Canucks 3, Kings 0
LOS ANGELES -- Goaltender Ryan Miller celebrated his 600th start with a shutout, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-0 victory over the winless Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night at Staples Center.
Right winger Adam Cracknell and defenseman Alexander Edler tallied second-period goals, and right winger Derek Dorsett added an empty-netter with 2:39 remaining as the Canucks (3-0-1) defeated the Kings (0-3-0) for the third consecutive time.
Miller stopped all 15 shots he faced. Kings goalie Jonathan Quick saved 23 of 25 attempts.
The Kings hadn't dropped their opening three contests since the 2012-13 season, when the Chicago Blackhawks, the Colorado Avalanche and the Edmonton Oilers beat them. Los Angeles has been outscored 12-2 in its setbacks this season against the San Jose Sharks, Arizona Coyotes and Vancouver.
The Canucks were coming off a 2-1 shootout victory against the host Anaheim Ducks on Monday night, and they made it two wins in two nights in Southern California.
Cracknell, who registered a goal for the second night in a row, broke up a scoreless contest at 5:13 of the second period. Defenseman Matt Bartkowski connected with left winger Brandon Prust with a pass. Prust fired it across the ice to a rushing Cracknell, who fired the puck past Quick for a 1-0 lead.
The Canucks failed to take advantage of a five-on-three opportunity for one minute and 20 seconds after Kings defenseman Matt Greene was sent to the box for holding and defenseman Brayden McNabb joined him 40 seconds later at 6:48 of the second.
However, Edler delivered at 13:23 of the middle period, fielding a pass from center Henrik Sedin just below the blue line and ripping a winner to make it 2-0. The goal was Edler's first of the season.
Vancouver outshot Los Angeles 21-9 after two periods, including a 14-4 cushion in the second period. In addition to shots on goal, sloppy passing plagued the Kings.
Los Angeles gave a more spirited effort in the final period but failed to rally despite three power-play opportunities in the opening 10 minutes of the third.
NOTES: D Dustin Brown played his 805th game for Los Angeles, tying Rob Blake for fourth overall on the franchise's all-time list. ... With a 2-1 win Monday night over the Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver G Ryan Miller has an NHL-record 53 wins in games decided by shootouts. ... Canucks C Brandon Sutter is the nephew of Kings coach Darryl Sutter. ... D Yannick Weber and C Jared McCann were scratches for Vancouver, while D Derek Forbort and C Jordan Weal were unavailable for Los Angeles. ... The two clubs meet again Dec. 1 at Staples Center. ... The Canucks open a five-game homestand Friday against the St. Louis Blues. The Kings host the Minnesota Wild on Friday. ... An announced crowd of 18,230 attended the game.