Alex Turcotte's 3-point performance lifts Kings over Canucks
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Turcotte’s fast start sends Kings to 5-1 win over scuffling Canucks
Turcotte has 3 points, Kings ease past Canucks
Turcotte put the Kings ahead 1-0 on the first shot of the game 51 seconds into the first period, beating defenseman Filip Hronek to the net on a 2-on-1 to redirect Kempe’s centering pass over the right pad of a sliding Demko.
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Alex Turcotte's three-point performance lifts Kings over Canucks
The Los Angeles Kings continue their western Canadian road trip as they roll into Rain City to take on their Pacific Division foe, the Vancouver Canucks. Puck drop is slated for 10 pm ET
The Vancouver Canucks continue to struggle mightily, and Brock Boeser knows he might not be safe from a potential trade.
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Let’s tuck the elephants in the room into bed off the top. Vancouver Canucks star Quinn Hughes has been held to two shots or fewer in six consecutive games, and the Los Angeles Kings allow the fewest shots per game and second-fewest to opposing defensemen.
The Vancouver Canucks begin a homestand on Thursday night when the Los Angeles Kings roll into Rogers Arena for a Pacific Division matchup between the two West Coast teams. Following a five-game road trip,
Boeser, who is in the final season of a three-year, $19.95 million contract carrying a $6.65 cap hit, has tallied 15 goals and 12 assists for 27 points in 37 games. While Boeser's numbers are respectable, his production is down compared to last season’s 40-goal, 73-point campaign.
The road team has won four of the last five meetings, as the Kings look to make it five of six while bringing an end to a two-game skid during this road trip.
Following Vancouver's decisive 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, head coach Rick Tocchet voiced some frustration with star forward J.T. Miller's game. "He's struggling. He's caught in between. Seems like every time he's on the ice, something bad happens," Tocchet told reporters in the post-game press conference.
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Canucks’ Tocchet: ‘Every time Miller is on the ice, something bad happens’The Vancouver Canucks need more from J.T. Miller. In the midst of the Western Conference’s playoff race, and one season removed from pacing the squad and finishing ninth league-wide with 103 points, Miller’s game has taken a dip in 2024-25.
Head coach Rick Tocchet shed light on the situation, attributing Miller’s decreased minutes to a strategic shift toward spreading ice time more evenly among forward lines, per Canucks Army's Jeff Paterson.
The Vancouver Canucks suffered a dismal 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, marking their eighth defeat in their last 10 games.
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