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Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Wrap - Vancouver Wins 5-3

Brock Boeser sniped 3 goals in leading Vancouver to a 5-3 win over Los Angeles on Wednesday at Staples Center.

The Canucks were a -117 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.

Vancouver got goals from Brock Boeser(3), Elias Pettersson, and Bo Horvat in the victory. Boeser opened the scoring at 17:39 of the first period.

Jacob Markstrom turned in a 21-save effort for the Canucks.

Jeff Carter(2), and Adrian Kempe scored for the Kings, finding the net behind Jacob Markstrom.

Jonathan Quick stopped 44 of 49 shots for the Kings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Vancouver went 4-for-6, while the Kings were 1-for-6 with the man advantage.

Los Angeles lost the shots on goal battle to Vancouver by a margin of 49-24.

Vancouver heads into a battle against the Ducks. Los Angeles, meanwhile, will have their next action against Chicago.