The Kings’ Trevor Moore, center, celebrates with Quinton Byfield (55), Alex Laferriere, back left, Drew Doughty, second from right, and Mikey Anderson (44) after scoring a goal during the second period on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Kings’ Artemi Panarin, left, and the Vancouver Canucks’ Zeev Buium vie for the puck during the first period on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Kings’ Jared Wright, top, and the Vancouver Canucks’ Elias Pettersson vie for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Vancouver Canucks’ Pierre-Olivier Joseph, left, hits the Kings’ Mathieu Joseph during the first period on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Vancouver Canucks’ Pierre-Olivier Joseph, left, hits the Kings’ Mathieu Joseph during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen makes a save during the first period of a game against the Kings in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Vancouver Canucks’ Marcus Pettersson (29) and the Kings’ Alex Laferriere (14) vie for the puck during the first period on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Kings’ Mathieu Joseph, left, and the Vancouver Canucks’ Elias Pettersson vie for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Vancouver Canucks’ Aatu Raty (54) hits Kings defenseman Drew Doughty during the second period on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Kings’ Trevor Moore, second right, celebrates his goal against the Vancouver Canucks with Quinton Byfield (55), Alex Laferriere, back left, and Drew Doughty (8) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen (32), Aatu Raty (54), Marcus Pettersson (29) and the Kings’ Adrian Kempe (9) watch the puck during the second period on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen, left, stops a shot by the Kings’ Quinton Byfield during the second period on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Vancouver Canucks’ Jake DeBrusk, left, and the Kings’ Brandt Clarke (92) vie for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Vancouver Canucks’ Tom Willander waits for a faceoff against the Kings during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Kings’ Trevor Moore (12) shoots as the Vancouver Canucks’ Marcus Pettersson (29) defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen, bottom, and the Kings’ Adrian Kempe (9) watch the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Kings’ Artemi Panarin (10) scores on Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen, left, during the second period on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Vancouver, B.C. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen waits for a faceoff against the Kings during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Kings’ Artemi Panarin, left, celebrates his goal against the Vancouver Canucks during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper, left, dumps the puck as the Vancouver Canucks’ Liam Ohgren watches during the third period on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Kings’ Quinton Byfield (55) celebrates his goal against the Vancouver Canucks with his teammates during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Vancouver Canucks’ Max Sasson, right, hits Kings defenseman Drew Doughty during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Vancouver Canucks’ Max Sasson, right, hits Kings defenseman Drew Doughty during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper (35) stops the Vancouver Canucks’ Aatu Raty (54) as the Kings’ Brian Dumoulin (2) defends during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Kings’ Jared Wright, left, and the Vancouver Canucks’ Zeev Buium fight during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Vancouver Canucks’ Zeev Buium, left, and the Kings’ Brandt Clarke (92) are broken up by linesman Dan Kelly during the third period in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper makes a save during the third period of their 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper, left, celebrates with Brian Dumoulin after their 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Kings’ Quinton Byfield, right, kisses the helmet of goaltender Darcy Kuemper as they celebrate after a 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Kings’ Quinton Byfield, right, kisses goaltender Darcy Kuemper’s helmet as they celebrate after a 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, March 26, 2026.(Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper, left, celebrates with Scott Laughton after their 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
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The Kings’ Trevor Moore, center, celebrates with Quinton Byfield (55), Alex Laferriere, back left, Drew Doughty, second from right, and Mikey Anderson (44) after scoring a goal during the second period on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Seemingly everyone chipped in for the Kings on Thursday night.
Eight players tallied at least one point and Darcy Kuemper made 19 saves to lead the Kings to a 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena.
Quinton Byfield and Trevor Moore each had a goal and an assist, Scott Laughton and Artemi Panarin both scored a goal and Mikey Anderson had two assists for the Kings (29-25-18, 76 points), who snapped a four-game skid (0-1-3).
“We were responsible start from finish and huge win for us,” Kuemper told NHL.com. “[Shutouts] are always fun, but it takes a whole team to get one, so it’s just a credit to how well we played and how focused we were tonight.”
The victory moved the Kings within one point of the Nashville Predators, who hold the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference playoff race. Seattle is two points behind the Kings, with a game in hand.
It was Kuemper’s third shutout of the season and the 39th of his NHL career, but the 35-year-old goalie was mostly thrilled to be playing with some breathing room in the third period after going to overtime in his previous three starts and four of his past six games.
“We like to play close overtime games, so it was nice that we were able to build a bit of a cushion,” Kuemper told NHL.com. “When you can get multigoal leads, then it’s a little bit easier to just go out there and play and try to take the life away from the other team.”
One of the best stops by Kuemper, whose last shutout was on Dec. 6 against Chicago, came at the 10:43 mark of the first period when Teddy Blueger launched a blast from the slot and the goalie kicked out his right leg to send the puck soaring with the toe of his skate.
“Huge save by him,” Kings interim coach D.J. Smith told NHL.com. “And that’s what changes momentum in this league. If you give that up, then you’re trailing and you’re a little more stressed.”
Kevin Lankinen made 34 saves for the Canucks (21-42-8, 50 points), who have lost four straight and 14 of their past 17 games (3-11-3). Vancouver has been shut out five times this season, with four coming at home.
The Kings opened the scoring with Laughton’s power-play goal 17:34 into the first period. Stationed at the top of the faceoff circle, Byfield took a shot that hit the skate of Laughton as he jumped in front of the net, deflecting the puck in past Lankinen.
“He wants us all over the goalie, so more we can do that, the better, and we’re trending in the right direction,” Byfield told NHL.com. “Not letting the goalie see, there’s a few goals that were just screens and tips, so that’s what you gotta keep doing and hopefully it keeps working.”
The Kings outshot Vancouver 15-7 in the first period thanks in part to two power-play opportunities.
Moore extended the Kings’ lead to 2-0 at 1:21 of the second period. Anderson’s wrist shot from the left point was redirected by Byfield through traffic to Moore, who tipped the puck over Lankinen’s extended leg.
“It all starts with guys being on top of the goalie,” Anderson told NHL.com.
Panarin made it 3-0 with 24 seconds left in the second frame with a backhanded shot from the left circle after Adrian Kempe forced a turnover in the neutral zone. Panarin, who had already been robbed twice by Lankinen on glove saves, fired a shot that bounced off Lankinen’s short side and hit the back of the net.
“That was big by ‘Bread,’” Byfield told NHL.com. “2-0, they say it’s the worst lead in hockey, so ‘Bread’ getting that goal there is big going into the change room and just being able to calm ourselves back down going in that third and kind of seal the game there.”
The Kings outshot the Canucks 17-5 in the middle frame and 32-12 over the first two periods. Vancouver was held to just two shots on goal for most of the second period, and generated just one shot on a power play at 11:24.
Kuemper made another strong save on a Drew O’Connor redirection from atop the crease with 4:35 left and Lankinen pulled for an extra attacker.
Byfield sealed it with an empty-netter with 2:24 left in the game.
The Kings are 2-0 against Vancouver this season, with two more matchups coming next month.
NOTES
Byfield has six points (four goals, two assists) during a three-game point streak. … Panarin has 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) in 16 games with the Kings. … Kuemper posted his 11th shutout with the Kings and passed Kelly Hrudey and Stephane Fiset (both with 10) for the fifth-most in franchise history.
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The Kings host Utah on Saturday at 6 p.m. to begin a seven-game homestand.