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RALEIGH -- Randy Jones had a goal and an assist in his debut with Los Angeles, and the Kings beat Carolina 5-2 on Wednesday night at the RBC Center to extend the Hurricanes' winless streak to 13.

Wayne Simmonds, former Hurricane Justin Williams and Ryan Smyth each added a goal and an assist, Jarret Stoll also scored.

Tuomo Ruutu scored twice for Carolina.

For Carolina, it was yet another excruciating loss in a season already full of them. Playing their first full game without injured franchise goalie Cam Ward -- who placed on injured reserve with a sliced left leg -- the Hurricanes were held to fewer than three goals for the eighth consecutive game and dropped their seventh straight in regulation.

"We have to fight like the last 20 minutes for 60 (minutes), and then harder, and then some," coach Paul Maurice said. "We're just not willing or seem like (the players) fully appreciate, when you're undermanned, exactly how hard you have to fight."

The Hurricanes (0-10-3 in their last 13) equaled the worst start in franchise history with seven points in 17 games. They're on their longest slide since relocating to North Carolina and are one winless game from matching the club record of 14 straight (0-8-6) set in 1992 when they were in Hartford.

Los Angeles 1 1 3 -- 5

Carolina 0 1 1 -- 2

First Period--1, Los Angeles, Smyth 9 (Brown, Kopitar), 3:31 (pp). Penalties--Cullen, Car (boarding), 3:24 Rodney, Car (tripping), 11:32 Corvo, Car (delay of game), 11:42.

Second Period--2, Los Angeles, Stoll 5 (R.Jones, Simmonds), 2:01. 3, Carolina, Ruutu 3 (Brind'Amour, Samsonov), 15:25. Penalties--Harrold, LA (elbowing), 4:51 Kostopoulos, Car (goaltender interference), 11:51.

Third Period--4, Carolina, Ruutu 4 (Whitney, Alberts), 4:03. 5, Los Angeles, R.Jones 1 (Williams, Frolov), 6:41 (pp). 6, Los Angeles, Simmonds 5 (Frolov, Handzus), 10:05. 7, Los Angeles, Williams 5 (Smyth, Kopitar), 18:19 (en). Penalties--Walker, Car (roughing), 4:55 Simmonds, LA (interference), 19:21.

Shots on Goal--Los Angeles 13-7-11--31. Carolina 2-11-11--24.

Power-play opportunities--Los Angeles 2 of 5. Carolina 0 of 2.

Goalies--Los Angeles, Ersberg 1-1-0 (24 shots-22 saves). Carolina, Legace 0-1-0 (30-26).

A--13,510 (18,680). T--2:17. Referees--Tim Peel, Dennis LaRue. Linesmen--Jonny Murray, Tim Nowak.