Kempe scores in overtime to lift the Kings to a 5-4 win over the Blue Jackets
Adrian Kempe’s overtime goal clinched a 5-4 win, moving the Kings within one point of Seattle for the Western Conference wild-card spot, officials said.
- On Monday, Adrian Kempe scored his second goal with 1:26 left in overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 5-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
- After Columbus scored twice in 1:20, Panarin made it 2-0 at 14:47 with his second goal since joining the Kings from the New York Rangers on Feb. 4.
- Anze Kopitar also notched his 167th assist on a game-tying goal, the most in Kings history, while Anton Forsberg made 28 saves.
- Los Angeles moved within a point of Seattle in the Western Conference wild-card race, while Columbus suffered its second straight home loss as defenseman Erik Gudbranson left early injured and Jet Greaves made 26 saves.
- The game served as the Kings' opener of a five-game trip and featured a rare 4 p.m. PT start after being rescheduled from Jan. 26 due to a blizzard in Columbus.
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Kempe scores in overtime to lift the Kings to a 5-4 win over the Blue Jackets
Adrian Kempe scored his second goal of the game with 1:26 left in overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 5-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Kings blow late lead, recover to beat Jackets in OT
Adrian Kempe scored his second goal of the game at 2:34 of overtime to lift the visiting Los Angeles Kings to a 5-4 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday afternoon.
Blue Jackets' Erik Gudbranson Suffers Upper-Body Injury
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Rick Bowness told the media, including team reporter Jeff Svoboda, that veteran defenseman Erik Gudbranson will not travel for Columbus’ upcoming three-game road trip after suffering an upper-body injury during today’s game against the Los Angeles Kings. The injury limited Gudbranson to just five minutes of ice time today. The 34-year-old had a late start to his 2025-26 season as he was on injured reserve until m…
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