NHL: Vancouver 1, Los Angeles 0

Roberto Luongo stopped 20 shots and set a franchise record for shutouts in a season Thursday when the Vancouver Canucks beat Los Angeles 1-0.

Luongo’s eighth shutout of the season — the 46th of his NHL career — along with Ryan Kesler’s second-period goal (power play), gave the Canucks first place in the Northwest Division.

Vancouver has 98 points and one regular-season game remaining, coming Saturday at Colorado. Calgary has 96 points and two games left on the schedule — a home-and-home series against Edmonton beginning Friday.

Jonathan Quick made 27 saves on 28 shots for the Kings, who have lost five of their last seven games.