"The Vancouver Canucks want their first periods back.

You know, the 20 minutes they used to own.

The Canucks have steamrolled teams for much of this season in the opening period, outscoring the opposition 51-28.

But like the Anaheim Ducks did on Sunday night, the Los Angeles Kings took the game to the Canucks in the first period en route to a 3-2 shootout victory at Rogers Arena on Tuesday night."