In a commanding performance, the Los Angeles Kings secured a 5-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver. The game marked the first of four meetings between the teams over the next five weeks. The Kings were without their top scorer, Kempe, and top pair defenseman, Anderson, but this did not hinder their performance. The Kings opened the scoring with Doughty finding the net for a 1-0 lead, followed by goals from Kopitar for a 2-0 lead, Fiala making it 3-1, Clarke extending to 4-1, and Moore sealing the 5-1 final score, showcasing a strong offensive display. The defensive effort was equally impressive, limiting the Canucks to minimal scoring opportunities. Drew Doughty and Kevin Fiala each recorded three points, with Doughty achieving his 14th goal and 500th career assist. Fiala had a goal and two assists, while Trevor Moore, Quinton Byfield, and Anze Kopitar also had multi-point games. The win was a significant response to the Kings' recent losses in Alberta, with veterans leading the way and Cam Talbot delivering a sharp performance in goal.
Kings respond to twin losses in Alberta with impressive 5-1 win in Vancouver. Vets come up big. Drew Doughty gets 14th goal and 500th career assist in three-point night. Kevin Fiala with 1G, 2A. Multi points for Trevor Moore, Quinton Byfield, Anze Kopitar. Cam Talbot sharp.
Doughty, Fiala lead Los Angeles Kings to 5-1 road victory over Vancouver Canucks https://t.co/yxwnmy40PZ https://t.co/wlK8VGHVfB
Doughty, Fiala each has 3 points, Kings ease past Canucks ⤵️ https://t.co/wFDRCqLtDL
5-1 Kings in Vancouver! As complete a 60 minutes as I can remember from this group.
Final: 5-1 LAK Kings absolutely dummy the Canucks in Vancouver.
LAK Goal - That's 🖐️. Fiala threads a pass through to Trevor Moore, who slots home on the backhand. Multi-point games for both, 5-1 Kings.
LAK Goal - The Kids! Give and go between Clarke and Byfield, with Clarke deking to his backhand to finish off the rush. Beauty. 4-1.
WHAT A PASS BY KOPITAR! Fiala puts LA up two again off a brilliant feed from Anze, 3-1 LAK.
LAK Goal - Stand up Kings power play! Fiala and Kopitar with a give and go, with 22 finishing at the back post. Huge answer. 3-1.
2-0 Kings after 40. As strong a defensive two periods as we've seen from this group. Bring it home.
LAK Goal - Kopit-op shelf! Byfield finds the captain in the left-hand circle and he bombs the one-timer high on the glove side. Nice play, 2-0 Kings.
Second period is a go, with a 1-0 lead for the Kings in Vancouver.
Silky move from Fiala would’ve beat the buzzer, but Demko makes a good save. 1-0 Kings after 20. Gave up next to nothing all period. Good start.
End of one, 1-0 LAK. Only three shots for Vancouver in another good opening road period by the Kings. Keep it up!
LAK Goal - 22 ➡️ 8 Fiala slows things down off the rush and finds a trailing Doughty, who one-times it home to open the scoring. 1-0 Kings.
Kings and Canucks are underway in Vancouver!
Kings and Canucks are underway!
#Canucks vs Kings. First of 4 meetings in next 5 weeks. Kings without top scorer Kempe & top pair Dman Anderson starters and scratches https://t.co/pKaMtMYVJy
Canucks Game Day: Cleaning up sloppy play is best way to crown Kings https://t.co/om9Sca0Rln https://t.co/Xjuxeqea6i