Adrian Kempe Leads The Way In Kings Win Over Canucks
The Los Angeles Kings took care of business with a victory against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.
An unnecessarily close game against the weakest team in the NHL ended with the Los Angeles Kings (33-26-19) pulling away in the second period for a 4-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks . The game began with LA taking control early. The early starts benefit the Kings a lot by helping them avoid blowouts or close losses, as they experienced a week ago when they struggled to score a goal in the opening period.
That's a big ✌️ points for your LA Kings. #GoKingsGo pic. twitter.
com/N4ZIye6saK — LA Kings (@LAKings) April 10, 2026 The scoring came a minute into the period, with a nice play led by Brandt Clarke, skating behind the net and around to find Adrian Kempe cutting in to get the wrist shot. Kempe's goal gave him his 70th point of the season, marking his third consecutive season with 70+ points. LAK Goal - 🧃🧃🧃 89 seconds into the game, Kempe opens the scoring.
Good dish from Clarke, goal from close range. 1-0. — Zach Dooley (@DooleyLAK) April 10, 2026 The Kings were outshooting Vancouver 11-7 to end the first period, while the Canucks won just 24% of their faceoffs.
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