Kings shake off slow start to beat Blue Jackets 5-2
— Trevor Moore scored short-handed, Alex Laferriere got his ninth goal of the season, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Saturday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Columbus Blue Jackets
2
Los Angeles Kings
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| LA | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3/26 | vs Colorado Avalanche | W 7-2 | NHL |
| 10/31/26 | @ Dallas Stars | L 1-3 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | @ Carolina Hurricanes | L 2-3 | NHL |
| 10/27/26 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | W 4-3 | NHL |
| 10/24/26 | vs Vegas Golden Knights | W 2-1 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Goal 19:29 2-5
Brandt Clarke Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (12), Adrian Kempe (9)
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Missed 19:17 2-4
Anze Kopitar Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 19:10 2-4
Kevin Fiala Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 17:42 2-4
Sean Monahan Tripping against Vladislav Gavrikov
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Missed 15:19 2-4
Zach Werenski Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 12:15 2-4
Jordan Spence Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 10:42 2-4
Warren Foegele Backhand Wide Right
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Goal 7:05 2-4
Alex Laferriere Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Joel Edmundson (3), Warren Foegele (3)
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Missed 5:44 2-3
Sean Kuraly Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 5:06 2-3
Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 3:55 2-3
Adam Fantilli Tip-In Wide Right
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Penalty 3:06 2-3
Too many men/ice served by Kevin Fiala
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Missed 1:22 2-3
David Jiricek Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Goal 0:49 2-3
Ivan Provorov Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Justin Danforth (4), Adam Fantilli (4)
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Goal 0:30 1-3
Trevor Moore Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Phillip Danault (8)
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Penalty 19:40 1-2
Samuel Helenius Cross-checking against Zach Werenski
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Missed 19:07 1-2
Jack Johnson Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 18:38 1-2
Warren Foegele Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 17:39 1-2
Phillip Danault Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 17:11 1-2
Adrian Kempe Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 15:44 1-2
Cole Sillinger Snap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 15:29 1-2
Adam Fantilli Delaying Game - Puck over glass
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Missed 14:30 1-2
Kevin Fiala Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 13:58 1-2
Kevin Fiala Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 10:09 1-2
Mikey Anderson Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
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Penalty 9:06 1-2
Mathieu Olivier Fighting against Andreas Englund
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Penalty 9:06 1-2
Andreas Englund Fighting against Mathieu Olivier
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Missed 7:15 1-2
Sean Monahan Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Goal 6:12 1-2
Warren Foegele Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Akil Thomas (1), Samuel Helenius (1)
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Goal 4:16 1-1
Vladislav Gavrikov Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Adrian Kempe (8), Anze Kopitar (11)
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Missed 3:36 1-0
Ivan Provorov Slap Shot Short
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Missed 0:25 1-0
Trevor Lewis Wrap-around Hit Left Post
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Penalty 16:43 1-0
Adrian Kempe Interference against Zach Werenski
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Penalty 15:40 1-0
Sean Monahan Interference against Adrian Kempe
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Missed 15:35 1-0
Trevor Lewis Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 14:45 1-0
Andre Lee Tip-In Wide Left
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Goal 13:26 1-0
Dmitri Voronkov Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Justin Danforth (3)
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Missed 11:51 0-0
Ivan Provorov Slap Shot Above Crossbar
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Penalty 8:55 0-0
Mikael Pyyhtia Hooking against Kevin Fiala
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Missed 6:26 0-0
Zachary Aston-Reese Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 5:34 0-0
Alex Laferriere Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 1:35 0-0
Trevor Moore Wrist Shot Wide Right
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End of Game 20:00 2-5
Game End
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Period End 20:00 2-5
End of 3rd Period
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Hit 19:57 2-5
Sean Kuraly hit Andre Lee
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Giveaway 19:52 2-5
Giveaway by Sean Kuraly
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Giveaway 19:49 2-5
Giveaway by Jordan Spence
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Face Off 19:38 2-5
Samuel Helenius faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
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Stoppage 19:38 2-5
Icing
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Face Off 19:29 2-5
Samuel Helenius faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
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Goal 19:29 2-5
Brandt Clarke Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (12), Adrian Kempe (9)
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Blocked 19:27 2-4
Anze Kopitar shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
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Takeaway 19:19 2-4
Takeaway by Quinton Byfield
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Missed 19:17 2-4
Anze Kopitar Backhand Wide Right
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Blocked 19:13 2-4
Quinton Byfield shot blocked by Adam Fantilli
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Missed 19:10 2-4
Kevin Fiala Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Blocked 19:05 2-4
Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
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Blocked 18:44 2-4
Cole Sillinger shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
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Giveaway 18:30 2-4
Giveaway by Kevin Fiala
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Giveaway 18:24 2-4
Giveaway by Brandt Clarke
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Shot 17:51 2-4
Brandt Clarke Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
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Face Off 17:42 2-4
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
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Penalty 17:42 2-4
Sean Monahan Tripping against Vladislav Gavrikov
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Takeaway 17:40 2-4
Takeaway by Kirill Marchenko
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Takeaway 17:01 2-4
Takeaway by Sean Monahan
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Blocked 16:27 2-4
Cole Sillinger shot blocked by Adam Fantilli
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Face Off 16:04 2-4
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
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Stoppage 16:04 2-4
Off-side
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Shot 15:24 2-4
Kirill Marchenko Backhand saved by David Rittich
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Face Off 15:22 2-4
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Sean Monahan
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Stoppage 15:22 2-4
Puck Frozen - Goalie
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Missed 15:19 2-4
Zach Werenski Backhand Wide Right
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Face Off 15:07 2-4
Kirill Marchenko faceoff won against Anze Kopitar
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Stoppage 15:07 2-4
Puck in Netting
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Blocked 15:05 2-4
Zachary Aston-Reese shot blocked by Jordan Spence
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Blocked 14:47 2-4
Kevin Labanc shot blocked by Akil Thomas
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Blocked 13:53 2-4
Alex Laferriere shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
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Face Off 13:37 2-4
Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
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Stoppage 13:37 2-4
Puck in Crowd
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Giveaway 13:30 2-4
Giveaway by Mikey Anderson
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Blocked 13:15 2-4
Cole Sillinger shot blocked by Vladislav Gavrikov
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Shot 13:07 2-4
Anze Kopitar Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
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Team Stats
CBJ
LA
12
Blocked Shots
22
16
Hits
8
4
Takeaways
5
26
Shots
23
1
Power Play Goals
1
3
Power Play Opportunities
4
33.3
Power Play Percentage
25.0
0
Short Handed Goals
1
0
Shootout Goals
0
25
Faceoffs Won
33
43.1
Faceoff Win Percent
56.9
10
Giveaways
14
5
Total Penalties
4
13
Penalty Minutes
11
Head to Head
LA leads series 1-0
Injuries
Los Angeles Kings
- Adrian Kempe Day-To-Day
- Mats Zuccarello Injured Reserve
- Kevin Fiala Injured Reserve
- Alex Turcotte Injured Reserve
- Jakub Dvorak Injured Reserve
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