Kings 2–3 Blue Jackets — Final Score & Stats (Dec 20, 2016)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🧥 CBJ

Cam Atkinson

2 G

4 shots · 19:02 TOI

2nd star 🧥 CBJ

Brandon Dubinsky

2 A

3 shots · 19:00 TOI

3rd star 🧥 CBJ

Curtis McElhinney

44 saves

0.957 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🧥 Cam Atkinson Go-ahead 2nd · 07:35

Assists: Brandon Dubinsky, Boone Jenner · beat Peter Budaj

0–1

👑 Jeff Carter PP Tying 2nd · 16:12

Assists: Alec Martinez, Drew Doughty · beat Curtis McElhinney

1–1

3rd period

🧥 Cam Atkinson Go-ahead 3rd · 04:05

Assists: Brandon Dubinsky, David Savard · beat Peter Budaj

1–2

👑 Jeff Carter Tying 3rd · 10:16

Unassisted · beat Curtis McElhinney

2–2

Shootout

🧥 Sam Gagner Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Curtis McElhinney

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

👑Kings

L1 Kopitar · Lewis · Carter 18:06

L2 Dowd · Toffoli · Gaborik 15:41

L3 King · Pearson · Shore 14:58

L4 Andreoff · Nolan · Setoguchi 13:30

D1 Doughty · Forbort 27:50

D2 Martinez · Muzzin 21:05

D3 Greene · Gravel 13:59

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Foligno · Saad · Wennberg 20:41

L2 Dubinsky · Jenner · Atkinson 19:00

L3 Calvert · Gagner · Karlsson 13:34

L4 Hartnell · Sedlak · Anderson 10:31

D1 Jones · Werenski 24:06

D2 Savard · Johnson 21:57

D3 Murray · Nutivaara 15:18

Team stats

Away left · home right

👑LAK CBJ🧥

46 Shots on goal 27

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

17 Hits 21

13 Blocked shots 14

2 Takeaways 9

2 Giveaways 14

9 Penalty minutes 9

LAK shooting 4.3% (2/46) CBJ shooting 11.1% (3/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

👑Kings

Peter Budaj

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🧥Blue Jackets

Curtis McElhinney

44/46

.957 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 5 goals located

LAK CBJ

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Kings

Kings — tied after 1st: 6-5 (55% win rate, 11 games)

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — tied after 1st: 6-1-2 (67% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Kings

Kings — tied after 2nd: 5-2 (71% win rate, 7 games)

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — tied after 2nd: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 252016 🧥CBJ @ 👑LAK 2–3 OT Dec 82015 👑LAK @ 🧥CBJ 3–2 OT Nov 52015 🧥CBJ @ 👑LAK 3–2 Feb 92015 👑LAK @ 🧥CBJ 4–3 Oct 262014 🧥CBJ @ 👑LAK 2–5

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Who won Kings vs Blue Jackets on December 20, 2016?

Blue Jackets won 3–2 in a shootout. The final score was Kings 2, Blue Jackets 3.

Who scored for Kings?

Jeff Carter (2).

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Cam Atkinson (2).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Peter Budaj made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Curtis McElhinney made 44 saves on 46 shots (.957 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the Blue Jackets home rink.

What is the Kings vs Blue Jackets season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

👑 Kings

BeforeDec 18 👑LAK @ 🐻BOS 0–1 AfterDec 22 👑LAK @ 🐯NSH 4–0

🧥 Blue Jackets

BeforeDec 18 🧥CBJ @ 🐋VAN 4–3 AfterDec 22 🐧PIT @ 🧥CBJ 1–7

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