Conor Garland scored his second goal of the game at 4:28 of overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night. Garland — who had a power-play goal in the second period — lofted a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle under the blocker of goalie David Rittich for his 16th goal of the season.

Rittich stopped 30 of 34 shots in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Blues. Rittich took his third straight loss, though the previous two had been past regulation time. The 32-year-old netminder has allowed eight goals during his skid,

Conor Garland scored his second goal of the game at 4:28 of overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 victory over the Kings on Wednesday night. Garland — who had a power-play goal in the second period — lofted a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle under the blocker of goalie David Rittich for his 16th goal of the season.

Starting in St. Louis

Until he can get more positive results, he won't pose much of a threat to Darcy Kuemper's role as the Kings' top goalie. Rittich likely won't have to wait long for his next start -- the Kings have a road back-to-back up next with games in Dallas and St.

St. Louis Blues forward Zack Bolduc scores past Los Angeles Kings goalie David Rittich in the second period of a game against the Los Angeles Kings at Enterprise Center on

Kuemper stopped 26 of 32 shots in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Stars. The Stars led 3-1 after one period, but head coach Jim Hiller didn't pull Kuemper. This likely indicates that David Rittich will handle the second half of a back-to-back when the Kings visit the Blues on Saturday,

Colton Parayko and Pavel Buchnevich each scored, and Jordan Binnington made 25 saves. to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 Saturday night.

The Los Angeles Kings will head to Sin City for a showdown with the Vegas Golden Knights. It will be a Pacific Division showdown as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Kings-Golden Knights prediction and pick.

St. Louis Blues forward Zack Bolduc scores past Los Angeles Kings goalie David Rittich in the second period of a game against the Los Angeles Kings at Enterprise Center on

ST. LOUIS -- Dylan Holloway had a goal and an assist, and the St. Louis Blues extended their season-high winning streak to four games with a 4-1 victory against the Los Angeles Kings at Enterprise Center on Saturday.

The Los Angeles Kings have recently undergone a self-inflicted fall from grace. Of course, most of their wounds are self-inflicted, but the fumbling at the worst time of year is a stark reminder of a poorly constructed roster if one considers the team 'championship-caliber.