Vancouver Canucks vs LA Kings Live Stream: Watch NHL Hockey Online
The Vancouver Canucks are looking for their third straight win over a Pacific Division rival as they host the Los Angeles Kings at Rogers Arena in the National Hockey League. The match is set for Thursday March 12, 2015 and starts 10:00 p.m. ET.
Winners of their last two games, the Canucks avenged their loss to the San Jose Sharks earlier this month. After a 6-2 defeat at home, the Canucks travelled to the SAP Center at San Jose to pull out a 3-2 victory.
Next on their list was to host division leaders Anaheim Ducks. Vancouver held a slim 1-0 lead throughout most of the contest before allowing a goal in the start of the third period. However, Zack Kassian sealed the win for the Canucks after a goal with four minutes left.
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These results have helped them close the gap against the Ducks to 11 points, also giving them a three-point lead over the Calgary Flames.
Meanwhile, the Kings returned to their winning ways after a 5-2 domination of the Colorado Avalanche.
The defending Stanley Cup champions had a two-game win streak snapped in an overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins but managed to bounce back in Denver.
Los Angeles is currently fourth in the Pacific, and they are looking to string together more wins to improve their chances of making the playoffs.
Despite the Canucks holding the better record, the Kings have dominated them when they meet head-to-head. In fact, Los Angeles has beaten Vancouver in six of their last seven meetings. In the two instances this season, L.A. dominated 5-1 at home, and also came from behind to win 3-2 at Rodgers Arena.
In that last match-up, Alexandre Burrows and Radim Vrbata gave the Canucks the lead, before Dwight King cut the lead in half before the end of the second period. With the momentum on their side, the Kings went on to score twice in the last two minutes of the game to eventually win.
To view highlights and updates of this game, go to NHL.com. For live streaming of this Pacific Division rivalry, click here.
