Overview
- Columbus converted three times on the man advantage and finished 3-for-7, while Los Angeles went 0-for-5 on the power play.
- Jet Greaves stopped 23 shots for the Blue Jackets and Anton Forsberg made 27 saves for the Kings, who got their lone goal from Andrei Kuzmenko.
- New acquisition Mason Marchment has three goals in his first two games with Columbus, and Damon Severson assisted on all three of those tallies.
- The three power-play goals marked a season high for the Blue Jackets, who snapped a four-game road skid.
- Zach Werenski sat out with a day-to-day lower-body injury, with coach Dean Evason indicating he is expected back after the holiday break, as the Kings continue lineup evaluations following the Phillip Danault trade and signed prospect Jimmy Lombardi to an entry-level deal.