LOS ANGELES, Calif - Frederik Modin scored a power-play goal against his former club, Michal Handzus and Alexander Frolov scored power-play goals 41 seconds apart during a four-goal first period, and the Kings routed the Blue Jackets 6-0 on Monday night.
Columbus was outshot 26-5 through the first two periods while the Kings built their 6-0 lead and equaled a season high with their three power-play goals.
"That was embarrassing," forward R.J. Umberger said. "We didn't play smart. We were our own worst enemies out there. We just need to use our heads and compete."
The Blue Jackets, who made the playoffs last season for the first time in franchise history, are 13 points out of a playoff spot with 16 games remaining.
They are 3-3-2 since Ken Hitchcock was fired as head coach on Feb. 3 and replaced by Claude Noel.
Nationwide Insurance will become the presenting sponsor of the Memorial Tournament, beginning with the 2011 event, the insurance giant, tournament officials announced Friday.
The Buckeyes made it look easy in their season opener, manhandling Marshall 45-7, but know it won't be that easy next Saturday, when the 13th-ranked Miami Hurricanes come to Ohio Stadium.
Guillermo Barros Schelotto scored a 98th-minute penalty kick and the Columbus Crew reached their first U.S. Open Cup final since 2002 with a 2-1 overtime semifinal victory over short-handed D.C. United on Wednesday.
Like a sure-footed runner eluding tacklers, Ohio State head football coach Jim Tressel avoided weighing in on an ongoing controversy over rescheduling the OSU-Michigan game to some time other than the final weekend of the regular season.
LAS VEGAS - JUNE 27: A general view of the atmosphere in the trophy room at the 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards held at the Las Vegas Hilton on June 27, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for ATI)
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