Columbus Blue Jackets vs Los Angeles Kings
Regular season · Saturday, December 15, 2001 · STAPLES Center
Game summary
The Los Angeles Kings beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 on Saturday, December 15, 2001 at STAPLES Center. The Kings outshot the Blue Jackets 25–20.
Bryan Smolinski scored twice. Ray Whitney, Adam Deadmarsh and Jody Shelley also scored.
Felix Potvin made 18 saves on 20 shots for the win; Ron Tugnutt stopped 22 of 25.
Scoring
1st period
Bryan Smolinski (7)Craig Johnson (4), Aaron Miller (3)0–105:53 LAK · 
Ray Whitney (8)Serge Aubin (3)1–109:29 CBJ
2nd period
- Bryan Smolinski (8)Jaroslav Modry (19), Jason Allison (14)1–210:00 LAK ·
3rd period
Adam Deadmarsh (10)Steve Heinze (10), Philippe Boucher (14)1–302:41 LAK · 
Jody Shelley (1)Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre (4)2–303:49 CBJ
Team stats
CBJLAK
2025
53%47%
0/32/5
1511
2134
1610
1110
35
Penalties
- 5:19 into the first period
Ian Laperriere · high sticking2 min - 5:19 into the first periodIan Laperriere · high sticking2 min
- 13:46 into the first period
Grant Marshall · holding2 min - 19:25 into the first periodPhilippe Boucher · tripping2 min
- 3:50 into the second periodJamie Pushor · fighting5 min
- 3:50 into the second periodIan Laperriere · fighting5 min
- 6:00 into the second periodRostislav Klesla · high sticking2 min
- 9:31 into the second periodMattias Timander · holding2 min
- 18:43 into the second periodMattias Timander · high sticking2 min
- 18:43 into the second periodMattias Timander · high sticking2 min
Season series
Columbus Blue Jackets
| 10Serge AubinC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:44 |
| 14Ray WhitneyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:45 |
| 45Jody ShelleyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 08:23 |
| 34Jean-Luc Grand-PierreD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:28 |
| 9David VybornyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 15:22 |
| 12Sean ProngerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:24 |
| 16Mike SillingerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | 20:24 |
| 21Espen KnutsenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:45 |
| 22Chris NielsenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 11:58 |
| 27Blake SloanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:46 |
| 28Tyler WrightC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:58 |
| 29Grant MarshallR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 14:05 |
| 4Lyle OdeleinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:18 |
| 5Jamie PushorD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:22 |
| 6Jamie HewardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 13:23 |
| 32Radim BicanekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:46 |
| 37Mattias TimanderD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:18 |
| 44Rostislav KleslaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 23:21 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Marc DenisG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Ron TugnuttG | L | 25 | 3 | .880 |
Los Angeles Kings
| 21Bryan SmolinskiC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 21:23 |
| 23Craig JohnsonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 19:52 |
| 28Adam DeadmarshR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:47 |
| 41Jason AllisonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 22:20 |
| 57Steve HeinzeR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 19:34 |
| 3Aaron MillerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:52 |
| 43Philippe BoucherD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | 18:16 |
| 44Jaroslav ModryD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | 25:09 |
| 9Kelly BuchbergerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:10 |
| 11Steve KellyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 06:55 |
| 12Ken BelangerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 04:54 |
| 19Nelson EmersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 08:51 |
| 22Ian LaperriereR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 12:02 |
| 25Eric BelangerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:51 |
| 42Mikko ElorantaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 15:43 |
| 6Andreas LiljaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:24 |
| 14Mattias NorstromD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:46 |
| 17Lubomir VisnovskyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 21:09 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jamie StorrG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 39Felix PotvinG | W | 20 | 2 | .900 |