Lecavalier, who was traded to the Kings by the Philadelphia Flyers on Jan. 6, scored on a power play 7:48 into the second period.
He had last scored on April 1 for the Flyers against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Prior to that, he had not scored since Jan. 3, 2015, against the New Jersey Devils.
The 35-year-old has 412 goals in 1,174 NHL games. He and defenseman Luke Schenn were traded from the Flyers for center Jordan Weal and a third-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft.
Lecavalier played in seven games for the Flyers this season, the last on Nov. 12. Saturday was his fourth game with the Kings.
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