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12/10/1997 01:32 EST Penguins 2, Kings 1 By BETH HARRIS INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- Rob Brown scored the game-winning goal and Tom Barrasso made 23 saves for his fourth consecutive road victory as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 Tuesday night. Barrasso lost his bid for a fourth straight shutout win when Vladimir Tsyplakov scored the Kings' lone goal in the second period. It was the first goal Barrasso had allowed in his last 218 minutes on the road. Stephane Fiset stopped 24 shots in the Kings' fourth consecutive loss. Pittsburgh, which has won eight of its last nine games, got the first six power-play chances of the game and scored on two of them. The Kings, who entered the game as the third-most penalized team in the NHL, didn't have a power play opportunity until referee Paul Stewart whistled two against the Penguins in the final 10 minutes of the third period. Stu Barnes scored his eighth goal of the season at 18:32 of the first on the Penguins' fourth power play of the period. The Kings managed just three shots in the first. Brown, the International Hockey League's leading scorer last season, gave Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead at 6:03 of the second. He one-timed a shot from the top of the left circle on the power play for his first goal since Nov. 1. Jaromir Jagr assisted on both Penguins' goals, giving him four assists in his last five games. Tsyplakov made sure the Kings wouldn't be shut out with his eighth goal at 7:20 of the second. Los Angeles pulled Fiset for an extra attacker with 45 seconds to play, but couldn't score despite outshooting Pittsburgh 10-3 in the final period. Barrasso, second in the NHL in shutouts with four, made some key saves early in the third period when consecutive penalties by Barnes and Brown had Los Angeles buzzing around the goal. The Kings, who tied the Penguins 3-3 on opening night, haven't beaten Pittsburgh since Nov. 11, 1995.
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