(Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP) Los Angeles Kings’ Alex Turcotte (15) celebrates after his goal against the Vancouver Canucks with Adrian Kempe (9) and Anze Kopitar (11) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British ...

The NHL Department of Player Safety laid down the gavel on Los Angeles Kings forward Adrian Kempe on Tuesday. Kempe slew-footed Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid in the third period of the Oilers' 1-0 victory on Monday.

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.

BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks face the Los Angeles Kings in a matchup of Pacific Division opponents. Vancouver is 19-14-10 overall with a 6-3-2 record in Pacific Division play. The Canucks have committed 168 total penalties (3.9 per game) to rank ninth in NHL play.

Alex Turcotte had two goals and an assist while leading the visiting Los Angeles Kings to a 5-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. Adrian

Alex Turcotte scored twice and notched an assist as the Los Angeles Kings thumped the struggling Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Thursday.

Department of Player Safety announced that Los Angeles Kings forward Adrian Kempe has been fined $5,000 the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement for slew-footing Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid during Monday night’s contest.

Los Angeles Kings' Alex Turcotte (15) celebrates after his goal against the Vancouver Canucks with Adrian Kempe (9) and Anze Kopitar (11) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver ...

"Los Angeles' Adrian Kempe has been fined $5,000 ... The Kings are set to play the Vancouver Canucks next on Thursday, followed by the Seattle Kraken on Saturday, and the Pittsburgh Penguins ...

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 ...

As the Canucks hang on in the playoff picture amid inconsistent play, scout Jason Bukala reports back from his own west coast road trip with a plan for how the Canucks should handle three of their most talked about trade assets.

After Wednesday's nationally televised game between the Los Angeles Kings and Florida Panthers, the cast of NHL on TNT discussed Edmonton Oilers Captain Connor McDavid and the three-game suspension he was handed on January 20,