Kuemper stopped 20 of 21 shots in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Canucks. Kuemper has allowed one goal or less in five straight games, and he's unlucky to be 4-1-0 in that span. The Kings' offense also scored more than three goals for the first time in six games.

A blowout loss to the Kings, including giving up three goals in the first ten minutes, left the Canucks once again out of a playoff spot.

Kuemper is slated to defend the road crease in Vancouver on Thursday, according to Zach Dooley of the Kings ' official site.

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,

Alex Turcotte scored twice and notched an assist as the Los Angeles Kings thumped the struggling host Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Thursday. Turcotte’s first tally of the night came 51 seconds into the game and, before the end of the first period, the 23-year-old winger helped the Kings to a 3-0 lead.

This season the Kings have surrendered the fewest goals in the NHL, led by Darcy Kuemper in goal, but are coming off a shutout loss in Edmonton.

This game started with an unfortunate pass from JT Miller up the wall to Filip Hronek in the LA end that allowed Adrian Kempe and Alex Turcotte to move in on a 2-on-1 that ended with Turcotte getting a chance off that Thatcher Demko had no chance of stopping.

The Vancouver Canucks (19-14-10) are home from the road and open a three-game run at Rogers Arena tonight when they host the Los Angeles Kings (24-12-5).