Alex Iafallo scored Los Angeles’ first two goals as the Kings earned a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs by claiming a 4-1 win over the host Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.Needing just one point to secure a spot in the postseason, Los Angeles (45-22-10, 100 points) grabbed two and leap-frogged Edmonton (99) for second place in the Pacific Division.The Kings will host the Oilers on Tuesday for the teams’ final meeting of the regular season.Arthur Kaliyev and Blake Lizotte had a goal and an assist apiece, and Anze Kopitar dished out two helpers as Los Angeles won for the first time in three meetings with Vancouver (1-1-1).Goaltender Joonas Korpisalo stopped 24 of 25 shots as the club held the opposition to two goals or fewer for the 14th time in the past 15 games.Vancouver (34-35-7, 75 points) got a goal from Brock Boeser and 21 saves from Thatcher Demko, but the Canucks failed to earn a point for the first time in the past 11 contests (9-1-1) with Los Angeles.Elias Pettersson’s career-best 14-game point streak came to an end, leaving him one shy of tying the franchise record.With defenseman Guillaume Brisebois out, Akito Hirose made his NHL debut on the rearguard with 14:01 of ice time.Vancouver struck first at 5:56 after J.T. Miller put a hard shot from the left circle on Korpisalo. Boeser found the rebound and popped in his 17th marker.
Alex Iafallo scores twice as Kings beat Canucks, clinch playoff berth
