Marty Turco made 33 saves, and Viktor Stalberg scored the deciding goal to help the Blackhawks snap a two-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday.Turco, signed to a one-year contract to replace Antti Niemi in the offseason, allowed only Justin Williams’ first-period goal. The Kings outshot the Blackhawks 15-8 in the third period, pressuring until Patrick Sharp scored his NHL-leading ninth goal of the season with 2:05 remaining.Jake Dowell also scored for the Hawks who improved to 6-4-1. Los Angeles dropped to 6-3-0 after winning five of its previous six.Stalberg made it 2-1 at 1:18 of the second period, backhanding the puck over goalie Jonathan Bernier’s left shoulder off a rebound in the slot.The teams traded goals in the first period. Dowell, the fourth-line center, beat Bernier with a backhander from the crease at 5:16. Williams answered by one-timing a pass from defenseman Davis Drewiske past Turco at 9:34. Drewiske’s feed caromed off the boards behind the net.Turco stopped Ryan Smyth’s deft poke of the puck in the slot, and a pair of chances by Alexei Ponikarovsky in the third period. Turco also made difficult saves on Smyth and Brad Richardson 18 seconds apart late in the second period. Richardson also missed a half-open net from 10 feet midway through the second.The Hawks best opportunity following Stalberg’s goal didn’t even result in a shot on goal. Sharp missed from 10 feet in front of Bernier 7:10 into the third period.

NOTES—Tomas Kopecky returned to the Hawk lineup after missing a game because of an upper-body injury. …Brian Campbell, on injured because of a sprained right knee since early in the preseason, might play as early as Saturday night at Minnesota. … Los Angeles defenseman Drew Doughty missed his fourth game because of a concussion.