Kings hang on to beat Wild in shootout

LOS ANGELES — The Kings’ recent inability to hold leads took a backseat to their ability to gain them as they mounted five separate one-goal edges in a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Wild in a shootout at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday evening.

The Kings’ quality win, their second in six chances against the Central Division’s tremendous triumvirate of Colorado, Dallas and Minnesota, was just their third triumph in 11 games overall.

Samuel Helenius scored a goal, as did Adrian Kempe...