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Tonight: Kings, Canucks meet again

Jordan Nolan, Tom Sestito

Los Angeles Kings center Jordan Nolan, left, and Vancouver Canucks left wing Tom Sestito fight during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Only four games tonight in the NHL, but a compelling one in Los Angeles, where the Kings will try to maintain their perfect record this season against the Canucks.

L.A. and Vancouver have met three times already, with the Kings winning twice in regulation and once in overtime. They’ll meet one more time after tonight, on April 5 at Rogers Arena.

Coming off a big win over St. Louis on Friday, the Canucks are likely to get defenseman Alex Edler back in the lineup versus the Kings. Edler hasn’t played since Dec. 3, when he was hurt in a game versus the Predators. (Update: Vancouver has reassigned d-man Frank Corrado to AHL Utica. Pretty much guarantees Edler’s a go.)

Meanwhile, goalie Roberto Luongo and Alex Burrows are expected to be out a bit longer with their respective injuries.

The last time the Kings and Canucks met, less than two weeks ago on Jan. 4 at the Staples Center, Los Angeles dominated possession, outshooting Vancouver 49-28 in a 3-1 win.

That game also saw Kings captain Dustin Brown run over Luongo, causing an ankle injury. So it will be interesting to see if anything comes of that.

In case you haven’t heard, these teams really don’t like each other.

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