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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Los Angeles Kings

Regular season · Friday, March 5, 2027 · Crypto.com Arena

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Game preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Friday, March 5, 2027, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, ABTV and CBJHN.

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

Rest and travel

Blue Jackets

Game 2 of a road trip: San Jose, now Los Angeles.

  1. 232027-02-23: no game
  2. 242027-02-24: no game
  3. 252027-02-25: no game
  4. 262027-02-26: vs NJD
  5. 272027-02-27: vs NYI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 282027-02-28: no game
  7. 12027-03-01: vs CAR
  8. 22027-03-02: no game
  9. 32027-03-03: at SJS
  10. 42027-03-04: no game
  11. 52027-03-05: at LAK
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~305 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,395 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Kings

Another game at home.

  1. 232027-02-23: no game
  2. 242027-02-24: vs MTL
  3. 252027-02-25: no game
  4. 262027-02-26: at CHI
  5. 272027-02-27: at NSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 282027-02-28: no game
  7. 12027-03-01: vs ANA
  8. 22027-03-02: no game
  9. 32027-03-03: vs TBL
  10. 42027-03-04: no game
  11. 52027-03-05: vs CBJ
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

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CBJLAK

Settled lines

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

CBJ 63% (10th most shuffled)LAK 61% (8th 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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

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