Loss to L.A. Kings keeps Vancouver Canucks from clinching playoff spot

VANCOUVER — Anze Kopitar scored and notched an assist as the L.A. Kings ground out a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday.

Blake Lizotte and Kevin Fiala also found the back of the net for the Kings , who stretched their win streak to four games.Cam Talbot stopped 21-of-23 shots for the Kings as they opened a four-game Canadian road swing.

The move paid off when Boeser's shot from the top of the right faceoff circle hit Kopitar's skate and deflected in past Talbot, cutting the deficit to 3-2 at the 17:06 mark of the third period.Canucks coach Rick Tocchet called a 30-second timeout with less than a minute to go. With DeSmith once again out of the net, Vancouver pressed for the tying goal.

Lizotte restored L.A.'s lead 16:29 into the second on a delayed penalty after Vancouver's Carson Soucy was clocked for tripping. Kopitar got an assist on the play and has multiple points in four straight games, with four goals and five assists across the stretch.Vancouver's third line ground out a tying goal 12:50 into the first.

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