Los Angeles 4, Vancouver 1
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 31, 2011
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Referees:
Kelly Sutherland, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen:
Vaughan Rody, Mike Cvik
Attendance:
18118
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Justin Williams recorded a goal and an assist as the Los Angeles Kings kicked off their six-game homestand with a 4-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.
Brad Richardson, defenseman Matt Greene and Anze Kopitar also scored while Andrei Loktionov and blue-liner Slava Voynov had two assists apiece for Los Angeles, which improved to 4-0-2 under new coach Darryl Sutter.
Richardson buried his own rebound from the doorstep midway through the first period to forge a 1-1 tie and Greene put the Kings ahead for good with a blast from the right point less than 8 1/2 minutes into the second.
Kopitar made it 3-1 less than five minutes later as he received a pass from Williams in the left faceoff circle, cut across the bottom of the slot and backhanded the puck over a sprawled Roberto Luongo for his 11th goal of the season.
Williams provided the final margin with a power-play tally midway through the third.
Defenseman Kevin Bieksa extended his points streak to six games with a goal for Vancouver, which lost in regulation for just the second time in 11 contests (8-2-1).
Top Game Performances
| Vancouver |
|
Los Angeles |
|
Kevin Bieksa 1 |
Points |
Justin Williams 2 |
|
Kevin Bieksa 1 |
Goals |
Justin Williams 1 |
|
Daniel Sedin 1 |
Assists |
Andrei Loktionov 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Justin Williams 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Roberto Luongo .879 |
Save Percentage |
Jonathan Quick .964 |
|
Roberto Luongo 29 |
Saves |
Jonathan Quick 27 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Vancouver
|
28 |
1 |
0-4 |
4-5 |
24 |
23 |
| Los Angeles
|
33 |
4 |
1-5 |
4-4 |
22 |
37 |
Upcoming Games
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Los Angeles will play their next game at home against Colorado. The Kings have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .524 after a loss.
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Vancouver will play their next game at home against San Jose. The Canucks have a W/L % of .560 after a win and .714 after a loss.
