The power play went cold, the goaltending went sour and the Kings let two 30-something centers deliver their best performances in a long while.
So much for the three-game winning streak.
Michael Peca scored two goals, Sergei Fedorov had a goal and an assist and the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Kings, 4-3, Thursday night at Staples Center.
Peca, 33, who missed the previous four games with a concussion, scored the game-winner at the 14:42 mark of the third period, taking a pass from Jason Chimera, who had skated out from behind the net and found Peca at the top of the right face-off circle.
Peca beat Kings goalie Jason LaBarbera, who had replaced starter J.S. Aubin at 6:05 of the second period after Aubin gave up three goals on 12 shots. It was the first two-goal effort for Peca this season.
"It was a tight game like we expected," Kings defenseman Brad Stuart said. "We just had a bit of a letdown in the last five minutes and, sometimes, that's what close games come down to."
Kings get done in by veteran duo (LATIMES) 
