Hughes made it 3-1 Vancouver at 2:44 of the third period on a wrist shot from the left point. The defenseman has six points (one goal, five assists) in his past three games. Vladislav Gavrikov cut it to 3-2 at 13:57 on a shot from the blue line through Trevor Lewis’ screen.

Playoff level physicality took center stage on Thursday night as the Los Angeles Kings fell to the Vancouver Canucks, 4-2. Unfortunately for the Kings, they not only lost the game, but also likely some manpower in the short term.

The momentum from a soaring road trip only carried the Kings so far as they fell to the Vancouver Canucks, 4-2, at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday night. The Kings had won convincingly in back-to-back road games in Nashville Monday and Minnesota Tuesday but lost a home game in regulation for the first time this season to Vancouver,

For the sixth straight game, the Canucks conceded the game’s first goal. Despite that stat, though, they’ve managed to win some games along the way, and tonight was no exception!