BOSTON — Michal Handzus scored in the sixth round of the shootout and Los Angeles’ Jonathan Quick made 38 saves through overtime to beat Tim Thomas and lift the Kings to a 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.

Quick (11-2), who along with Thomas won a silver medal with the U.S. team at this year’s Vancouver Olympics, helped the Kings snap a season-high, three-game losing streak.

Thomas (10-2) made 23 saves before the shootout, but the Bruins’ three-game winning streak was broken.

Handzus, who also scored in regulation, beat Thomas with a wrist shot on the stick side. Jarett Stoll had his 100th career goal for the Kings, and Brad Richardson also scored.

Patrice Bergeron’s power-play goal for Boston with 6:16 to play sent the game to overtime. It was the fourth straight game between the teams that needed extra time. Blake Wheeler and Gregory Campbell added goals for the Bruins in the second period.

Boston forward Nathan Horton missed the net with a hard shot from in close late in overtime. The game was delayed for a few minutes after linesman Steve Miller was injured along the boards during overtime. He was down on the ice for a little bit before being helped off, barely able to skate on his own.

Bergeron tied it 3-3 when he lifted a shot from the left circle past Quick’s right arm for his first goal in nine games.

Trailing 3-0 early in the second, the Bruins started their comeback when Wheeler slipped a shot between Quick’s left side and the right post 4:30 into the period.

While the Bruins had an extra skater on during a delayed penalty, Campbell scored off the rebound of Shawn Thornton’s slap shot from the left circle, cutting the deficit to 3-2 at 11:57.

Seconds after Quick robbed Michael Ryder with an arm save on a wrister from the slot, Richardson beat Thomas on the glove side, making it 1-0 just 57 seconds into the game.

The Kings increased it to 2-0 when Handzus scored off the rebound of Davis Drewiske’s shot from the point.

Los Angeles made it 3-0 when Stoll scored off a nifty give-and-go play with Justin Williams 2:50 into the second. Williams, skating with the puck down the right wing, centered to Stoll, who gave it back.

Williams then got the puck back to Stoll, who was set him up for a wrister in the slot.

NOTES: The Bruins held a moment of silence for former coach Pat Burns, who died Friday. … Bruins C David Krejci returned after missing six games because of a concussion sustained Nov. 6 against St. Louis. … Thomas took a spill about 45 minutes before the game. He was shown smiling on the scoreboard. … Boston LW Milan Lucic, who had a hat trick in Thursday’s 4-0 win over Florida, hit the post with a shot midway into the first. … Quick had his mask knocked off by Lucic’s first-period shot, the second straight game an opponent’s goalie had that happen against the Bruins. … Boston D Zdeno Chara has at least one penalty in six straight games.

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