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Alex Turcotte scored for the Kings just 51 seconds in and 9:42 into the first period, L.A. jumped out to a 3-0 lead.

Falling behind early has become a trend for Vancouver this season with the team conceding the first goal in 26 of 44 games.

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The Kings had four shots when they scored their third goal of the night.

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Allowing odd-man rushes were among those mistakes.

L.A. broke out of Vancouver territory on a power play midway through the period where Kevin Fiala and Trevor Moore charged up the ice with defenceman Carson Soucy looking to impede their progress.

Driving in, Fiala unleashed a blast from low hash marks that sailed in past Thatcher Demko and put the Kings up 4-1.

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MILLER TIME

Canucks centre J.T. Miller logged 14:34 in ice time Thursday, well down from the 19:29 he averaged last season when he put up 103 points for Vancouver.

Tocchet said the 31-year-old American is struggling.

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