Like he has been for most of his career, Mikael Backlund remains a dangerous threat whenever on the ice. The 35-year-old has goals in each of his last two games and sits third on the team in shots with 38. With nine takeaways on the season, the Canucks must be careful when he is on the ice, as a turnover could easily end up in the back of the net.

It was two points down and six wheels up for the Kings, who finished their brief homestand with a victory on Saturday before flying to Calgary for a match with the Flames on Monday. That’ll be the first of three meetings with their red-and-gold-clad divisional foes,

After a three game road trip through the Eastern Conference last week, the Calgary Flames returned home to the friendly confines of the Saddledome on Monday evening to host the Los Angeles Kings.