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Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Doughty scores 33 seconds into OT, Kings rally past Blue Jackets 4-3 for 10th straight road win

Los Angeles Kings vs. Columbus Blue Jackets: Full Highlights

Phoenix Copley stopped 26 for the Kings, who have won seven of their last eight games and matched the road win record of the 2006-07 Buffalo Sabres.

Phillip Danault scored twice, Arthur Kaliyev added a goal and Vladislav Gavrikov contributed a pair of assists in his first game back in Columbus after being traded to Los Angeles in March.

“We definitely woke up in the third period, that one was better, and just took charge," Danault said.

Kirill Marchenko, Johnny Gaudreau and Mathieu Olivier scored, and Elvis Merzlikins stopped 35 shots for Columbus, which has lost eight games this season after holding a lead in the final 20 minutes.

“We played solid for two periods, really sticking to the plan and winning battles, and then in the third we started to not be tight, and not close, and not get the puck out,” Blue Jackets caoch Pascale Vincent said. “We’re learning the hard way what it takes to win. Up 3-0 in this league and you're home — you've got to close it, and we didn’t.”

The first two periods were all Columbus, as the Blue Jackets built a three-goal lead heading into the final 20 minutes, helped by a first period, power-play goal from Marchenko, and second-period scores from Gaudreau and Olivier.

“Our team feels good about itself,” Kings coach Todd McLellan said. “We have confidence, but with confidence comes responsibility and we didn’t have a lot of it early in the game.”

The Kings charged back with three goals in the first 6:38 of the third period, including a pair from Danault and one from Kaliyev, before Doughty’s overtime winner.

UP NEXT

Kings: Visit Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.

Blue Jackets: Visit New York Islanders on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

LA leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 9:07 Kirill Marchenko Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Adam Boqvist (3), Johnny Gaudreau (11)
Goal 2nd Period 5:24 Johnny Gaudreau Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 13:03 Mathieu Olivier Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: David Jiricek (4), Adam Fantilli (7)
Goal 3rd Period 0:23 Phillip Danault Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Matt Roy (7), Trevor Moore (9)
Goal 3rd Period 5:08 Phillip Danault Goal (6) Poke, assists: Vladislav Gavrikov (5), Kevin Fiala (15)
Goal 3rd Period 6:38 Arthur Kaliyev Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Jaret Anderson-Dolan (2), Vladislav Gavrikov (6)
Goal 4th Period 0:33 Drew Doughty Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (11), Adrian Kempe (15)

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 12
13 Hits 15
2 Takeaways 8
39 Shots 29
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 100.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
29 Faceoffs Won 28
50.9 Faceoff Win Percent 49.1
4 Giveaways 3
1 Total Penalties 2
2 Penalty Minutes 4
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Andrei Kuzmenko, LW Injured Reserve Apr 8
Kevin Fiala, LW Injured Reserve Mar 6

Game Information

Nationwide Arena

Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 15,088 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Edmonton 40 29 90 10
Vegas 36 26 88 16
Anaheim 41 32 87 5
Los Angeles 32 26 83 19
San Jose 37 33 81 7
Seattle 32 34 75 11
Calgary 32 36 73 9
Vancouver 22 47 52 8

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 50 22 106 6
Pittsburgh 40 22 96 16
Philadelphia 40 26 92 12
Columbus 39 27 90 12
NY Islanders 42 31 89 5
Washington 40 30 89 9
New Jersey 40 35 83 3
NY Rangers 33 37 75 9
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