Kings head to the Canucks in Pacific Division play

Updated Apr. 2, 2023 3:10 a.m. ET

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Los Angeles Kings (43-22-10, third in the Pacific Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (34-34-7, sixth in the Pacific Division)

Vancouver, British Columbia; Sunday, 8 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Kings -120, Canucks +100; over/under is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks host the Los Angeles Kings in a matchup of Pacific Division opponents.

Vancouver is 34-34-7 overall and 14-6-1 against the Pacific Division. The Canucks have scored 254 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank 10th in league play.

Los Angeles has a 12-6-3 record in Pacific Division games and a 43-22-10 record overall. The Kings have gone 39-6-4 in games they score three or more goals.

Sunday's game is the third time these teams match up this season. The Canucks won 4-1 in the previous meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Andrei Kuzmenko has 37 goals and 32 assists for the Canucks. Jonathan Tanner Miller has five goals and 10 assists over the last 10 games.

Kevin Fiala has 22 goals and 48 assists for the Kings. Viktor Arvidsson has six goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 6-2-2, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.3 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

Kings: 6-2-2, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.9 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.1 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.

INJURIES: Canucks: Oliver Ekman-Larsson: out (lower body), Noah Juulsen: day to day (lower body), Vasily Podkolzin: day to day (undisclosed), Ilya Mikheyev: out for season (knee), Tanner Pearson: out for season (hand), Travis Dermott: out (undisclosed), Tucker Poolman: out (undisclosed).

Kings: Gabriel Vilardi: day to day (upper-body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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