COLUMBUS -- Kirill Marchenko scored at 3:45 of overtime when the Columbus Blue Jackets recovered to defeat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 at Nationwide Arena on Saturday.

Kirill Marchenko scored with 1:16 remaining in overtime to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.

Blue Jackets' OT win over the Kings include Marchenko's 'Bobby Orr' impression and Werenski extending his point streak at home.

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Marchenko's 20th goal decides tight-checking game in overtime for the Blue Jackets, whose win over the Kings was their fifth straight at home.

In a season that began with the death of star left winger Johnny Gaudreau six weeks before opening night, the Columbus Blue Jackets are getting closer to ending a four-year playoff drought.

The Los Angeles Kings (26-14-5) take the ice against the Columbus Blue Jackets (23-19-7) in NHL play on Saturday, starting at 7:00 PM ET at Nationwide Arena and broadcast on ESPN+. The Kings rank seventh in the Western Conference and the Blue Jackets are eighth in the Eastern Conference.

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Captain Boone Jenner, who has been out all season after suffering a shoulder injury at the end of training camp, got a clean bill of health from doctors, allowing him to join the Blue Jackets last Saturday for a morning skate before they played the Los Angeles Kings.

Among the top players to keep an eye on when the Los Angeles Kings face the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday at Nationwide Arena — beginning at 7:00 PM ET — are the Kings’ Adrian Kempe and the Blue Jackets’ Zachary Werenski.

On Jan. 25, in a galaxy far, far away, the university’s “Star Wars” Club joined forces with the Campus Activities Board (CAB) to form a truly out-of-this-world collaboration: a journey to “Star Wars” Takeover Night at Nationwide Arena as the Columbus Blue Jackets played the Los Angeles (LA) Kings.