National Hockey League
Vancouver 4, Los Angeles 1
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, November 18, 2022
Where: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Joe Mahon
Attendance: 18841

Thatcher Demko made 37 saves and the host Vancouver Canucks defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Saturday night.

Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser both scored twice for the Canucks, who have won consecutive games for just the second time this season. Andrei Kuzmenko and Quinn Hughes had two assists apiece.

Blake Lizotte scored for the Kings, who got 21 saves from Jonathan Quick.

After a scoreless first period, Vancouver got on the board in the second.

Pettersson scored on a rush after a pass from Kuzmenko, snapping a wrist shot between Quick's legs to make it 1-0 at the 5:40 mark.

Boeser then scored his first goal of the season to make it 2-0 at the 10:09 mark, while the Canucks were on the power play. Boeser established position in front of the Kings net and tipped a point shot by J.T. Miller.

Lizotte scored a similar goal for the Kings on the other end of the ice to make it 2-1, deflecting a point shot by Sean Walker past Demko at the 13:46 mark.

It didn't stay a one-goal game for long, however, as Pettersson scored his second goal of the period 1:04 later, rifling home a wrist shot that a diving Quick couldn't get to with his paddle. The even-strength goal had the feel of a power play after the Kings had a player break his stick on the sequence.

Boeser scored the lone goal of the third period, making it 4-1 for Vancouver when he crashed the net for a rebound after Sheldon Dries' shot took a big rebound off Quick's left pad.

It was all more than enough for Demko, who was sparkling in the Canucks' net, particularly in the second and third periods, when the Kings fired 18 and 16 shots, respectively.

The Kings will play the second game of a road back-to-back on Saturday against Seattle. The Canucks remain home to face Vegas on Monday.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Los Angeles   Vancouver
Blake Lizotte 1 Points Brock Boeser 2
Blake Lizotte 1 Goals Brock Boeser 2
Alexander Edler 1 Assists Quinn Hughes 2
N/A Power Play Goals Brock Boeser 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Jonathan Quick .840 Save Percentage Thatcher Demko .974
Jonathan Quick 21 Saves Thatcher Demko 37
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Los Angeles 38 1 0-2 2-3 6 27
Vancouver 25 4 1-3 2-2 4 27
Upcoming Games
  • Vancouver will play their next game at home against Vegas. The Canucks have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .333 after a loss.
  • Los Angeles will play their next game on the road against Seattle. The Kings have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .625 after a loss.