nhl Game Recap
Kings Down Vancouver 2-1 - Match Report
The Canucks came up short Thursday against the Kings, falling 2-1 in a shootout.
The Kings were a -134 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Los Angeles got a goal from Brendan Lemieux in the victory. Lemieux opened the scoring at 7:39 of the second period.
Jonathan Quick stopped 17 of 18 Vancouver shots in the victory.
Bo Horvat scored for the Canucks, finding the net behind Jonathan Quick.
Jaroslav Halak stopped 34 of 35 shots for the Canucks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Los Angeles went 0-for-1, while the Canucks were 1-for-1 with the man advantage.
Vancouver lost the shots on goal battle to Los Angeles by a margin of 35-18.
Next game, Los Angeles takes its act home to face Philadelphia looking for another win. For Vancouver, they head on the road to face Seattle.