Anze Kopitar scored a pair of goals and added an assist, all in the second period, as the Los Angeles Kings cruised to a 6-2 victory over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday.Vladislav Gavrikov, Alex Laferriere, Phillip Danault and Trevor Lewis each added goals, Adrian Kempe had three assists and Cam Talbot made 22 saves as the Pacific Division’s third-place Kings (35-22-11, 81 points) improved their playoff credentials with the victory in the opener of a three-game homestand.Kopitar now has 1,199 career points as Los Angeles earned a victory over Chicago for the second time in three games.Nick Foligno and Kevin Korchinski each scored a goal and Petr Mrazek made 18 saves as the Blackhawks (19-45-5, 43 points) fell to 3-2 since March 10 with a loss at home to the Kings on Friday in addition to Tuesday’s setback.The Kings took a 1-0 lead at 12:03 of the first period when Laferriere scored his 11th of the season off a rebound from Blake Lizotte’s shot.The Blackhawks tied the score just over two minutes later when Foligno scored early on a two-man advantage. A pass from Philipp Kurashev rebounded off his skate and across the line for his 16th goal.