The loss ended a four-game winning streak for Los Angeles (44-24-9), which remained four points ahead of the Edmonton Oilers, who lost 3-2 to the Anaheim Ducks on Monday. The Vegas Golden Knights lead the Pacific Division by five points over the Kings.

Quinton Byfield scored, and Darcy Kuemper made 26 saves in his 14th consecutive start allowing two goals or fewer.

Los Angeles forward Adrian Kempe did not play in the third period because of a personal matter. Kempe had four shots in 13:21 of ice time, with his last shift ending with 4:11 left in the second period.

The Kings were also without defensemen Drew Doughty (ankle) and Joel Edmundson (upper body). Doughty had been questionable to play in an effort to manage his left ankle, which he broke in a preseason game against the Golden Knights on Sept. 25. Edmundson is day to day.

Matty Beniers and Brandon Montour scored for the Kraken (34-38-6), who have won the first three games of a five-game road trip. Joey Daccord made 28 saves.

Byfield gave the Kings a 1-0 lead 1:48 into the first period. With one hand on his stick while battling for position with Shane Wright at the top of the crease, he first deflected Kyle Burroughs’ backhand shot from along the left boards before twisting around and knocking the rebound into the open net.

The Kraken tied it 1-1 at 18:35 when Beniers cleaned up Jamie Oleksiak’s centering pass. Kuemper came out of his crease to defend a potential sharp-angled shot from Oleksiak, giving Beniers and Eeli Tolvanen free access to the paint for the pass.

Montour put Seattle ahead 2-1 during a 4-on-4 at 19:29. He took a cross-ice pass from Jordan Eberle on a 3-on-2 rush and roofed a wrist shot from the left circle over Kuemper’s glove.