Kings Lose To Canucks In Overtime

Jake DeBrusk scored his 2nd extremity of nan crippled successful overtime and nan Vancouver Canucks hit nan Kings 4-3 connected Tuesday night.

DeBrusk collected a walk from halfway Elias Pettersson and tapped a changeable successful to seal nan triumph 2:58 into nan other period.

Defenseman Elias Pettersson opened nan scoring for nan Canucks (25-48-8), and DeBrusk and Zeev Buium added goals successful nan 2nd period. Elias Pettersson had 2 assists. The Canucks won their 3rd consecutive crippled for nan first clip since Dec. 14-20, erstwhile they took 4 consecutive roadworthy victories.

Kevin Lankinen stopped 31 of nan 34 shots he faced arsenic Vancouver improved to 9-27-5 connected location crystal this season.

Quinton Byfield and Alex Laferriere each had a extremity and an assistance for nan Kings (35-26-20). Adrian Kempe scored his 36th of nan play and Darcy Kuemper made 21 saves.

DeBrusk scored for a 3rd consecutive game. His 3 goals crossed nan agelong came connected nan powerfulness play. The 29-year-old winger has scored 19 of his 23 goals pinch nan man advantage this season.

Anze Kopitar played his last crippled astatine Rogers Arena and registered an assistance connected Kempe’s second-period goal. He has 864 assists, each pinch L.A. That ranks 3rd among progressive players pinch a azygous franchise, trailing only nan Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin (874) and Sidney Crosby (1,107).

The Kings person secured a playoff berth and stay successful nan Western Conference’s 2nd wild-card spot pinch 1 crippled remaining.

The Kings had their five-game winning streak halted, but they did gain a constituent for nan eighth consecutive crippled (6-0-2).