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Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Los Angeles Kings 3–1 on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at home.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Los Angeles Kings 1 40-27-15
at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 29-46-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Los Angeles Kings 1 0 0 1
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 1 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Los Angeles Kings 12 9 9 30
Columbus Blue Jackets 15 11 10 36

Three stars

  1. M. Letestu, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 goals)
  2. J. Johnson, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)
  3. V. Prospal, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:14 Columbus Blue Jackets Mark Letestu (1) James Wisniewski (1), Vinny Prospal (1) Even strength LAK 0, CBJ 1
1st 12:22 Los Angeles Kings Anze Kopitar (1) Dustin Brown (1) Shorthanded LAK 1, CBJ 1
1st 19:51 Columbus Blue Jackets Jack Johnson (1) Derick Brassard (1), R.J. Umberger (1) Even strength LAK 1, CBJ 2
2nd 03:07 Columbus Blue Jackets Mark Letestu (2) Maksim Mayorov (1), Vinny Prospal (2) Even strength LAK 1, CBJ 3

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

Team stats

Stat Los Angeles Kings Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 30 36
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 12 4
Hits 36 25
Blocked shots 13 23
Giveaways 0 6
Takeaways 9 7
Faceoffs won 33/56 (58.9%) 23/56 (41.1%)

Box score

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player
10 M. Richards C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 68.8% 20:32
11 A. Kopitar C 1 0 1 +1 0 5 0 0 63.2% 20:45
13 K. Clifford L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 10:47
14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 1 18:04
22 T. Lewis C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 100% 12:17
23 D. Brown R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 10 1 20:56
24 C. Fraser C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 50% 07:47
25 D. Penner L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 1 12:13
28 J. Stoll C 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 40% 13:37
71 J. Nolan C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 05:49
74 D. King L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 09:54
77 J. Carter C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 100% 18:39
2 M. Greene D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 1 15:13
7 R. Scuderi D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 3 20:51
8 D. Doughty D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 25:46
26 S. Voynov D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 20:56
27 A. Martinez D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 16:41
33 W. Mitchell D 0 0 0 -1 4 0 1 2 20:39
Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie
45 J. Bernier 36 33 3 .917 58:34 Loss

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
8 M. Mayorov L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 08:23
9 C. Gillies C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 100% 11:02
13 C. Atkinson R 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 2 17:51
15 D. Dorsett R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 1 10:10
16 D. Brassard C 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 1 25% 20:12
17 M. Letestu C 2 0 2 +2 0 4 1 2 55.6% 19:09
18 R. Umberger C 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 38.5% 20:26
19 R. Johansen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 42.9% 09:10
22 V. Prospal L 0 2 2 +2 0 3 0 1 21:12
25 R. Russell L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 08:51
43 D. Boyce C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 20% 10:52
61 R. Nash L 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 22:02
4 J. Moore D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13:41
5 A. Johnson D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 14:28
6 N. Nikitin D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 2 22:01
7 J. Johnson D 1 0 1 +2 0 4 1 0 27:20
21 J. Wisniewski D 0 1 1 +2 2 3 0 4 27:56
23 B. Lebda D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 13:14
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
1 S. Mason 17 16 1 .941 31:08 Win
30 C. Sanford 13 13 0 1.000 28:52

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:05 Los Angeles Kings Willie Mitchell High sticking 2
1st 17:26 Columbus Blue Jackets James Wisniewski Tripping 2
2nd 05:52 Columbus Blue Jackets Derek Dorsett Roughing 2
2nd 05:52 Los Angeles Kings Matt Greene Roughing 2
2nd 05:52 Los Angeles Kings Alec Martinez Roughing 2
2nd 11:08 Los Angeles Kings Jarret Stoll Interference 2
3rd 00:53 Los Angeles Kings Willie Mitchell Boarding 2
3rd 15:16 Los Angeles Kings Drew Doughty Hooking 2

Game information

Los Angeles Kings head coach
Darryl Sutter
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Todd Richards
Referees
Steve Kozari, Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen
Mark Wheler, Bryan Pancich
Los Angeles Kings scratches
Brad Richardson, Kevin Westgarth, Davis Drewiske
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Derek MacKenzie, Fedor Tyutin

2011-2012 season series

Matchup Status Details
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Los Angeles Kings 0 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 8

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 1 at New Jersey Devils 5 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 1 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Dallas Stars 4 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2 Final/SO Game page
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page

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