After playing 38 scoreless minutes, the Los Angeles Kings finally got a goal off a turnover and another from a fortuitous deflection. Then their backup goalie lost his shutout late, and they had to hang on by their fingernails to beat the NHL's worst team. The defending Stanley Cup champions aren't winning with flair. As long as they're winning, though, coach Darryl Sutter won't care. Kyle Clifford opened the scoring late in the second period, Jonatha...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Tue 2/5	Cls	LA 4 - 2	W:
Fri 2/15	LA	LA 1 - 2	W:
Thu 4/18	LA	LA 1 - 2	W:

Game Stats

Blue Jackets (4-8-2) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM N. Foligno 1 0 1 1 0 B. Dubinsky 0 1 1 1 2 A. Anisimov 0 0 0 0 0 J. Boll 0 0 1 1 4 D. Brassard 0 0 3 -1 0 M. Calvert 0 0 0 0 0 D. Dorsett 0 0 2 -1 0 C. Gillies 0 0 0 0 2 M. Letestu 0 0 0 0 0 D. MacKenzie 0 0 1 0 0 V. Prospal 0 0 0 0 0 R. Umberger 0 0 0 -1 0		Kings (5-5-2) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM K. Clifford 1 0 1 0 0 M. Richards 1 0 3 0 0 A. Kopitar 0 1 1 -1 0 D. Brown 0 0 4 -1 0 J. Carter 0 0 0 0 0 S. Gagne 0 0 1 0 0 D. King 0 0 0 0 0 T. Lewis 0 0 0 1 0 J. Nolan 0 0 0 0 0 D. Penner 0 0 3 0 0 J. Stoll 0 0 0 1 0 J. Williams 0 0 2 0 2
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM J. Johnson 0 1 0 1 0 A. Aucoin 0 0 1 0 0 T. Erixon 0 0 0 0 0 C. Goloubef 0 0 0 0 0 N. Nikitin 0 0 1 0 0 F. Tyutin 0 0 2 -1 2		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM D. Doughty 0 0 0 1 4 D. Drewiske 0 0 0 0 0 K. Ellerby 0 0 1 1 2 J. Muzzin 0 0 3 0 0 R. Scuderi 0 0 1 -1 0 S. Voynov 0 0 2 -1 0
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% S. Bobrovsky(L, 2-4) 22 20 2 .909		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% J. Bernier(W, 2-1) 13 12 1 .923

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PLAYER NEWS

Blue Jackets Jared Boll (CLS - Right Wing) News: Boll (sports hernia) underwent successful surgery Thursday, the Columbus Dispatch reports. [+] Impact: Boll, who played the final two weeks with the sports hernia, will need about four-to-six weeks to recover. He's expected to be fine for training camp in September. (RotoWire - Thu. May 9, 2013) Marian Gaborik (CLS - Right Wing) News: Gaborik (abdomen) underwent successful surgery Thursday, the Columbus Dispatch reports. [+] Impact: Gaborik is expected to require three-to-four weeks of recovery time from the injury and be perfectly healthy come training camp in September. (RotoWire - Thu. May 9, 2013) Sergei Bobrovsky (CLS - Goaltender) News: Bobrovsky has been named a finalist for the Vezina Trophy, awarded to the NHL's top netminder. [+] Impact: He'll be competing with Antti Niemi of the Sharks and the Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist, but after an out-of-nowhere season that included 21 wins, a 2.00 GAA and .932 save percentage in 38 games, as well as a key role in guiding the cinderella Blue Jackets to within a tie-breaker of a postseason berth, Bobrovsky is arguably the favorite to take home the hardware. (RotoWire - Thu. May 9, 2013)

Kings Kyle Clifford (LA - Left Wing) News: Clifford (undisclosed) will play in Tuesday's Game 4 against the Sharks, Helene Elliott of the LA Times reports. [+] Impact: Clifford missed the Kings' previous four games, but he will return to action Tuesday night with the Kings looking to go up 3-1 on the Sharks. (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 2013) Matt Greene (LA - Defense) News: Greene (lower body) will play in Tuesday's Game 4 against the Sharks, Helene Elliott of the LA times reports. [+] Impact: Greene has not played in a game since Apr. 24, but he will take the ice Tuesday night as the Kings aim to go up 3-1 against the Sharks. (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 2013) Kyle Clifford (LA - Left Wing) News: Clifford (undisclosed) is expected to suit up for Tuesday's Game 4 matchup with the Sharks, Eric Stephens of the Orange County Register reports. [+] Impact: This is better news for the Kings than it is for fantasy owners, as Clifford has yet to record a point in five games in the playoffs. (RotoWire - Mon. May 20, 2013)

Injury Report

Blue Jackets Player Injury Status M. Calvert Broken finger day-to-day N. Nikitin Lower-body injury day-to-day

Kings Player Injury Status J. Stoll Undisclosed injury day-to-day W. Mitchell Knee surgery IR