nhl Game Recap
Kings Down Vancouver 3-2 - Match Report
The Canucks came up short Monday against the Kings, falling 3-2.
Bettors who backed the Kings were rewarded as +105 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.5.
Los Angeles got goals from Kevin Fiala, Blake Lizotte, and Anze Kopitar in the victory. Fiala opened the scoring at 7:01 of the first period.
Cam Talbot turned in a 21-save effort for the Kings.
Vancouver got goals from Brock Boeser, and Sam Lafferty in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Casey DeSmith stopped 16 of 19 shots for the Canucks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Los Angeles scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Vancouver went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Vancouver outshot Los Angeles 23-19 in the game.
Los Angeles heads into a battle against the Oilers. Vancouver, meanwhile, will have their next action against Dallas.