Game Thread: Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings 1/13/14 | 10:30pm

[Cobiemonster]

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Game Time: 10:30pm EST/7:30pm PST - FS-West​

CANUCKS (24-13-9) at KINGS (27-14-5)

TV: SNET-P, FS-W

Last 10: Vancouver 4-3-3; Los Angeles 3-6-1

Season series: This is the fourth of five games between the Vancouver Canucks and Los Angeles Kings. The Kings are 3-0-0 against Vancouver this season and most recently earned a 3-1 victory Jan. 4 at Staples Center.

Big story: Two major pieces of Vancouver's roster could be back in the lineup Monday.

Goaltender Roberto Luongo and defenseman Alexander Edler each practiced Sunday and will join the Canucks on their three-game road trip that also features stops against the Anaheim Ducks and Phoenix Coyotes.

Luongo hasn't played since Jan. 4, also against Los Angeles. He stopped 46 of 48 shots in a 3-1 loss.

The Canucks' No. 1 goaltender told the team's website Sunday that the injury he sustained in a game against the Winnipeg Jets on Dec. 22 and the one against Los Angeles were not related. He is 16-10-6 with a 2.23 goals-against average and .922 save percentage in 33 games this season.

"One has nothing to do with the other," Luongo said. "Totally different injury on a different type of play. There's nothing in common with either injury."

Edler has been out since Dec. 3, when he sustained a knee injury against the Nashville Predators. He has three goals and six assists in 27 games.

"I had a good practice today and we'll see tomorrow," Edler said. "Mentally, I'm ready."

Team Scope:

Canucks: Forward Zac Dalpe was promoted to the top line alongside Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin and scored a goal in Vancouver's 2-1 victory against the St. Louis Blues on Friday. Dalpe skated with the Sedin twins during practice Sunday and will likely find himself on the top line again in Los Angeles.

"I'm an energy guy," said Dalpe, who was acquired from the Carolina Hurricanes during training camp. "I like to skate and shoot the puck. It just so happens to be on a different line."

Kings: Los Angeles, which suffered a 3-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings at Staples Center on Saturday, did not take the ice Sunday. Instead, the Kings held workouts, team meetings and video sessions. They are 2-1-1 on their five-game homestand, which concludes Monday against Vancouver.

"We tighten it up when we're at home," coach Darryl Sutter told LA Kings Insider. "Five-game homestand, we win [Monday], that'd be a [good] homestand. That's how we try and approach those things. Just trying to review some stats with guys today and get some banged-up guys ready for [Monday]. Get some of the energy back."

Who's hot: Over the past four games, Henrik Sedin has five assists and Daniel Sedin has four. Chris Higgins has a goal and two assists in the past four. … Kings center Anze Kopitar has three assists in the past four games; Mike Richards has an assist in back-to-back games.

Injury report: Along with Luongo and Edler, the Canucks could be without forward Alexandre Burrows (jaw) and defensemen Ryan Stanton (ankle) and Andrew Alberts (upper body).

Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings - 01/13/2014

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Edler might be back in tonight ... Frankie C was sent back to Utica

 

[Cobiemonster]

Edler might be back in tonight ... Frankie C was sent back to Utica

What about Luongo?

 

[jstewismybastardson]

What about Luongo?

could be wednesday ... he's on the trip

 

[Cobiemonster]

smfh why is Alec Martinez not in the lineup again - bench Jake Muzzin please

 

[Cobiemonster]

Go Kings Go! Go Kings Go! Go Kings Go!

 

[dash]

I like both Martinez and Muzzin, nice problem the Kings have.

 

[dash]

Brian Wilson is a goof...

 

[Cobiemonster]

LMFAO Kassian you dunce

 

[Cobiemonster]

Canucks are going full out dumb right now

 

[dash]

LMFAO Kassian you dunce

Canucks are feisty tonight (Sestito just started pounding on Nolan).

 

[mattola]

I've no problem with sesitito going after Nolan and keep pounding him while Nolan doesn't fight back. Kings running our stars need to pay

 

[dash]

I think Sestito just got 27 minutes in penalties...

 

[mattola]

Nolan went after Sedins knee. And we're the cheap team

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Im fine with it too. Nolan tried to kick henriks feet out and he gets no penalty

I only wish sestito kept pounding away at yhat piece of shit

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Whick fuckface said we r cheap?

 

[mattola]

If this game gets out of control I hope the Canucks run their fucking stars prick cheap team

 

[jstewismybastardson]

If hamhuis gets a chance to line up brown with a hip he better take it

League and refs do sweet fuckall so do the damn thing boys!!!

 

[davnlaguna]

Whick fuckface said we r cheap?

no one
Some one said it was stupid but no one said cheap
and two man advantage

 

[dash]

All that PP time and square root of diddly squat for the Kings...