All-time record: The Blue Jackets are 27-32-1 with one tie in 67 games against the Kings, including 10-21-2 with one tie in Los Angeles. The Kings swept both games last season and have won three straight over the Blue Jackets, including a 5-1 domination on Feb. 20 at Crypto.com Arena last season.

The Blue Jackets hung with the Los Angeles Kings for two periods on Saturday in Crypto.com Arena, but the game slipped away early in the third period. The Kings pulled away for a

ANAHEIM -- John Gibson made 39 saves in his season debut for the Anaheim Ducks, a 4-2 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Honda Center on Sunday. Gibson was unavailable the first 12 games after undergoing an emergency appendectomy on Sept. 25.

Brett Leason, Jackson LaCombe, Leo Carlsson and Isac Lundeström lit the lamp for the Ducks. John Gibson made his first start of the year after recovering from a preseason appendectomy, turning in a dandy of a performance from start to finish with 39 saves.

The Anaheim Ducks hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday night in the fourth game of their six-game home stand. Columbus was playing their second game of a back-to-back after losing to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. Ducks head coach Greg Cronin shuffled forward lines more to spark the NHL's lowest-producing offensive team.