CHICAGO: The Los Angeles Kings were so good they turned Jonathan Quick’s record-breaking shutout into an afterthought.

Quick made 32 saves while Kris Versteeg had a goal and an assist as the Kings thrashed the slumping Chicago Blackhawks 5-0 on Monday in a matchup of Western Conference powers looking for another championship run.

Quick’s 41st career regular-season shutout is the most by an American-born goaltender.

“It’s a team effort, too, to get a shutout, so you’re thankful for all your teammates of the years,” Quick said.

Milan Lucic, Vincent Lecavalier, Dustin Brown and Tyler Toffoli also scored as Los Angeles improved to 41-22-5 at the top of the Pacific Division. The Blackhawks (41-23-6) lost for the fourth time in five games and the defending Stanley Cup champions have dropped to third in the tough Central Division with just 12 games left.

“It seems like for whatever reason, the season’s been up and down throughout the whole year,” Chicago forward Patrick Kane said. “You go on stretches where you win 12 in a row and we’ve got this little stretch going right now. Obviously we want to shore that up before playoffs and make sure we’re going in there feeling consistent about our game.”

Cal Clutterbuck scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:39 remaining to cap New York’s three-goal third period which lifted the Islanders past Florida 3-2.

Kyle Okposo and Josh Bailey scored earlier in the third as the Islanders scored all their goals in a 5 1/2-minute stretch after trailing 2-0 heading to the final period. Thomas Greiss finished with 23 saves as the Islanders pulled within a point of crosstown-rivals the Rangers for second place in the Metropolitan Division.

“It was a huge win for us,” Okposo said. “Everyone around us is getting points every night. We are fighting for home ice and fighting to get into the playoffs, so every win is big.”

James Neal had his sixth career hat trick, leading Nashville to a 3-2 win over the Oilers in Edmonton, while Jakob Silfverberg celebrated his first NHL hat trick, leading Anaheim to a 7-1 rout of New Jersey.

“Every time something is a first, it’s special,” Silfverberg said. “And getting a hat trick is obviously something special. So I’m excited about it.”

Michael Frolik also scored three times, included two short-handed goals, as Calgary beat St. Louis 7-4 while Marko Dano had two goals and an assist as Winnipeg beat the Canucks 5-2 in Vancouver.