Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings

Saturday, March 4, 2006, 4:00 PM ET STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 on Saturday, March 4, 2006 at home.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	2	35-43-4
at Los Angeles Kings	3	42-35-5

Goals by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	0	0	2	2
Los Angeles Kings	0	2	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	10	6	10	26
Los Angeles Kings	7	16	12	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	13:11	Los Angeles Kings	Sean Avery (11)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	CBJ 0, LAK 1
2nd	16:09	Los Angeles Kings	Sean Avery (12)	Tom Kostopoulos (13), Eric Belanger (17)	Even strength	CBJ 0, LAK 2
3rd	01:27	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nikolay Zherdev (20)	Manny Malhotra (17), Luke Richardson (6)	Even strength	CBJ 1, LAK 2
3rd	04:35	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nikolay Zherdev (21)	Jan Hrdina (19), Rick Nash (12)	Even strength	CBJ 2, LAK 2
3rd	14:05	Los Angeles Kings	Michael Cammalleri (21)	Joe Corvo (20), Derek Armstrong (22)	Power play	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	0	4	1	0	0	33.3%	22:47
Number 10 T. Letowski	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	42.9%	15:27
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	2	0	2	+1	0	7	0	0		20:38
Number 20 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	02:28
Number 24 C. Severson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		02:31
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0		13:18
Number 27 M. Malhotra	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	1	11.1%	16:10
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	11.8%	18:35
Number 40 J. Balastik	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2		13:18
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0		02:29
Number 61 R. Nash	L	0	1	1	+1	2	4	2	1		18:31
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	0	0	-2	4	1	1	0	42.1%	21:00
Number 15 D. Westcott	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1		26:26
Number 21 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	2		20:45
Number 22 L. Richardson	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	1		10:52
Number 47 A. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2		14:37
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	3		25:41
Number 97 R. Klesla	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		21:16

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Denis	35	32	3	.914	58:42	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 7 D. Armstrong	C	0	1	1	0	6	1	1	0	0	75%	17:03
Number 13 M. Cammalleri	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	1	76.9%	18:27
Number 15 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:27
Number 19 S. Avery	L	2	0	2	+1	6	3	4	0	0		16:33
Number 20 L. Robitaille	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		13:33
Number 22 C. Conroy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0	70%	18:54
Number 23 D. Brown	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		16:28
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	71.4%	20:45
Number 29 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	1	1	0	2	3	3	1	0		17:15
Number 53 J. Giuliano	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		03:52
Number 57 G. Parros	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0		01:41
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	100%	18:14
Number 3 A. Miller	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		15:56
Number 6 J. Corvo	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0		20:23
Number 10 N. Dempsey	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	0	0		22:48
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	3	0		23:08
Number 17 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0		21:59
Number 42 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	1	0		15:32

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 M. Garon	26	24	2	.923	59:40	Win

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:07	Los Angeles Kings	Tim Gleason	Holding	2
1st	09:05	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jan Hrdina	Hooking	2
1st	12:14	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jody Shelley	Fighting (major)	5
1st	12:14	Los Angeles Kings	George Parros	Fighting (major)	5
1st	15:11	Columbus Blue Jackets	Sergei Fedorov	Holding	2
1st	15:11	Columbus Blue Jackets	Luke Richardson	Roughing	2
1st	15:11	Los Angeles Kings	Sean Avery	Charging	2
2nd	05:11	Los Angeles Kings	Joe Corvo	Hooking	2
2nd	07:45	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Vyborny	Hooking	2
2nd	08:03	Los Angeles Kings	Derek Armstrong	Charging	2
2nd	09:00	Columbus Blue Jackets	Sergei Fedorov	Hooking	2
2nd	12:04	Los Angeles Kings	Tom Kostopoulos	Hooking	2
2nd	17:07	Los Angeles Kings	Derek Armstrong	Boarding	2
3rd	02:11	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash	Elbowing	2
3rd	06:07	Columbus Blue Jackets	Duvie Westcott	Roughing	2
3rd	06:07	Los Angeles Kings	Sean Avery	Roughing	2
3rd	08:19	Los Angeles Kings	Derek Armstrong	Tripping	2
3rd	13:54	Columbus Blue Jackets	Adam Foote	Interference	2
3rd	14:46	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Vyborny	Hooking	2
3rd	18:40	Los Angeles Kings	Sean Avery	High sticking	2

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Gerard Gallant
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Shane Heyer
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Jean Morin
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Jamie Pushor, Bryan Berard, Andy Delmore, Benjamin Simon, Peter Sarno, Martin Prusek, Ron Hainsey, Andrew Penner, Mark Hartigan, Steven Goertzen, Joakim Lindstrom, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Joe Motzko, Dan Fritsche, Geoff Platt, Alexandre Picard, Gilbert Brule
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Ken Belanger, Pavol Demitra, Ryan Flinn, Adam Hauser, Noah Clarke, Mike Weaver, Alex Frolov, Richard Petiot, Petr Kanko, Denis Grebeshkov, Connor James, Jeff Tambellini, Matt Ryan

Every Columbus Blue Jackets and Los Angeles Kings game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Sun, Oct 16, 2005
Los Angeles Kings 8 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Nov 13, 2005
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 7	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Feb 8, 2006
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 4, 2006

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 4, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Ottawa Senators 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Washington Capitals 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
New York Rangers 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Dallas Stars 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Detroit Red Wings 7 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
San Jose Sharks 0 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 4, 2006