Kings beat Columbus in shootout, 4-3 | The Fabulous Forum | Los Angeles Times

The Kings have become road warriors, turning a potentially deflating 10-game stretch of games away from Staples Center into a joy ride that continued Wednesday with a 4-3 shootout victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Jarret Stollscored the only goal in the tiebreaking procedure with a hard wrist shot.

Drew Doughtyhad given the Kings a 3-2 lead at 6:08 of the third period, set up nicely byAnze KopitarandMichal Handzus. But the Blue Jackets, playing before a small but noisy crowd of 12,442 at Nationwide Arena, tied it with 1:23 to play and goaltenderMathieu Garonjust reaching the bench to be replaced by an extra skater.Kris Russellwas unchecked when he swept the rebound of a shot byJakub Voracekpast a helplessJonathan Quick.

The Kings extended their point streak on this odyssey to 5-0-2 and extended their overall surge to 8-0-2. The club record for points in consecutive games is 11, set in 1974.

Quick stopped 21 shots, including a high-chest save onAnton Stralmanearly in the third period, to extend his personal success streak to 7-0-1. It was the 16th straight game in which the Kings held an opponent to three goals or fewer.

But it didn’t come easily.

Someday the Kings will completely end their absurd habit of allowing a goal within five minutes of scoring one. Wednesday wasn’t that day, as they took leads of 1-0 and 2-1 only to allow Columbus to pull even within three minutes each time.

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