The Los Angeles Kings prepared to play game 4 and have a chance to sweep the Vancouver Canucks at home in this first round playoff series. Just 13 minutes into the 1st period, Anze Kopitar scored top shelf with a bullet over Cory Schneider’s glove on a 1 on 1, giving the Kings a 1-0 lead. The Canucks were relentless and battled back and 4 minutes into the 2nd period, Alexander Edler scored with a shot from the point, 1-1. The Canucks continued to play hard, and 8:36 into the 2nd period, Kevin Bieksa scored with a slap shot, which gave the Canucks a 2-1 lead. To add insult, at the 5:45 mark of the 3rd period, Henrik Sedin scored on a rebound, catching the whole Kings defense out of position, 3-1 Canucks. The Canucks managed to claim their first win of the series as they head back to Vancouver for a critical game 5 of this best of 7 series, with the Kings holding a 3-1 series lead.