Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings

Saturday, December 15, 2001, 10:30 PM ET STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 on Saturday, December 15, 2001 at home.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	2	22-47-8-5
at Los Angeles Kings	3	40-27-11-4

Goals by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	0	1	2
Los Angeles Kings	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	8	7	5	20
Los Angeles Kings	6	8	11	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:53	Los Angeles Kings	Bryan Smolinski (7)	Craig Johnson (4), Aaron Miller (3)	Shorthanded	CBJ 0, LAK 1
1st	09:29	Columbus Blue Jackets	Ray Whitney (8)	Serge Aubin (3)	Even strength	CBJ 1, LAK 1
2nd	10:00	Los Angeles Kings	Bryan Smolinski (8)	Jaroslav Modry (19), Jason Allison (14)	Power play	CBJ 1, LAK 2
3rd	02:41	Los Angeles Kings	Adam Deadmarsh (10)	Steve Heinze (10), Philippe Boucher (14)	Power play	CBJ 1, LAK 3
3rd	03:49	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jody Shelley (1)	Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre (4)	Even strength	CBJ 2, LAK 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Vyborny	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		15:22
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	3	57.9%	18:44
Number 12 S. Pronger	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45.5%	10:24
Number 14 R. Whitney	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	1		20:45
Number 16 M. Sillinger	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	57.7%	20:24
Number 21 E. Knutsen	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	50%	19:45
Number 22 C. Nielsen	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	50%	11:58
Number 27 B. Sloan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		11:46
Number 28 T. Wright	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	33.3%	18:58
Number 29 G. Marshall	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	5	0		14:05
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	1		08:23
Number 4 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		23:18
Number 5 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	+1	5	0	2	1		18:22
Number 6 J. Heward	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		13:23
Number 32 R. Bicanek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		13:46
Number 34 J. Grand-Pierre	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	0		11:28
Number 37 M. Timander	D	0	0	0	+1	6	0	0	2		18:18
Number 44 R. Klesla	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	2	4		23:21

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 R. Tugnutt	25	22	3	.880	59:03	Loss

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 K. Buchberger	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		10:10
Number 11 S. Kelly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3	0	20%	06:55
Number 12 K. Belanger	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		04:54
Number 19 N. Emerson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		08:51
Number 21 B. Smolinski	C	2	0	2	+1	0	5	4	1	1	31.3%	21:23
Number 22 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	-1	9	0	4	1	0		12:02
Number 23 C. Johnson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	5	2	0	0		19:52
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	47.6%	14:51
Number 28 A. Deadmarsh	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1		17:47
Number 41 J. Allison	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0	0	65.2%	22:20
Number 42 M. Eloranta	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		15:43
Number 57 S. Heinze	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	0	0		19:34
Number 3 A. Miller	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0		20:52
Number 6 A. Lilja	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		12:24
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		21:46
Number 17 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		21:09
Number 43 P. Boucher	D	0	1	1	-1	2	2	3	3	0		18:16
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	2	1	0		25:09

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 F. Potvin	20	18	2	.900	60:00	Win

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:19	Los Angeles Kings	Ian Laperriere	High sticking	2
1st	05:19	Los Angeles Kings	Ian Laperriere	High sticking	2
1st	13:46	Columbus Blue Jackets	Grant Marshall	Holding	2
1st	19:25	Los Angeles Kings	Philippe Boucher	Tripping	2
2nd	03:50	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jamie Pushor	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	03:50	Los Angeles Kings	Ian Laperriere	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	06:00	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rostislav Klesla	High sticking	2
2nd	09:31	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mattias Timander	Holding	2
2nd	18:43	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mattias Timander	High sticking	2
2nd	18:43	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mattias Timander	High sticking	2

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Dave King
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Referees: Tom Kowal, Rob Shick
Linesmen: Jean Morin, Troy Sartison
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Kevin Dineen, Robert Kron, Brett Harkins, Geoff Sanderson, David Ling, Deron Quint, Matt Davidson, Martin Spanhel, Derrick Walser, Brad Moran, Mathieu Darche, Blake Bellefeuille, Andrej Nedorost, Duvie Westcott
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Mathieu Schneider, Brett Hauer, Ziggy Palffy, Rob Valicevic, Jere Karalahti, Jason Holland, Randy Robitaille, Adam Mair, Kip Brennan, Brad Chartrand, Jaroslav Bednar

Every Columbus Blue Jackets and Los Angeles Kings game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 7 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Oct 23, 2001
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Feb 26, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 2, 2002

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 15, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
New Jersey Devils 2 at Ottawa Senators 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Florida Panthers 3 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Calgary Flames 0 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Dallas Stars 6 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 15, 2001