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Los Angeles Kings vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular season · Saturday, December 19, 2026 · Nationwide Arena

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Game preview

The Los Angeles Kings visit the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Saturday, December 19, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, ABTV and CBJHN.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Kings

Game 3 of a road trip: Detroit and Pittsburgh, now Columbus.

  1. 92026-12-09: vs SJS
  2. 102026-12-10: no game
  3. 112026-12-11: at SJS
  4. 122026-12-12: vs VAN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 132026-12-13: no game
  6. 142026-12-14: no game
  7. 152026-12-15: at DET
  8. 162026-12-16: no game
  9. 172026-12-17: at PIT
  10. 182026-12-18: no game
  11. 192026-12-19: at CBJ
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~163 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,349 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Blue Jackets

Another game at home.

  1. 92026-12-09: no game
  2. 102026-12-10: vs MIN
  3. 112026-12-11: no game
  4. 122026-12-12: vs MTL
  5. 132026-12-13: at NYR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 142026-12-14: no game
  7. 152026-12-15: vs CAR
  8. 162026-12-16: no game
  9. 172026-12-17: vs SEA
  10. 182026-12-18: no game
  11. 192026-12-19: vs LAK
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Los Angeles KingsKingsTue, Oct 13 vs EDM
  1. L1Panarin#10Kempe#9Byfield#55
    13:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMoore#12Laughton#21Armia#40
    9:16 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHaula#56Perry#90Laferriere#14
    7:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewGustafsson#64Clarke#92
    13:55 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewDoughty#8Edmundson#6
    5:46 together at 5v5
  3. D3Ceci#5Anderson#44
    5:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Panarin LKempe RByfield RLaferriere RClarke D3:25
  2. 2Haula LMoore LPerry RDoughty DGustafsson D1:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Moore LLaughton CCeci DAnderson D0:52
  2. 2Haula LArmia RDoughty DEdmundson D0:35
Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsTue, Oct 13 vs FLA
  1. L1Knies#89Johnson#91Fantilli#19
    8:53 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMonahan#23Nichushkin#43Garland#83
    6:27 together at 5v5
  3. L3Coyle#3Sillinger#4Olivier#24
    4:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewHeinen#58Lomberg#94Voronkov#10
    4:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1Severson#78Werenski#8
    15:29 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewGudbranson#44Soucy#7
    9:43 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewChristiansen#2Mateychuk#5
    9:42 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Knies LCoyle CJohnson CFantilli CWerenski D1:19
  2. 2Voronkov LMonahan CNichushkin RGarland RMateychuk D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Coyle CSillinger CSeverson DWerenski D1:10
  2. 2Heinen LCoyle CChristiansen DMateychuk D0:59

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

LAKCBJ

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

LAK 61% (8th most shuffled)CBJ 63% (10th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

LAK 1:40 left (11th latest · 17 pulls)CBJ 1:29 left (3rd latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

LAK 49.6s (8th longest)CBJ 50.6s (5th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

LAK 33% (9th most often)CBJ 34% (6th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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