Very little offensive pressure for the Kings, even though they were only outshot by the Canucks 10-9. Vancouver will be on the power play for the first 1:38 of the second period.

Neither team had a strong scoring chance until the Canucks took a 1-0 lead 7:35 into the first period. Henrik Sedin won the faceoff, Daniel Sedin brought the puck down low and centered it to Alex Burrows, who beat Drew Doughty to the front of the net and scored on a one-timer from close range.

If the Kings need anyone to show them around Vancouver’s GM Place, Brandon Segal is up to the task. Segal, who grew up in British Columbia, said he attended many games at the arena — and its predecessor, the Pacific Coliseum — while growing up. Segal said he would be leaving 12 passes for friends [...]

Tonight, Brayden Schenn will become the third-youngest player to appear in a regular-season game for the Kings. Schenn, at 18 years, 97 days, is behind only Aki Berg, who debuted in 1995 at 18 years, 71 days, and Jimmy Carson, who debuted in 1986 at 18 years, 81 days. Schenn’s brother, Luke, made his NHL [...]

Here’s what Dean Lombardi said today about the move to bring Brayden Schenn to the Kings… Question: What does this say, when you bring Schenn up instead of another option, like maybe Oscar Moller? LOMBARDI: “We definitely see Moller as a winger at this stage, even though he has played the middle. He’s been playing [...]

Brayden Schenn had quite a 12-hour period, give or take an hour or two. Last night, he was in Victoria playing a team of Russian junior players. This morning, he was at GM Place, practicing with the Kings in preparation for his NHL debut. Schenn, 18, got a taste of NHL hockey when he scored [...]

Here’s a catch-all update as lunch is being cooked… – Brayden Schenn will play tonight, will wear No. 55 and will skate between Frolov and Brown. It’s a one-game deal and he will only stay longer if he signs an entry-level contract, which is still possible. – Dean Lombardi said he didn’t consider Oscar Moller [...]

The Kings have signed center Brayden Schenn to a one-game amateur tryout agreement. Schenn is at the arena in Vancouver right now and is expected to play for the Kings tonight. Schenn, coincidentally enough, had been relatively close by, in Victoria, B.C., representing a team of top Canadian junior players in a “Super Series” against [...]

Here’s tonight’s game story, with video and stats. Thanks for reading, and an early Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the States! Kings defeat Edmonton 3-1

Dean Lombardi just told me, officially, that Andrei Loktionov suffered a dislocated shoulder. Even worse, Edmonton team doctors haven’t been able to get the shoulder back in place, and Loktionov will have to go to a local hospital rather than accompany the team to Vancouver.

Wayne Simmonds’ postgame thoughts… (on the close victory…) SIMMONDS: “We played a hard-fought game, defense first, and it was a 2-1 game until that empty-net goal. I think we battled hard down low and we tried to get to the net and create a lot of rebound opportunities.” (on holding on before the third-period goal…) [...]

Terry Murray’s postgame thoughts… (on Greene’s goal…) MURRAY: “That was a great shot. Greener is not a scorer, that’s for sure, but he’s a guy that plays hard for us. He really competes every night. He’s a defending player, but you get those opportunities. I didn’t ask him yet if he knew where he was [...]

Matt Greene’s postgame thoughts… (on scoring against his former team…) GREENE: “No, it doesn’t. You play 82 games, and right now it’s just playing against another team. These guys, I have no ill feelings toward anybody in the organization. For a guy like me, who scores once a year, to say that I was picking [...]

Dustin Brown’s postgame thoughts… (on the back-and-forth third period…) BROWN: “There was a span, maybe from the 10-minute mark to the five-minute mark (remaining) when they really brought it on. They had a few tips that just went wide. Other than that, I thought the first 10 minutes and and last five were pretty even. [...]

Andrei Loktionov is officially listed with an upper-body injury. Terry Murray said Loktionov was being examined by Edmonton team doctors after the game. Loktionov left the game after a relatively innocent-looking hit late in the third period, and appeared in significant pain as he skated to the bench. Murray said what seemed obvious watching live, [...]

Alexander Frolov scored into an empty net with 19.3 seconds remaining. The Edmonton media will be all over former Oilers defenseman Matt Greene, who scored the game-winner tonight. More from the locker room, including an update on Andrei Loktionov, who left the game in the third period with an injury, ASAP…

Matt Greene’s slap shot from the top of the right circle rocketed past Deslauriers to give the Kings the lead with 4:28 to play. Simmonds and O’Donnell got assists.

Shots are 25-15 for the Kings, but the Oilers will have a power play of 1:45 to start the second period.

The Kings tied the game 6:38 into the second period. Wayne Simmonds did a nice job of controlling a pass from Randy Jones, then turned and fired a wrist shot from the top of the left faceoff circle that beat Jeff Deslauriers.

The Kings outshot the Oilers 12-8 but lost 16 of 20 faceoffs and didn’t score on the period’s only power play.