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10:30 pm EST Mon Mar 8, 2010

The Los Angeles Kings are closing in on their first playoff appearance in seven seasons, but a recent rough stretch has them determined to improve their play. A visit from the lowly Columbus Blue Jackets could help. The Kings look to avoid a third consecutive loss while trying to hand the visiting Blue Jackets their fifth straight defeat Monday night. Absent from the postseason since 2001-02, Los Angeles is fifth in the Western Conference. However, the Kings are coming off consecutive 4-2 defeats to Nashville and Montreal, giving them four losses in six games since winning a season-high nine in a row.

Los Angeles has not suffered three straight regulation losses since Jan. 7-11. Improving the power play could help Los Angeles, which went 0 of 4 and allowed a short-handed goal Saturday. The Kings, whose 19.3 power-play percentage is among the best in the NHL, went 4 for 26 over the last seven contests. The Kings can get back on track while trying for a third straight win over Columbus. The Blue Jackets, who lost in two of their last three visits to Los Angeles, are 0-2-2 since winning three in a row.