Kings Stop the Coyotes, 4-0

Luc Robitaille ended a cold spell and goaltender Mathieu Garon extended a hot streak Thursday.

They were the latest examples of how the injury-depleted Kings roll on. A 4-0 over the Phoenix Coyotes at Staples Center was another one-for-all effort that featured two headliners.

Robitaille scored two goals, one into an empty net with 49 seconds left, giving him 549 as a King, one shy of Marcel Dionne’s team record.

Garon made 29 saves for his first shutout of the season.

Craig Conroy and Joe Corvo each had a goal and an assist, and the Kings strengthened their hold on the Pacific Division lead and boosted their record against division opponents to 10-3-1.

“You know it always nice to get a shutout, but my focus is on winning games,” Garon said.

The Kings have done quite well in the last month.

They have an 11-3-1 record since their four-game game losing streak in early December, the only time this season in which they have lost back-to-back games.

The Kings continue to win even as tables in the trainer’s room are by reservation only. Six players have gone on injured reserve since Dec. 14, including Eric Belanger, Aaron Miller and Jeremy Roenick. Dustin Brown went on the shelf with a bruised chest Thursday.

That created a need for Robitaille to shake the slump he has been in. He had his first multi-goal game of the season, scoring his first on a one-timer that gave the Kings a 3-0 lead with two minutes left in the first period.

Robitaille had one goal in his previous 17 games since returning from a broken bone in his leg.

“The key to getting out of slump is getting chances,” he said. “The last four or five games, I felt I have been getting those. I’ve been getting more ice time. I knew it would come.”

The increased ice time has been due in part to the injuries.

One player who has stayed healthy is Garon, who has won nine of his last 10 starts, mostly with the type of play he displayed Thursday.

He twice smothered Ladislav Nagy on quality wrap-up attempts and snagged a point-blank rebound try by Oleg Saprykin on a second-period power play.

“I am always trying to help my team win,” Garon said. “But with so many injuries, you know you might see more shots or maybe you won’t get five goals. Maybe they need me to have a big game a little more.”

Garon denied the Coyotes, but also had the luxury of an early lead.

The shots were even, 12-12, through one period, but three of the Kings’ tries went in the net.

Conroy flicked in a wrist shot 11:46 into the game for a 1-0 lead. Joe Corvo then buried a shot from the blue line on a power play a minute later. Corvo has eight goals, tying his season high.

It was the Kings’ 11th power play goal in the last six games.