Postgame notes (Jan. 17)

Some notes from last night’s game…

— The Kings broke their shootout slump and beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in a shootout on Tuesday night at Rogers Arena.

— The Kings had lost three consecutive shootouts and are now 4-5 in shootouts this season. Justin Williams and Mike Richards scored in the shootout, and Jonathan Quick stopped two of three shots.

— The Kings had lost five of their previous six regular-season games in Vancouver.

— The Kings improved to 8-1-5 under coach Darryl Sutter.

— The Kings improved to 10-5-6 on the road, 13-7-9 in one-goal games, 16-2-4 when scoring the first goal, 7-0-0 when leading after the first period and 15-0-2 when leading after the second period.

— The Kings outshot the Canucks 41-33, including 15-10 in the first period.

— The Kings went 1-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-4 on the penalty kill. The Kings have scored six power-play goals in their last 17 chances. The Kings are 16-5-2 this season when they score at least one power-play goal.

— Jonathan Quick stopped 31 of 33 shots in regulation and overtime. Quick has an 8-1-4 record in his last 13 games, with 20 goals allowed.

— Dustin Penner scored a goal, his third goal and 11th point of the season. Penner had gone 17 consecutive games without a goal.

— Justin Williams scored a power-play goal, his ninth goal and 31st point of the season. Williams has four power-play goals. Williams has recorded at least one point in five consecutive games (three goals, four assists).

— Drew Doughty had one assist, his 17th assist and 20th point of the season. Doughty has recorded an assist in four of his last five games.

— Willie Mitchell had one assist, on the power play, his seventh assist and ninth point of the season.

— Rob Scuderi had one assist, his fifth assist and sixth point of the season. Scuderi has recorded an assist in two of his last three games.

— Anze Kopitar had one assist, on the power play, his team-high 29th assist and 43rd point of the season. Kopitar has nine points in his last nine games (four goals, five assists) and 14 points in his last 15 games (four goals, 10 assists).

— Justin Williams recorded a team-high seven shots on goal. Dustin Penner was credited with a game-high eight hits. Rob Scuderi was credited with a team-high three blocked shots.

— Drew Doughty led the Kings in ice time, with an even 27 minutes, followed by Anze Kopitar, at 24:20.

— The Kings won 28 of 66 faceoffs (42 percent). Anze Kopitar won 12 of 25 draws (48 percent). Mike Richards won 5 of 13 draws (38 percent). Jarret Stoll won 6 of 12 draws (50 percent).

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