National Hockey League
Columbus 6, Los Angeles 5
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 11, 2022
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees: Beau Halkidis, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Devin Berg, Jesse Marquis
Attendance: 14560

Johnny Gaudreau was credited with a goal 40 seconds into overtime that gave the Columbus Blue Jackets a 6-5 win against the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night.

Patrik Laine took a shot that was saved by Jonathan Quick. The rebound went off Gaudreau and fell in the Los Angeles crease, where Kings forward Kevin Fiala tried to clear the puck, but it went off Quick and into his own net.

Jack Roslovic had two goals and two assists, Laine and Gaudreau each had a goal and two assists and Elvis Merzlikins made 33 saves for the Blue Jackets, who have won a season-high two in a row for the third time this season.

Anze Kopitar scored two goals, and Quick made 20 saves for the Kings, who are 2-1-1 on a six-game road trip.

The Kings rallied back from a 2-0 deficit to twice tie the score in the second period and trailed by two goals again to start the third, but Kopitar got to a loose puck behind Merzlikins to make it 5-4 at 4:52, and Adrian Kempe scored on a rebound in the slot to tie it 5-5 at 5:31.

Roslovic had scored short-handed and on a power play in the final two minutes of the second period to give Columbus a 5-3 lead.

Kirill Marchenko scored his first NHL goal off a feed from Kent Johnson to give the Blue Jackets a 1-0 lead at 6:44 of the first.

Roslovic's one-timer glanced off teammate Boone Jenner and into the net while on a power play for a 2-0 lead at 9:28.

Kopitar pulled the Kings within a goal at 4:42 of the second period before Blake Lizotte tied it 2-2 at 8:25.

Laine put the Blue Jackets back ahead 3-2 at 10:03 with his sixth goal in his past six games.

Jaret Anderson-Dolan tied it 3-3 with a wrist shot from the left circle off a rush at 15:02.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Los Angeles   Columbus
Anze Kopitar 2 Points Jack Roslovic 4
Anze Kopitar 2 Goals Jack Roslovic 2
Sean Durzi 1 Assists Jack Roslovic 2
N/A Power Play Goals Jack Roslovic 1
N/A Short Handed Goals Jack Roslovic 1
Jonathan Quick .769 Save Percentage Elvis Merzlikins .868
Jonathan Quick 20 Saves Elvis Merzlikins 33
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Los Angeles 38 5 0-2 1-3 6 31
Columbus 26 6 2-3 2-2 4 34
Upcoming Games
  • Columbus will play their next game on the road against Florida. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .389 after a loss.
  • Los Angeles will play their next game on the road against Buffalo. The Kings have a W/L % of .375 after a win and .600 after a loss.