Derek Armstrong notched a goal and two assists, and Alexander Frolov had three helpers as the last-place Los Angeles Kings outgunned the visiting Calgary Flames 6-3 on Friday night.

L.A. also got goals from Anze Kopitar, Patrick O'Sullivan, Brian Boyle, Kevin Dallman (his first of the season) and Teddy Purcell (first of his career) to beat Calgary for the first time in eight tries.

The Kings' Alexander Frolov, left, fights off the Flames' Kristian Huselius in the first period of Friday's 6-3 L.A. win.
(Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press)

Jason LaBarbera was stellar in goal for the Kings, who were outshot 42-25 but made the most of their chances on Calgary goalie Miikka Kiprusoff.

The Kings — playing without captain Rob Blake (fractured ankle) and forward Michael Cammalleri (flu) — broke the game open with a 3-0 second period that included O'Sullivan's shorthanded goal and Kopitar's power-play marker.

"The play of some of our younger people, especially Boyle and Purcell, was pretty special. And maybe it's pushing some other guys," coach Marc Crawford said.

L.A. (25-32-3), which completed an encouraging 4-2-2 road trip on Tuesday, still has the NHL's worst record.

Calgary (29-21-8) saw its three-game winning streak snapped, and still has a tenuous hold on sixth place in the tightly-packed Western Conference. Eighth-place Vancouver is just two points behind, and even 11th place St. Louis is within six points.

"We didn't play with preparation," Calgary coach Mike Keenan said. "We just didn't have any defence, particularly in the first period. It makes you wonder what level of preparation or element is needed to play with consistency."

Daymond Langkow continued his mastery of the Kings with his eighth goal in four games against them this season. Dustin Boyd also scored in the first period for the Flames, while Owen Nolan got the game's lone third-period marker on a power-play.

Kiprusoff allowed all six L.A. goals, though he did deny Jeff Giuliano's penalty shot with 8:45 to play.

The Calgary goalie had stopped 40 on Tuesday night to key a 4-3 overtime win at San Jose, where the Flames opened a five-game road stretch.

Calgary continues its trip Sunday night in Anaheim.