A promising season is beginning to slip away for the Vancouver Canucks.

The team came into the campaign with hopes of a second straight playoff run, but 44 games in, the Canucks (19-15-10) are stuck in a slump and have fallen out of the Western Conference91裸聊视频檚 second wild-card spot.

Vancouver got thumped 5-1 by the L.A. Kings Thursday 91裸聊视频� the squad91裸聊视频檚 sixth loss in its last seven games.

91裸聊视频淲e just gave up too many rushes, too many turnovers, not playing the way we want to play, getting outworked. All of the above,91裸聊视频� captain Quinn Hughes said of the defeat.

The issues Vancouver is facing right now are fixable, he added

91裸聊视频淚 mean, I91裸聊视频檓 an optimistic guy, and I believe in our group,91裸聊视频� Hughes said. 91裸聊视频淚n saying that, it91裸聊视频檚 game 44 tonight and we need to be figuring our stuff out, quickly.91裸聊视频�

Alex Turcotte scored for the Kings just 51 seconds in and 9:42 into the first period, L.A. jumped out to a 3-0 lead.

Falling behind early has become a trend for Vancouver this season with the team conceding the first goal in 26 of 44 games.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 tough, but it happens in the game sometimes,91裸聊视频� said winger Phillip Di Giuseppe. 91裸聊视频淎nd I think we91裸聊视频檙e at the point where we91裸聊视频檙e sick of it. We91裸聊视频檝e got to figure it out.91裸聊视频�

The Kings had four shots when they scored their third goal of the night.

All three tallies came 91裸聊视频渂ecause of blunders,91裸聊视频� said Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e got to correct it. I91裸聊视频檝e got to correct it,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚 can91裸聊视频檛 let it go. I can91裸聊视频檛 play two lines. So I need some of these guys to step it up, even if they just play neutral, just as long as they don91裸聊视频檛 make some egregious mistakes.91裸聊视频�

Allowing odd-man rushes were among those mistakes.

L.A. broke out of Vancouver territory on a power play midway through the period where Kevin Fiala and Trevor Moore charged up the ice with defenceman Carson Soucy looking to impede their progress.

Driving in, Fiala unleashed a blast from low hash marks that sailed in past Thatcher Demko and put the Kings up 4-1.

Asked where his team goes from here, Tocchet said he needs players to step up, focus and stick together.

91裸聊视频淵ou get punched in the mouth and you get back up. Can91裸聊视频檛 quit on yourself or your teammates,91裸聊视频� he said.

91裸聊视频淚f you91裸聊视频檙e in this business long enough, you91裸聊视频檙e going to get these situations. And character guys, leadership, all that stuff usually comes out of it. So we91裸聊视频檙e looking for those types of people right now.91裸聊视频�

MILLER TIME

Canucks centre J.T. Miller logged 14:34 in ice time Thursday, well down from the 19:29 he averaged last season when he put up 103 points for Vancouver.

Tocchet said the 31-year-old American is struggling.

91裸聊视频淚t seems like every time he91裸聊视频檚 on the ice, something bad happens,91裸聊视频� the coach said. 91裸聊视频淚 think he91裸聊视频檚 got some bad luck, but he91裸聊视频檚 also got some reads that he91裸聊视频檚 got to look at himself right now, focus on some of these reads. 91裸聊视频� I think he91裸聊视频檚 trying, sometimes. I think the focus level has to get a little higher.91裸聊视频�