Korpisalo will get 1st shutout as Kings beat Canucks to finish skid

LOS ANGELES — Joonas Korpisalo stopped 20 photographs for his first shutout of the season and fourth of his profession because the Los Angeles Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-0 on Monday night time to cease a three-game dropping streak.

“I felt pretty good, and the guys let me see the puck, and my job is to take care of the rest,” Korpisalo stated.

Arthur Kaliyev, Vladislav Gavrikov and Drew Doughty scored for the Kings, who tied their report for dwelling wins in a season by matching the 26 that they had in 1990-91, 2005-06 and 2015-16.

“We were tight defensively,” stated heart Phillip Danault, who had an help. “It’s the right time of the year, that’s for sure. We want to keep building, obviously.”

Collin Delia made 25 saves for the Canucks, who’ve misplaced 5 of seven.

“Just the goals didn’t come tonight,” Vancouver ahead Sheldon Dries stated. “Give their goalie credit, he played well. … There’s energy to go around. We just got to find a way to capitalize.”

PHOTOS: Korpisalo will get 1st shutout as Kings beat Canucks to finish skid

There had been extra fights (2) than objectives (1) via the feisty however low-event opening two durations. Kaliyev was in a position to break the scoreless impasse with 4:47 left within the second, beating Delia between his legs from the highest of the crease for his thirteenth purpose.

“Arthur has that knack of finding a bouncing puck and being able to bat it in,” Kings coach Todd McLellan stated.

Gavrikov doubled the lead 4:03 into the third, burying a wrist shot from the slot after Trevor Moore discovered him becoming a member of in off the push, and Doughty added an empty-netter with 1:37 remaining.

“I don’t think we gave them a lot until the end,” Canucks coach Rick Tocchet stated. “And this is what LA’s good at. They’re comfortable playing 0-0, 1-0. That’s one of their fortes. We have to get to that level, we can’t get antsy.”

It was an important end result for the Kings, who got here into April with hopes of successful their second division title however now need assistance to carry onto third place within the Pacific Division.

Seattle, which gained 4-1 at Arizona on Monday, is 2 factors behind Los Angeles for that spot with a recreation in hand and holds the potential tiebreaker with extra regulation wins.

The Kings may benefit from the race for the very best report within the Western Conference, as chief Vegas has incentive to maintain incomes factors in a home-and-home with the Kraken to wrap up the season.

WELCOME BACK

Kings D Mikey Anderson returned after lacking 5 video games due to a suspected head damage. He performed 23:32, second solely to Doughty, and had a plus-1 score.

“He defends so well,” McLellan stated of Anderson. “Cleans up a lot of mistakes from teammates and brings a physical edge, so he had a big, big part of it, but the rest of the group played pretty well defensively as well.”

GOOD TUNE UP

McLellan believes his group benefitted from the abrasive nature of the sport because it prepares for the playoffs, one thing more likely to proceed within the closing Freeway Faceoff rivalry recreation in opposition to the Ducks on Thursday.

“From the minute the puck dropped ’til the end, it was competitive,” McLellan stated. “I liked to see that all our lines were engaged. We didn’t really have any tagalongs, if you will.”

NOTES

Kaliyev set a brand new career-high with 28 factors. He had 14 objectives and 13 assists final season. … Doughty has 50 factors for the fourth time in his profession. He joins Rob Blake and Steve Duchesne as the one Kings defensemen with 4 50-point seasons.

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Canucks: Play at Anaheim on Tuesday night time.