Canucks 3–2 Kings — Final Score & Stats (Mar 18, 2023)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐋 VAN

Quinn Hughes

2 A

2 shots · 27:33 TOI

2nd star 🐋 VAN

J.T. Miller

2 A

1 shots · 21:52 TOI

3rd star 🐋 VAN

Thatcher Demko

38 saves

0.950 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐋 Brock Boeser Go-ahead 1st · 10:53

Assists: J.T. Miller, Quinn Hughes · beat Joonas Korpisalo

1–0

👑 Alexander Edler Tying 1st · 16:52

Assists: Gabriel Vilardi · beat Thatcher Demko

1–1

2nd period

👑 Carl Grundstrom Go-ahead 2nd · 16:18

Assists: Rasmus Kupari, Arthur Kaliyev · beat Thatcher Demko

1–2

3rd period

🐋 Elias Pettersson PP Tying 3rd · 11:33

Assists: Quinn Hughes, J.T. Miller · beat Joonas Korpisalo

2–2

Shootout

🐋 Andrei Kuzmenko Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐋Canucks

L1 Pettersson · Miller · Boeser 21:52

L2 Beauvillier · Di Giuseppe · Kuzmenko 18:07

L3 Joshua · Aman · Garland 13:34

L4 Dries · Studnicka · Podkolzin 9:10

D1 Hughes · Bear 25:40

D2 Juulsen · Brisebois 19:14

D3 Wolanin · Burroughs 17:54

👑Kings

L1 Arvidsson · Danault · Kopitar 21:06

L2 Moore · Kempe · Byfield 18:27

L3 Iafallo · Vilardi · Lizotte 15:22

L4 Kupari · Kaliyev · Grundstrom 9:18

D1 Doughty · Anderson 24:56

D2 Gavrikov · Roy 21:38

D3 Spence · Edler 13:58

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN LAK👑

17 Shots on goal 40

1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

32 Hits 17

19 Blocked shots 11

7 Takeaways 4

6 Giveaways 7

4 Penalty minutes 2

VAN shooting 17.6% (3/17) LAK shooting 5.0% (2/40)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Thatcher Demko

38/40

.950 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

👑Kings

Joonas Korpisalo

15/17

.882 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 5 goals located

VAN LAK

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 1st: 9-11-2 (41% win rate, 22 games)

Kings

Kings — tied after 1st: 14-7-3 (58% win rate, 24 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Canucks

Canucks — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-8-2 (29% win rate, 14 games)

Kings

Kings — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 11-1-1 (85% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Canucks lead the season series 2–0

Nov 182022 👑LAK @ 🐋VAN 1–4 Apr 282022 👑LAK @ 🐋VAN 2–3 OT Dec 302021 🐋VAN @ 👑LAK 1–2 SO Dec 62021 👑LAK @ 🐋VAN 0–4 Dec 282019 👑LAK @ 🐋VAN 2–3

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VAN vs LAK, answered

Who won Canucks vs Kings on March 18, 2023?

Canucks won 3–2 in a shootout. The final score was Canucks 3, Kings 2.

Who scored for Canucks?

Brock Boeser, Elias Pettersson.

Who scored for Kings?

Alexander Edler, Carl Grundstrom.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Thatcher Demko made 38 saves on 40 shots (.950 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Joonas Korpisalo made 15 saves on 17 shots (.882 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Canucks vs Kings season series?

Canucks lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐋 Canucks

BeforeMar 16 🐋VAN @ 🌵ARI 2–3 AfterMar 19 🐋VAN @ 🦆ANA 2–1

👑 Kings

BeforeMar 16 🧥CBJ @ 👑LAK 1–4 AfterMar 20 🔥CGY @ 👑LAK 2–8

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