LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Los Angeles Kings overcame a masterful job by Grant Fuhr -- anything but rusty in his first start in almost three months.

Ziggy Palffy and Craig Johnson scored less than six minutes apart during a fight-filled first period Saturday night as the Kings completed a four-game season sweep of the Flames with a 3-1 victory.

Fuhr made his first start for Calgary since Dec. 15. He filled in for Fred Brathwaite, who made 12 straight starts and surrendered 13 goals in his last two outings.

"It's good to see that he's healthy and that he's able to play like he did," Kings goalie Jamie Storr said. "It could have been a lot different game if it wasn't for him."

Fuhr, whose five victories this season have all come in overtime, spent 28 games on the injured list following knee surgery in December. The 19-year veteran, who stopped 35 Kings shots, hasn't won as a starter since beating San Jose on Nov. 19.

"It took a little bit of time to figure out where I was," Fuhr said. "I got lost in the net a couple of times. But at this time of year, you don't worry about that. You just go out, roll around and do whatever you have to do to try and get it done. You don't have time to be rusty."

Aki Berg scored midway through the third period, Luc Robitaille had two assists and Storr made 24 saves for the Kings, as the Kings swept a season series from the Calgary-Atlanta franchise for the first time since the Flames entered the NHL in 1972.

"I don't know what it is," Storr said. "Their goalies play unbelievable every time we play them, and we just seem to squeak out a victory. That just shows you how much talent we really have."

Calgary, which has lost three straight, stayed tied with Anaheim in the Western Conference standings, three points behind San Jose for the eighth and final playoff berth. The Flames' only goal was scored by Jarome Iginla during a second-period power play.

Calgary came off a 3-3-2 homestand that ended with its first back-to-back home losses since early October. The Flames had four fighting penalties and only three shots in the first period, while the Kings took 14 shots at Fuhr.

It was the first time in seven games that Calgary was shut out in the opening period, and only the second time in 15.

Calgary's Clarke Wilm squared off with Ian Laperriere, Eric Charron took on Kings captain Rob Blake, Flames defenseman Derek Morris exchanged punches with Dan Bylsma and Rene Corbet challenged Marko Tuomainen -- all in the first 11½ minutes.

"We just wanted to show them they'd better be ready for a rough, physical game," Flames defenseman Bobby Dollas said. "When we play rough and physical, that's our game. And if you're going to beat us, you're going to be wearing some ice bags the next day."

One minute after the last fight, Palffy made it 1-0 with his 26th goal. Robitaille's shot from the top of the right circle struck Calgary's Andreas Johansson in the back, but Blake kept the puck alive and Palffy converted a rebound of Blake's shot.

The Kings squandered a chance to extend their lead, after penalties to Shannon and Charron gave Los Angeles a two-man advantage for 1:15. But Johnson made it 2-0 with 1:55 left in the first, beating Fuhr through the pads moments after hitting the left post during a goal-mouth scramble.

"We had a lot of desperation out there because we needed the points too," Dollas said. "When you kill that many penalties, you're using a lot of good players to kill them and they get tired. They didn't score, but all those power plays took a big toll on us."

The Flames, who killed off all eight Los Angeles power plays, were shorthanded for all but one second of a 6:32 span of the second period after Iginla scored his 24th goal and 13th in 15 games.

But Fuhr was brilliant during that crisis, which included a four-minute high-sticking penalty to Charron for cutting Robitaille on the chin, and another two-man advantage the Kings had for 1½ minutes.

"We took a few too many penalties, but our penalty killers did a great job," Fuhr said. "We limited their chances and kept the puck on the outsides of the circles. Anytime you can do that, you're going to be successful. But if we're going to win some hockey games, we can't be taking any penalties."