Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 – 10:30 ET
Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
TV: Bally Sports Ohio – Radio: 97.1 FM
Opponent’s blog: Jewels from the Crown
Columbus Blue Jackets (17-26-10, 44 points, 8th Metropolitan, 16th East)
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Los Angeles Kings (27-16-10, 64 points, 4th Pacific, 7th West)
The Sharks are really bad (31st in the league bad). We beat them on Saturday. The Ducks are really bad (30th in the league bad). We play them tomorrow. If the Blue Jackets can somehow leave the Staples Center with a win, they have a real good chance to win three-straight games for the first time since, checks notes… March of 2022!?
Player to Watch
Ivan Provorov
To be honest I’m just excited we finally got a Stadium Series game, and he’s the one player on the team who’s been in one. Dude, I can’t freaking wait. We’re finally guaranteed to get actual new jerseys! They might even be good! That’s all.
I guess Provorov has four goals and 20 assists this year. He’s kinda turnover prone. He had his first assist in nine games against San Jose.
But Stadium Series!
Jackets Notes
376 days until the Stadium Series … The Troika was reconnected in San Jose and combined for two goals and two assists. … Justin Danforth is set to return, on the third line with Sillinger and Johnson. … Leading up to and since firing Jarmo, reporters have repeatedly said captain Boone Jenner has lots of interest league-wide. And leading up to and since firing Jarmo, Kekalainen and John Davidson have both said he’s not for sale. … Johnny Gaudreau has a goatee now.
The Other Bench
After a great start to the season, the Kings went 3-7-5 in January, culminating in head coach Todd McLellan being fired on February 2. They’re 4-1 since. … This includes a sweep of their three game road trip through New Jersey, Boston, and Pittsburgh. … Former Jacket Vladislav Gavrikov has a 4-11-15 statline in 47 games this year. … The Kings have the best penalty kill in the league, at 86.5%.
Season Series
12/5/2023 – LA 4 at CBJ 3 (OT)
2/20/2024 – Columbus at Los Angeles
Stats
| Los Angeles | Columbus | |
| 3.09 (16) | GPG | 2.92 (22) |
| 2.64 (4) | GAPG | 3.70 (31) |
| 21.2% (17) | PP% | 14.4% (28) |
| 86.5% (1) | PK% | 76.1% (26) |
| 55.4% (3) | 5v5 Shot Attempt % | 48.2% (23) |
| 56.1% (2) | 5v5 Unblocked Shot Attempt % | 48.4% (22) |
| 7.4% (30) | 5v5 Shooting % | 9.4% (9) |
| .908 (25) | 5v5 Save % | .908 (20) |
| Trevor Moore, 21 | G Leader | Boone Jenner, 17 |
| Kevin Fiala, 30 | A Leader | Johnny Gaudreau, 30 |
| Adrian Kempe, 47 | P Leader | Johnny Gaudreau, 37 |
| Andreas Englund, 57 | PIM Leader | Erik Gudbranson, 55 |
| 9-9-6 | Home/Road | 8-12-6 |
| 5-3-2 | Last 10 | 4-5-1 |
Projected Lineups
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Johnny Gaudreau | Boone Jenner | Jack Roslovic |
| Yegor Chinakhov | Dmitri Voronkov | Kirill Marchenko |
| Kent Johnson | Cole Sillinger | Justin Danforth |
| Alexandre Texier | Sean Kuraly | Mathieu Olivier |
| Zach Werenski | Adam Boqvist |
| Ivan Provorov | Damon Severson |
| Jake Bean | Erik Gudbranson |
| Elvis Merzlikins |
| Daniil Tarasov |
Los Angeles Kings
| Trevor Moore | Anze Kopitar | Adrian Kempe |
| Kevin Fiala | Phillip Danault | Viktor Arvidsson |
| Alex Laferriere | Pierre-Luc Dubois | Quinton Byfield |
| Trevor Lewis | Alex Turcotte | Arthur Kaliyev |
| Mikey Anderson | Drew Doughty |
| Vladislav Gavrikov | Brandt Clarke |
| Andreas Englund | Matt Roy |
| Cam Talbot |
| David Rittich |