“We’re striving for an identity, and I thought tonight was a good step in trying to play the right way”.
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“When you hold a team to eight shots in the first two periods and you’re still down, I think you’re not doing a good job in the scoring areas and bearing down when you get them”, Kings forward Milan Lucic said.
Tortorella has helped Columbus win four of its last six, including Thursday’s 3-2 victory at Los Angeles. At one point in the second period, the Kings had three players in the penalty box and the Blue Jackets had two. Anaheim also is seeking its third straight win as it wraps up a three-game homestand that was preceded by a winless five-game road trip (0-4-1) during which it scored a total of five goals. “It was like back in the 80’s when everyone was chirping after the whistle and there were a couple big fights”. Boone Jenner leads Columbus with seven goals, Ryan Johansen has seven assists and Brandon Saad has 32 shots on goal. The Kings held St. Louis without a shot in a period on April 5, 1978. “Some heated play was going on, but we got our focus back on the game”. “We played hard in the third, and it’s a big win for our team”. “It definitely wasn’t our best effort from how we’ve been playing as of late”.
Jeff Carter scored with 59 seconds to play for the Kings while Quick was pulled for an extra attacker, but Los Angeles couldn’t get the equalizer. Defenseman Alec Martinez fielded a pass from captain Dustin Brown and ripped a shot from the circle past Bobrovsky at 12:47 of the first to tie the score at 1.
After his team beat the Blues on Tuesday night without him, Jonathan Quick will return in net for the Kings tonight when they host the Blue Jackets at 10:30PM ET.
The teams combined for 50 penalty minutes through two periods, and 52 penalty minutes overall. Both were penalized for slashing, but Hartnell was handed an additional two minutes for roughing. Dubinsky registered his fourth goal this season. – Cody Hodgson scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period to lift Nashville over Minnesota. The clubs meet again for the final time in the regular season December 18 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus….
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The Blue Jackets were on their toes, forechecking and skating their way out of trouble when they needed it. They put 17 shots on goal – 10 of those coming in the first nine-plus minutes – and got a crucial insurance goal from Gregory Campbell with 9:08 to play.
