LA Kings show why they are always a Stanley Cup contender with 4-3 win over Columbus
LOS ANGELES KINGS POSTGAME LOCKERROOM
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS POSTGAME LOCKERROOM
55,667 Todd Richards CBJ coach The Kings looked like a Stanley Cup contender tonight 2 9 2015
55,670 Todd Richards CBJ coach On Scott Hartnell playing 1,000 games in the NHL 2 9 2015
COLUMBUS, O. — The Los Angeles Kings on paper would appear to be one of the best teams in the National Hockey League.
At times they seem unbeatable. Other times they play inconsistent hockey, can’t string together two victories.
Just when people count them out as done for a season, the Kings emerge into the playoffs and a serious Stanley Cup contender. Proof, they have won two of the last three Cups.
Tuesday night, the Blue Jackets learned that the Kings came to play and would not be denied a win.
Scott Hartnell was the center of attention playing in his 1,000th NHL game vs the Kings (2014 photo by Lisa Gansky via wikipedia commons)
LA’s top line of Dwight King, Jeff Carter and Tyler Toffoli all scored goals en route to a 4-3 win before a crowd of 14,703 at Nationwide Arena. That line shot the puck a total of 10 times.
The Blue Jackets led briefly 1-0 on a goal by Jack Skille at 1:40 of the first period.
But the Kings had an answer everytime the Jackets got close on the scoreboard.
One bright spot in the game for Columbus was LW Scott Hartnell played in his 1,000th career NHL game. Only 27 current active players and 297 overall have ever achieved this honor in the game’s history. It was only fitting that Hartnell scored a goal in the contest.
Also scoring in the game were LA’s Dustin Brown and the CBJ’s David Savard.
