Kings’ Quick stops 19 shots in shutout of Canucks

Winnipeg Jets goalie Michael Hutchinson makes a save as Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov goes for the puck defended by Jacob Trouba as Mark Stuart looks on in the second period at BB&T Center on Thursday.

Agencies/TorontoJonathan Quick made 19 saves for his fifth shutout of the season, and Justin Williams and Anze Kopitar each had a goal and an assist, as the Kings beat the Canucks 4-0 on Thursday.The Kings, 3-0 against the Canucks this season with two meetings remaining, jumped over Winnipeg and into the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The Jets lost 4-2 at Florida earlier Thursday.Eddie Lack made 16 saves for the Canucks, who are second in the Pacific Division. Both the Kings and Calgary Flames are just one point back.“The closer you get to playoffs the more you want to be in it,” Kings defenseman Drew Doughty said. “We’re not going to accept anything but to be in it, and right now Vancouver is one of those teams in our way, second in the division.“We still have a really good shot at being in that spot.”Tyler Toffoli and Marian Gaborik also scored for Los Angeles, which has won four of five and 12 of 16.That surge has pushed the defending Stanley Cup champions up in the standings after they were 13th in the West in early February.“We circle these ones that are division games, especially since we’re on the bubble,” Williams said. “These are huge games. Vancouver is in our way if we want to try to make the playoffs, and they still are.”A big reason for the Kings’ turnaround has been their play on the road. They were 5-12-6 away from home as of Feb. 5, but are 7-2 since.