Blackhawks can't score in L.A.

LOS ANGELES — The Kings' Dustin Brown scored 3 goals in an early 15-minute stretch and matched his career high with 4 points in an impressive response to trade rumors, and Jonathan Quick earned his NHL-leading seventh shutout in L.A.'s 4-0 victory over the Blackhawks on Saturday night.

Hawks goalie Corey Crawford allowed 4 goals on 10 shots before leaving; Ray Emery finished the game.

The Hawks' power-play slump grew to 0-for-39 after six scoreless chances in their 13th consecutive game without a man-advantage score.

The Blackhawks played their third straight game without captain Jonathan Toews, who is in Chicago after an apparent concussion. Toews also crashed his car on the way to the United Center on Thursday. Hawks coach Joel Quenneville thinks Toews could return next week along with defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson, who sat out again after recently returning from a seven-game absence with an apparent concussion.

Brown completed his natural hat trick with a short-handed goal less than five minutes into the second. The Los Angeles captain's third career hat trick and Quick's 19 saves overshadowed Jeff Carter's solid debut with the Kings, who snapped a four-game skid with their third victory in 11 games.

Defenseman Willie Mitchell had a goal and an assist in his first game since getting a two-year, $7 million contract extension from the Kings.

The Kings acquired Carter from Columbus on Thursday, and the NHL's lowest-scoring team was widely rumored to be shopping Brown, who has spent his entire career in Los Angeles. After expressing his desire to stay with the Kings, Brown emphatically emerged from his offensive slump along with Jarret Stoll, who matched his career high with 3 assists.

While the Kings' offensive woes abated for a night, they got more spectacular play from Quick, who posted his 21st career shutout. The all-star goalie matched the Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist for the NHL lead in shutouts this season with several outstanding saves.