BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks face the Los Angeles Kings in a matchup of Pacific Division opponents. Vancouver is 19-14-10 overall with a 6-3-2 record in Pacific Division play. The Canucks have committed 168 total penalties (3.9 per game) to rank ninth in NHL play.

The Vancouver Canucks begin a homestand on Thursday night when the Los Angeles Kings roll into Rogers Arena for a Pacific Division matchup between the two West Coast teams. Following a five-game road trip,

The Los Angeles Kings visit the Seattle Kraken after Alex Turcotte scored two goals in the Kings' 5-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks.

Department of Player Safety announced that Los Angeles Kings forward Adrian Kempe has been fined $5,000 the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement for slew-footing Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid during Monday night’s contest.

SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken will play the Los Angeles Kings at home Saturday evening. The game at Climate Pledge Arena begins at 7 p.m. PT.

Artemi Panarin scored twice, Chris Kreider got the go-ahead goal with 9:38 left and the New York Rangers rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night. Reilly Smith tied it 3-all with a short-handed goal 28 seconds into the third period for the Rangers,

The marquee veteran defenseman has signed with the Edmonton Oilers on Friday per NHL insider Darren Dreger."John Klingberg heading to the Oilers," Dreger said on X.The details of Klingberg's contract with the Oilers have not yet been released.

Alex Ovechkin's OT goal was his 874th career goal, putting him 20 away away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s mark of 894.

Thursday, 7 p.m., Rogers Arena TV: SN Pacific. Radio: Sportsnet 650 The buzz: You don’t want to be good enough to compete, but not good enough to win. The Canucks have often skated that fine line between consistency and combustibility during this trying season.

Dylan Cozens and Tage Thompson also scored and Jason Zucker had two assists for the Sabres, who won for the third time in four games. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 35 saves. Jaccob Slavin and Martin Necas scored and Brent Burns had two assists in the Hurricanes’ second straight loss. Dustin Tokarski made 20 saves.

The race to finish first in the Pacific Division is heating up. As it stands, the Vegas Golden Knights hold onto first in the Pacific Division thanks to a 29-12-3 record with 61 points.