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 night. Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and an assist.

J.T. Miller, a key player for the Vancouver Canucks, signed a seven-year contract worth $56 million in 2022. Last season, he set a career-high with 103 points. Miller has eight goals and 21 assists in 33 games this season, but his -4 rating reflects the team’s struggles.

Foegele ended a five-game goal drought with an insurance tally in the third period. The middle-six winger racked up 11 points over 11 outings in December, but his offense has gone quiet in January. He's now at 12 goals,

J.T. Miller finished with the lowest 5-on-5 ice time for the Vancouver Canucks in their 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.

Turcotte scores twice and adds an assist – all in the first 10 minutes – as the Kings thump Vancouver, 5-1. Adrian Kempe, Kevin Fiala and Warren Foegele also score.

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.

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.

Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes shared his thoughts following a 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night at Rogers Arena.

It was another tough night at Rogers Arena as the Vancouver Canucks fell 5-1 to the L.A. Kings. Quinn Hughes scored the only goal for Vancouver, while Thatcher Demko stopped 16 of the 21 shots he faced. With the loss, the Canucks move to 19-15-10 on the season and have just three wins in their last 14 games.

Foegele is having success playing among the top six for the Kings alongside Byfield and right wing Trevor Moore on the second line. Foegele also kills penalties and is getting time on the power play, which was a rare occurrence here with Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the rest of the top unit, usually playing the entire man-advantage.

Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet didn't hold back in his assessment of J.T. Miller's performance after the team's disappointing 5-1 loss to the LA Kings.

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