Jackets Lose to Kings 4-3 in OT
The Jackets jumped out early with a power-play goal 9 minutes in, scored by Kirill Marchenko, his 8th assisted by Adam Boqvist and Johnny Gaudreau.
The second period saw the Jackets extend their lead to 3-0 on a pair of goals. Johnny Gaudreau scored his 4th goal of the season on a breakaway to beat Phoenix Copley. Thirteen minutes into the second, Mathieu Olivier scored his first goal of the season to push the lead to 3-0. The Jackets looked to be in control, but history is not on the Blue Jackets side this season.
In the third period, the Kings came out swinging. Twenty-three seconds into the third, Matt Roy sent in a shot from the blue line that was tipped and in by Phillip Danault. Five minutes later Danault would score his second to make it 3-2. And then 1:30 after the second goal, Arthur Kaliyev would tie at three. And with that, the comeback was complete. The Jackets were completely overwhelmed in the third but held on to send it to overtime.
Drew Doughty would score on the only shot in OT to win the game 4-3. The CBJ would fail to record a shot in the overtime period. The Kings have now won their first 10 games on the road to start the season.
Final Stats
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- Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and an assist vs. LA, bringing his season total to 15. He has 8 points in the last 8 games. He also had 5 shots on the night.
- Mathieu Olivier scored his 1st goal of the season. He has 5 points in 15 games.
- Adam Fantilli tallied his 7th assist on the season. Fantilli has 12 points in 27 games.
- Kirill Marchenko scored his 8th goal. He now has 14 points.
- Elvis Merzlikins stopped 35 of 39 shots.
Next Up: The Blue Jackets take to the road to visit Long Island to play the Islanders on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
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