On a night where everyone was questionable with an illness according to head coach Rod Brind’Amour, the Carolina Hurricanes fell behind the eight-ball against the Los Angeles Kings and couldn’t recover. Kings left wing Kevin Fiala netted two goals past goaltender Frederik Andersen — the game winner and one for cushion in a 4-2 victory Saturday night at Lenovo Center.

The Canes (32-17-4) were inches from putting pucks in the net, on the unfortunate end of some calls on a night that didn’t go their way. The Kings (27-17-6) ended a four-game losing skid as the Hurricanes continue to fall behind the Capitals in the division.

“Well the bounces certainly didn’t go our way,” Brind’Amour said. “Even after [left wing Eric Robinson’s] goal and we get an empty-net [that] bounces off the post … and then they come down and score. We didn’t get the bounces tonight.”

Much of the action in the first period was concentrated in the final five minutes, other than left wing Juha Jaaska getting into his first NHL fight. Having gone 49 games without a fighting major to start the season, the Canes have been active with the fisticuffs as of recent with three fights in their last four contests.

The Canes thought they scored first when right wing Jackson Blake found center Sebastian Aho from below the goal line, but before the puck reached the net, the referee had waived it off due to a hand pass.

“You always want to have the lead, but it doesn’t matter,” Blake said. “You got to play the same way regardless of the score, whether it’s 1-0 or 1-1. You stick to our game plan no matter what.”

Instead of crying over spilled milk, the Hurricanes got back to work and were rewarded when center Jesperi Kotkaniemi tipped in a blast from defenseman Sean Walker. Kotkaniemi has now notched five goals in the past seven games — he had six in the previous 46.

Just over two minutes later on what should’ve been a harmless play, defenseman Dmitry Orlov was hooked down to the ice by Kings left wing Warren Foegele, but no whistle blew. Losing possession, Orlov released the puck into the middle of the ice where LA center Phillip Danault was waiting and fired a wrister past Andersen’s head. Instead of taking a 1-0 lead into the break, things were dead-even and the Canes were frustrated.

Carrying the momentum over from the first, the Kings took a lead it wouldn’t relinquish 1:03 into the second. The Kings charged down the ice in transition but defeneman Shayne Gostisbehere made a heads up play to deny the two-on-one. However, the puck stayed in a dangerous area and left wing Trevor Moore kept whacking at the puck until he scored.

Carolina had its chances to answer but couldn’t get the bounce it needed. The top line with Aho, Blake and right wing Mikko Rantanen were doing everything but finding the net. Aho struck the crossbar on a power play and Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper stretched out his pad to deny an impressive play from the other two.

“That line had a very, very good game but got nothing to show for it,” Brind’Amour said. “They were really impactful and I thought [Blake] was maybe the most impactful player.”

The top-line had the pucked hemmed in along the boards, but that didn’t stop Fiala. Getting to a loose puck near the Kings’ blue line, Fiala dangled around Orlov and outwaited Andersen to make it 3-1 with three minutes left in the second.

The Hurricanes responded with a transition chance of their own early in the third to put themselves within striking distance. After defenseman Jaccob Slavin broke up a play right in front of Andersen, defeneman Brent Burns fired a pass to Robinson who was in alone and beat Kuemper to the glove side.

Earning the primary assist, Burns collected his 900th NHL point — becoming the 13th defenseman in NHL history to reach that mark.

“Yeah it’s really cool,” Robinson said. “I’m really fortunate to get to play with guys like Burns and [center Jordan Staal] who have done it for so long and done it the right way, guys I looked up to when I was younger. Just to see 900 points, it’s pretty crazy.”

Robinson nearly netted the equalizer but the puck slipped under his stick and Fiala took the puck the other way. Making another move to embarrass Orlov for the second time, Fiala fired the puck off the post and in. Orlov didn’t see the ice the rest of night.

“He had a tough night, let’s say that,” Brind’Amour said.

Three out of the four goals came when the Hurricanes just had chances on the other end of the ice — a demoralizing pill to swallow. Against a team like the Kings who specialize in sitting in their own zone when they get the lead, countless odd-man opportunities just can’t happen.

“I didn’t love the goals we gave,” Brind’Amour said. “[It] can’t happen, not in the NHL, not against a good team. You can’t give them breakaways and two-on-ones out of nothing. That’s the concern.”

Carolina has a couple of days of rest before it takes on the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. Puck drop is set for 8 p.m.