Los Angeles Kings roll past Vancouver Canucks in decisive win

That brings us to the end of a first period — Los Angeles Kings 1, Vancouver Canucks 1. Los Angeles Kings edged the shot clock 9-6, with territorial pressure staying roughly even.

Ryan Pulock opened the scoring for Los Angeles Kings at 7:51, then Mario Ferraro tied it for Vancouver Canucks at 18:29.

Daniil Tarasov was under siege with 8 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Los Angeles Kings went 0-for-1.

Vancouver Canucks owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — Los Angeles Kings 1, Vancouver Canucks 0. Vancouver Canucks edged the shot clock 11-10, while Los Angeles Kings still controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Quinton Byfield put Los Angeles Kings in front at 17:07.

Joel Hofer was under siege with 11 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Vancouver Canucks went 0-for-2.

Los Angeles Kings owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a wild third period — Los Angeles Kings 3, Vancouver Canucks 1. Vancouver Canucks edged the shot clock 20-10, while Los Angeles Kings still controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Zach Werenski extended the lead for Los Angeles Kings at 0:56, Linus Karlsson cut the deficit for Vancouver Canucks at 1:21, Alexander Wennberg extended the lead for Los Angeles Kings at 19:31, and Adrian Kempe extended the lead for Los Angeles Kings at 19:41.

Joel Hofer was under siege with 19 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Los Angeles Kings went 0-for-1 while Vancouver Canucks went 0-for-3.

Vancouver Canucks owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.