Kings slow Canucks' division push with narrow win

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Anze Kopitar and Blake Lizotte scored just 1:51 apart late in the second period as the visiting Los Angeles Kings won their fourth straight game with a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday.

The Kings' playoff push gathered steam as they played the role of spoiler against the Western Conference-leading Canucks.

Vancouver (45-19-8, 98 points) could have become the firs