Pierre-Luc Dubois lit the lamp twice against his former club as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Blue Jackets 4-1 on Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE JACKETS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| LA KINGS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
1st Period
Johnny Gaudreau thought he opened the scoring at 9:54 but the Kings successfully challenged the play for goaltender interference.
Quinton Byfield would open the scoring with a highlight-reel goal at 18:22 when he danced around Zach Werenski and scored with a backhand shot.
QUINTON BYFIELD, OH MY. WHAT A GOAL. pic.twitter.com/5RCquDDksT
— NHL (@NHL) February 21, 2024
The Kings took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission along with a 10-7 advantage in shots on goal.
2nd Period
Dubois doubled the Kings' lead at 1:27 on the power play with a left-circle shot after receiving an end-to-end bank pass from Brandt Clarke.
Pierre-Luc Dubois nets one against his former team pic.twitter.com/PC5Mb9boDp
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) February 21, 2024
Adam Boqvist answered with his first goal of the season to cut the Columbus deficit in half at 4:41 after banking the puck off Cam Talbot from below the goal line.
Adam Boqvist scores his first goal of the season, and the Blue Jackets are on the board in Los Angeles! #CBJ | @BlueJacketsNHL pic.twitter.com/rxQ2T4MV2A
— Bally Sports Columbus (@BallySportsCBUS) February 21, 2024
Dubois scored his second of the game from the doorstep at 11:49 to put the Kings up 3-1.
Pierre Luc-Dubois gets his second goal of the night, extending the Los Angeles lead to 2!#GoKingsGo pic.twitter.com/1D4wfCNkau
— Hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights & News (@HockeyDaily365) February 21, 2024
Los Angeles thought they extended their lead to 4-1 at 18:15 on a goal by Drew Doughty but the Blue Jackets successfully challenged for goaltender interference.
The Kings led 3-1 after two periods and took a 24-15 advantage in shots on goal into the third period.
3rd Period
Jack Roslovic had the team's best chance of the period at 14:44 with a short-handed breakaway but he missed the net before finding Boone Jenner in front of the net where he was denied by Talbot.
Kevin Fiala extended the Kings' lead on the power play with a right-circle wrist shot at 15:56.
Kevin Fiala strikes on the power play, 4-1 Kings!#GoKingsGo pic.twitter.com/ebntH1uWmc
— Hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights & News (@HockeyDaily365) February 21, 2024
Doughty made it 5-1 at 19:37 with a blast from the point past Elvis Merzlikins.
With the 5-1 loss, the Blue Jackets fell to 17-27-10.
Stats
- Shots on Goal: CBJ 34-36 LAK
- Face-off %: CBJ 47.4-52.6 LAK
- Power play: CBJ 0/3-2/2 LAK
- Giveaways: CBJ 3-6 LAK
- Takeaways: CBJ 3-3 LAK
- Blocked shots: CBJ 8-19 LAK
- Hits: CBJ 21-12 LAK
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5-on-5 stats (via naturalstattrick.com):
- Expected Goals (xG): CBJ 2.24-2.73 LAK
- Shot Attempts (CF): CBJ 50-51 LAK
- Shots on Goal (SF): CBJ 25-33 LAK
- Scoring Chances (SCF): CBJ 21-26 LAK
- High-Danger Chances (HDCF): CBJ 8-15 LAK
Injury Update
- Patrik Laine entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program and will be away from the team indefinitely.
- Adam Fantilli suffered a calf laceration on Jan. 28 and is expected to miss eight weeks.
Next Up
The Blue Jackets play against the Ducks in Anaheim on Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
The club will return home on Friday to host the Buffalo Sabres at 7 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio and NHL Network.
