Postgame notes (3/13)

— I’ll be a guest on Facewash, the Kings’ online postgame show, in the next half-hour or so. Those so inclined can listen to the show here.

— The Kings got stomped in the first period, then got goals 26 seconds apart (from Frolov and Kopitar) to tie the game 2-2. Henrik Sedin then made it 3-2 and Sedin scored again 30 seconds later with a highlight-reel, 360-degree spin, shot and score.

— Vancouver outscored the Kings 2-0 in the first period, but it wasn’t even that close. The Canucks recorded the first eight shots of the game, and the Kings didn’t record their first shot until 6:47 into the game. At that point, the Kings were being outshot 11-1, and they were outshot 20-3 in the first period. For the game, Vancouver outshot the Kings 32-26.

— Strong special-teams played had fueled the Kings’ recent three-game winning streak, but that ended Friday night. The Kings entered the game 9-for-9 on the penalty kill in their last three games, but they gave up a 5-on-3 goal to the Canucks late in the first period. The Canucks went 1-for-6 on the power play. The Kings also went 0-for-5 on the power play. They had scored five power-play goals in their last three games and had scored at least one power-play goal in 19 of their previous 22 games.

— The Kings missed a chance to match their season-best four-game winning streak, which they had accomplished twice this season, most recently from Feb. 3-10.

— Alexander Frolov scored a third-period goal to extend his point-scoring streak to five games. Frolov has two goals and five assists in his last five games. Frolov also had a game-high eight shots on goal.

— Anze Kopitar scored a third-period goal. Kopitar now has a goal in five of his last six games, and in those six games, Kopitar has five goals and four assists.

— Jonathan Quick was strong in the first period, as he stopped 18 shots, but one mistake midway through the first period doomed him and the Kings. Quick went behind the net to play an uncontested puck, but it bounced off his stick and into the goal crease, where it was tapped in by Vancouver LW Alex Burrows. Quick rebounded with a strong effort and made 28 saves but still had his personal three-game losing streak ended. Roberto Luongo made 24 saves for Vancouver.

— Raitis Ivanans returned to the lineup after missing five games with an undisclosed “upper-body injury.” Ivanans left the March 6 game against Detroit in the second period after he was struck in the head. Ivanans had been on injured reserve since March 8. He began the game on a line with Derek Armstrong and Kevin Westgarth.

— Kyle Calder was a healthy scratch with the return to formerly injured LW Raitis Ivanans to the lineup. Calder had appeared in 61 of the Kings’ 66 games this season but had recently fallen into a fourth-line role and had totaled only one goal and two assists in his last 17 games.

— Ivanans and Westgarth did not leave the bench in the third period, and Denis Gauthier had only two shifts in the third period.

— Frolov led the Kings in ice time at 24:15. Drew Doughty led all Kings defensemen in ice time at 24:00.

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