Michael Peca returned to the Columbus Blue Jackets' lineup and gave them instant offence.
Peca scored his team's last two goals, including the winner with 5:05 left, leading the Blue Jackets to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. He had missed the previous five games with headaches and a sore neck, the result of a collision with Nashville's Dan Hamhuis on Dec. 23.
"You feel like you're letting your team down when you're not in the lineup, so you want to come back and do whatever you can to contribute and help the team win," said Peca, a two-time winner of the Frank Selke Trophy as the NHL's top defensive forward.
"I felt pretty good and I certainly felt better as the game went on," he added. "It was important for me to do a lot of things to make sure I stayed in the game - keep it simple and keep my shifts short. Obviously when you win, it's a little bit more of a good feeling in here."
Peca returns from injury with two goals, Blue Jackets beat Kings 4-3 (CP) 
