WATCH: Zlatan hat trick leads Galaxy to 7-2 rout of Sporting KC

Zlatan broke Los Angeles' season goal record with 26.

Californai: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a hat trick and broke Los Angeles' season goal record with 26 in the Galaxy's 7-2 rout over Sporting Kansas City on Sunday night.

The 37-year-old Swedish star tied it at one goal in the 32nd minute to match the goal record set by Carlos Ruiz in 2002, then gave Los Angeles (14-13-3) a 3-1 lead in the 51st to break the mark and completed the hat trick in the 85th.

Los Angeles snapped a four-match winless streak to move into fifth place in the Western Conference, a point ahead of San Jose and two in front of Portland.

After winning the Western Conference in 2018, Sporting (10-13-7) look to miss the playoffs for the first time in eight seasons.