Frolov lifts Kings in overtime

Alexander Frolov scored his second goal of the game 1:48 into overtime, and Sean Burke stopped 37 shots to lift the Kings to a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night.

Not long after Burke stopped Brendan Morrison’s slap shot from close range at the other end, Frolov parked himself at the top of the crease and banged a rebound of Kevin Dallman’s shot past Roberto Luongo.

It was Kings Coach Marc Crawford’s first game against the Canucks since being fired by the team last summer after eight seasons, and his new team wasted little time jumping on his old one. Patrick O’Sullivan opened the scoring 1:39 into the game, and Frolov doubled the lead at 12:26 as the Kings ended their seven-game losing streak by beating a Canucks team that had won 10 of 12 before the All-Star break.

Sami Salo and Trevor Linden scored and Luongo made 40 saves for the Canucks, who stayed tied with Calgary atop the Northwest Division.

Burke, making only his second NHL start since being claimed off waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning, showed little signs of rust. After leaving his first start with the Kings early in the third period because of dehydration and cramping, the 39-year-old’s only gaffe was a delay-of-game penalty for playing the puck in the restricted area.

O’Sullivan one-timed a backhand pass from Anze Kopitar after defenseman Kevin Bieksa fell in the corner and turned over the puck, and Frolov later squeezed between two Canucks defenders to convert his own rebound.

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TONIGHT

at Edmonton, 7 PST, FSNW

Site -- Rexall Place.

Radio -- 1150.

Records -- Kings 17-28-6, Oilers 23-22-4.

Record vs. Oilers -- 1-0-1.

Update -- The Kings, who play Calgary on Tuesday, have never swept the Oilers and Flames on a trip in 35 tries. Anze Kopitar’s 44 points are the most by a Kings rookie since Vitali Yachmenev’s 53 in 1995-96.

Chris Foster

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How they rate

The Kings’ all-time record against selected teams (Note: This information appeared incorrectly in Friday’s editions of The Times, reflecting only road games):

The Kings have a winning record against these selected teams (record indicates wins, losses, ties and overtime/shootout losses):

* Atlanta...7-1-0-2

* Columbus...11-8-1-2

* Ducks...31-28-11-2

* Minnesota...9-7-5-2

* Nashville...17-9-3-1

* New Jersey...48-26-11-1

* Washington...48-32-13-1

Record against selected teams:

* Boston...33-76-13-1

* Calgary...76-92-21-3

* Dallas...60-85-32-3

* Montreal...27-83-20-0

* Philadelphia...37-78-15-0

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Source: Los Angeles Times