🧥 Away Blue Jackets 11-18-4 before this game
2–3
Final
👑 Home Kings 13-14-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
CBJ 1012
LAK 1113

Blue Jackets at Kings

Kings beat Blue Jackets 3–2 at Crypto.com Arena on December 15, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Dec 15, 2001 · 21:30 CST 📍 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Kings lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 👑 LAK
Bryan Smolinski
2 G
5 shots · 21:23 TOI · +1
2nd star 👑 LAK
Adam Deadmarsh
1 G
1 shots · 17:47 TOI
3rd star 👑 LAK
Craig Johnson
1 A
5 shots · 19:52 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
👑 Bryan Smolinski SH Go-ahead 1st · 05:53
Assists: Craig Johnson, Aaron Miller · beat Ron Tugnutt
0–1
🧥 Ray Whitney Tying 1st · 09:29
Assists: Serge Aubin · beat Felix Potvin
1–1
2nd period
👑 Bryan Smolinski PP Go-ahead 2nd · 10:00
Assists: Jaroslav Modry, Jason Allison · beat Ron Tugnutt
1–2
3rd period
👑 Adam Deadmarsh PP 3rd · 02:41
Assists: Steve Heinze, Philippe Boucher · beat Ron Tugnutt
1–3
🧥 Jody Shelley 3rd · 03:49
Assists: Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre · beat Felix Potvin
2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🧥CBJ LAK👑
20 Shots on goal 25
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
21 Hits 34
16 Blocked shots 10
3 Takeaways 5
11 Giveaways 10
15 Penalty minutes 11
CBJ shooting 10.0% (2/20) LAK shooting 12.0% (3/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🧥Blue Jackets
Ron Tugnutt
22/25
.880 SV% · 3 GA · 59:03 TOI
👑Kings
Felix Potvin
18/20
.900 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — tied after 1st: 11-18-4 (33% win rate, 33 games)
Kings
Kings — tied after 1st: 13-14-4 (42% win rate, 31 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets: no games found in this situation this year.
Kings
Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Whitney · Sillinger · Knutsen 20:24
L2 Wright · Aubin · Vyborny 18:44
L3 Marshall · Nielsen · Sloan 11:58
L4 Shelley · Pronger 9:24
D1 Klesla · Odelein 23:20
D2 Pushor · Timander 18:20
D3 Bicanek · Heward 13:34
D4 Grand-Pierre 11:28
👑Kings
L1 Johnson · Allison · Smolinski 21:23
L2 Eloranta · Heinze · Deadmarsh 17:47
L3 Belanger · Laperriere · Buchberger 12:02
L4 Belanger · Kelly · Emerson 6:55
D1 Modry · Norstrom 23:28
D2 Visnovsky · Miller 21:00
D3 Boucher · Lilja 15:20

⚔️ Last meetings

Kings lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Oct 23, 2001
👑LAK @ 🧥CBJ
7–1 · Kings won
Mar 29, 2001
🧥CBJ @ 👑LAK
0–3 · Kings won
Feb 24, 2001
🧥CBJ @ 👑LAK
1–3 · Kings won
Oct 31, 2000
👑LAK @ 🧥CBJ
1–4 · Blue Jackets won
Oct 9, 2000
👑LAK @ 🧥CBJ
7–1 · Kings won

❓ CBJ vs LAK, answered

Who won Blue Jackets vs Kings on December 15, 2001?

Kings won 3–2.

What was the final score of Blue Jackets vs Kings?

The final score was Blue Jackets 2, Kings 3.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Jody Shelley, Ray Whitney.

Who scored for Kings?

Bryan Smolinski (2), Adam Deadmarsh.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Ron Tugnutt made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Felix Potvin made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Blue Jackets vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Blue Jackets vs Kings season series?

Kings lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🧥Blue Jackets
Previous game · Dec 14
🧥CBJ @ 🦆ANA
3–2 · CBJ won
Next game · Dec 17
🧥CBJ @ 🌵PHX
1–4 · PHX won
👑Kings
Previous game · Dec 13
🐋VAN @ 👑LAK
3–6 · LAK won
Next game · Dec 16
👑LAK @ 🦆ANA
3–2 · LAK won
Also on December 15, 2001
🔔PHI @ 🐻BOS
5–2 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR
4–6 final
😈NJD @ 🏛️OTT
2–0 final
🐆FLA @ 🏝️NYI
3–1 final
⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR
2–4 final
🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH
2–5 final
🔥CGY @ 🎵STL
0–4 final
🪶CHI @ 🐯NSH
2–5 final
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