"It's too late for the Blue Jackets to get the point they deserved out of a loss on Wednesday at the Los Angeles Kings, and it will never be known which team would have won if the game had gone to overtime or a shootout.

In a season in which points have been difficult to come by, the Blue Jackets will have to settle for a heartfelt apology from the NHL. The league yesterday acknowledged a mistake in allowing Drew Doughty's goal to stand with 0.4 of a second remaining in regulation, a goal that gave the Kings a 3-2 win.

"This is a tough pill to swallow for Columbus fans, and we know that," NHL vice president of hockey operations Colin Campbell said."