Throughout the five-game road trip, the Los Angeles Kings have had trouble putting the puck in the net, despite the fast starts and chances generated.

Sometimes, puck luck just isn't on your side. It wasn't for the Seattle Kraken as they wrapped up a five-game trip Thursday at Western Conference-leading Winnipeg.

Alex Turcotte scored twice and added an assist — all in the first 10 minutes — as the Los Angeles Kings thumped the struggling Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Thursday

Adrian Kempe stickhandled into the slot and beat Eric Comrie with a wrist shot to the top right corner at 1:14 of overtime to give Los Angeles a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night in the Kings' first game in almost a week because of wildfires.

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Turcotte put the Kings ahead 1-0 on the first shot of the game 51 seconds into the first period, beating defenseman Filip Hronek to the net on a 2-on-1 to redirect Kempe’s centering pass over the right pad of a sliding Demko.

Adrian Kempe scored in overtime to give the Kings a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in L.A.'s first game in almost a week because of wildfires.

The Vancouver Canucks suffered a dismal 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, marking their eighth defeat in their last 10 games.

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,

After an embarrassing 6-1 loss on the road to the Jets, the Canucks returned home and served up an embarrassing 5-1 loss to the Kings in front of the home fans. Just like Tom Petty, this team is free falling.

They’re now 3-4-3 since the Christmas break, partially due to a major uptick in quality chances allowed at five-on-five; they were at 2.18 per 60 heading into the holiday, fourth-best in the NHL. In the 10 games since, though, they’re over 2.5.