The visiting Los Angeles Kings sealed the Vancouver Canucks fate in the fifth game of the first round last night. The Kings had dominated the first three games of the series putting the Canucks in a difficult position. Although Vancouver was able to come back with a 3-1 win in game four, they had a daunting task ahead of them — win the remaining three games, which only three teams have ever achieved in the NHL. It was not to be as the Kings’ Jarrett Stoll ended Vancouver’s Stanley Cup run.

Henrik Sedin got Vancouver off to a great start with a power play goal off an assist from his brother Daniel and Dan Hamhuis. Though there would be plenty of chances, the home team wasn’t able to add insurance to their lead.

It looked good for Vancouver until the third period when Los Angeles’ Brad Richardson got the puck past netminder Cory Schneider and setting the stage for overtime. Four and a half minutes into the first overtime, Stoll found the back of the net to win it for his team.

With the Canucks’ early exit, plenty of questions and rumours have surfaced including the fate of starting goalie Roberto Luongo, the team’s inability to score goals, possible coaching changes and more.

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