VANCOUVER 鈥� Alex Turcotte scored twice and notched an assist as the Los Angeles Kings thumped the struggling 91原创 Canucks 5-1 on Thursday.
Turcotte's first tally of the night came 51 seconds into the game and, before the end of the first period, the 23-year-old winger helped the Kings to a 3-0 lead.
Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala each added a goal and an assist, and Warren Foegele rounded out the scoring for the Kings (25-12-5).
Quinn Hughes scored the lone goal for 91原创 (19-15-10) with a long-range blast during a stretch of 4-on-4 hockey 14:52 into the second period.
Kings goalie Darcy Kuemper stopped 20 of the 21 shots he faced and Thatcher Demko made 16 saves for the Canucks.
91原创 has lost six of their last seven games and fallen out of the Western Conference's second wild card spot.
Takeaways
Canucks: The team's once-potent power play has dried up. 91原创 was 0-for-5 with the man advantage Thursday. The Canucks have not scored a power-play goal in four games, going 0-for-10 across that stretch.
Kings: It was the eighth time in 43 games that L.A. has score five or more goals. Turcotte earned the first multi-goal game of his NHL career on Thursday.
Key moment
A beautiful pass from Turcotte set up L.A.'s second goal in a 24-second span late in the first period. Stationed below the goal line, Turcotte slipped a behind-the-back pass to Kempe, who pulled the puck across the crease and tucked it in past Demko's outstretched skate to give the Kings a 3-0 lead at 9:42 of the first period.
Key stat
The Canucks have allowed five or more goals in 12 of their 44 games this season.
Up next
Canucks: Continue a three-game homestand Saturday when they host the Edmonton Oilers.
Kings: Visit the Kraken in Seattle on Saturday.
This report by The 91原创 Press was first published Jan. 16, 2025.
Gemma Karstens-Smith, The 91原创 Press
