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Game Thread – Kings vs. Canucks, 2/26

Los Angeles Kings 2, Vancouver Canucks 2
5:00 Left, Overtime
Game Preview
WATCH: TNT, MAX
LISTEN: ESPN LA App
SOG: LAK – 24 VAN – 16
PP: LAK – 0/3 VAN – 1/2

First Period
1. VAN – Nils Hodlander (5) – (Derek Forbort) – 9:56

Second Period
2. VAN – Conor Garland (15) – (Filip Chytil) – 13:07 (PP)

Third Period
3. LAK – Adrian Kempe (26) – (Vladislav Gavrikov, Quinton Byfield) – 9:16
4. LAK – Warren Foegele (16) – (Jordan Spence, Jacob Moverare) – 14:02

Tonight’s LA Kings Lineup –

Defenseman Drew Doughty will not play tonight with a lower-body injury. He’s considered day-to-day at this time.

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 – 7:30 p.m. PT
Crypto.com Arena – Los Angeles, CA
Referees: Wes McCauley (4), TJ Luxmore (21)
Linespeople: Dan Kelly (98), Joe Mahon (89)
TNT, MAX, ESPN LA App

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The LA Kings collected a point for the seventh consecutive game, as they came from behind to force overtime but

Los Angeles Kings 2, Vancouver Canucks 2 5:00 Left, Overtime Game Preview WATCH: TNT, MAX LISTEN: ESPN LA App SOG: LAK – 24 VAN –

The LA Kings extended their point streak to six games as they downed the Vegas Golden Knights by a 5-2

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MATCH-UP INFO

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LAST MEETING – JAN. 16/25: VAN 1 vs LAK 5

Alex Turcotte opened the scoring for Los Angeles in the first minute of the opening period…Turcotte and Adrian Kempe added goals later in the period…Quinn Hughes got Vancouver on the board at 14:52 of the second…Conor Garland and Filip Hronek had the assists…Kevin Fiala got one back for the Kings later in the period…Warren Foegele added another for Los Angeles in the third…Carson Soucy, Nils Höglander, Elias Pettersson, and Hughes each had three shots on goal…Phillip Di Giuseppe had four hits…Tyler Myers blocked five shots…Thatcher Demko made 16 saves.

2024.25 TEAM RANKS

VAN

LAK

Goals For/Game

2.74 (26th)

2.91 (16th)

Goals Against/Game

2.98 (t-16th)

2.53 (4th)

Power Play %

22.6 (14th)

15.6 (29th)

Penalty Kill %

81.1 (9th)

82.2 (5th)

Penalty Min./Game

9:42 (29th)

8:01 (16th)

*Rankings are accurate as of 12:00am PT on February 26, 2025

LAST GAME PLAYED – FEB 23/25: VAN 1 at UTA 2

Jake DeBrusk opened the scoring on the power play 1:43 into the second period…Elias Pettersson and Pius Suter had the assists…Logan Cooley evened the game just before the four-minute mark of the middle frame…Dylan Guenther gave Utah the lead with just under six minutes remaining in regulation…DeBrusk had four shots…Dakota Joshua had six hits…Tyler Myes blocked two shots…Artūrs Šilovs made 30 saves.

LAST 5 – vs LOS ANGELES

“KIE-FER SHER-WOOD”

TOC OF THE HILL

BOES-T IN CLASS

MOUNTAIN DREW

DEMKO’S DENIALS

HELLO CHYTIL!

THREE PETEY

ITALIAN STALLION

QUINN-TASTIC

LINUS KING

KEVIN BLANKINEN

EP2

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

THE LAST TIME…

2024.25 SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS

VANCOUVER 2024.25 RECORD WHEN…

THREE STARS – FEBRUARY

JANUARY WINNER – Hughes (20 pts)

DECEMBER WINNER – Hughes (20 pts)

NOVEMBER WINNER – DeBrusk (20 pts)

OCTOBER WINNER – Lankinen (25 pts)

*5 points are awarded for each Three Stars Selection

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Canucks vs Kings Prediction, Picks & Odds for Tonight’s NHL Game

Despite a season full of distractions for the Vancouver Canucks, Kevin Lankinen has been a standout in net. We expect the Swedish netminder to lock down L.A. tonight.

This article contains predictions for an old game!

Wednesday’s nightcap on TNT features the Vancouver Canucks taking on the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena. NHL odds list Los Angeles as a -173 favorite, while the total is set at 5.5.

Vancouver has held opposing teams to three or fewer goals in 11 of its past 13 games, and I expect this trend to continue tonight, as detailed in my Canucks vs. Kings predictions.

Find out more in my NHL picks for February 26.

My Canucks pick
Kings team total Under 3.5 (-172 at Pinnacle)

My Canucks analysis
The Vancouver Canucks have certainly dealt with their own struggles recently. With that said, the defense has been one of the few redeeming qualities of this team.

Over the past two months, Vancouver ranks seventh in the league in xGA/60. It is suppressing high-danger scoring chances at a high rate, even if the offense is struggling to get things going.

Backing up this strong defensive play is goaltender Kevin Lankinen, who has thrived in his first season with the team. The Swedish netminder boasts a .907 SV% and 2.52 GAA through 35 appearances in the crease.

This success is likely to continue against the Los Angeles Kings, a team he is 2-0 against in his career with a .946 SV% and 1.35 GAA. Los Angeles scored two or fewer goals in each of those two outings.

It will also help Lankinen’s cause that the Kings have struggled over the past 60 days with offensive production. Over that stretch, they rank 20th in xGF/60.

Los Angeles has scored three or fewer goals in 13 of its past 19 games, and I expect that to continue tonight.

Los Angeles opened as a -177 favorite and has since moved to -173. I expect this line to keep dropping due to Lankinen’s strong play in net.

Meanwhile, the total opened at 5.5 and hasn’t moved. The juice is on the Under, and considering that both teams are strong defensively with good goaltenders, this number isn’t going to go up.

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Teams
Moneyline
Total
Puck Line
Vancouver
+164
o 3.5
+150
+1.5
-161
Los Angeles
-130
u 5.5
-136
-1.0
-109
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Odds courtesy of Pinnacle

Vancouver has held opponents to three or fewer goals in 11 of its past 13 games. Find more NHL betting trends for Canucks vs. Kings.

Los Angeles Kings
Player Position Status
Drew Doughty D
Day To Day – Lower-body
Reported: Wed, February 26
Vancouver Canucks
Player Position Status
Thatcher Demko G
Out – Lower-body
Reported: Sun, February 23
Noah Juulsen D
Out – Undisclosed
Reported: Sat, February 22

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