiens to four games. His first-period marker also stood as his first game-winner of the season.
The Kings (10-4-2) piled on quickly, scoring three times in a 4:05 span — their fastest trio of road goals since December 2024. Kevin Fiala pushed the lead to 3–1 with his team-leading eighth goal of the year, breaking a tie with former Canadien Corey Perry for the most goals by a Kings player against Montreal.
Joel Armia, facing Montreal for the first time since signing with Los Angeles over the summer, added his third goal of the season to make it 4–1. Warren Foegele capped the scoring with his second of the year in the third period. Phillip Danault, another former Canadien, assisted on Foegele’s tally.
Brandt Clarke, Anze Kopitar, Adrian Kempe and Alex Laferriere each recorded assists as well. Kempe extended his point streak in Montreal to five straight road games, while Kopitar stretched his overall point streak against the Canadiens to four games.
Darcy Kuemper finished with 21 saves, improving his road point streak to seven straight starts (5-0-2). The Kings also went a perfect 3-for-3 on the penalty kill while matching Montreal’s 0-for-3 effort on the power play.
Los Angeles has now won nine straight against the Canadiens dating back to 2021 — its longest active streak against any opponent — and extended its road point streak to eight games (6-0-2), the longest by any NHL team this season.
The Kings continue their Canadian road swing Thursday night in Toronto.