Los Angeles Kings vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction & Picks - NHL
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by Travis Pulver | in NHL Picks
The Columbus Blue Jackets (14-15-6, 7-9-3 Away) will try to end their current losing streak at two when they travel to the West Coast to take on the Los Angeles Kings at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA. The puck will drop at 10 p.m. EST with coverage provided by ESPN+.
Columbus’ struggles extended far beyond the last two games, where they were outscored 9-5. Prior to their last win, which was over Anaheim on Tuesday, Dec. 16, they lost five in a row, scoring two goals or less in three of those games. The Blue Jackets have had trouble scoring this season, averaging just 2.89 goals per game while allowing a league-high 3.51 goals per game. As for the Kings, LA is coming off a pretty long layoff, having last played on Thursday, where they recorded a 2-1 win over Tampa Bay. However, they had lost their last four games prior to that one. Of those losses, they didn’t score more than two in any of them. On the season, they are averaging 2.54 goals per game while allowing 2.89 goals per game. Los Angeles has not scored more than two goals in a game since Dec. 10 vs. Seattle.
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Los Angeles Kings vs Columbus Blue Jackets Form
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| Teams | Pts | P | W | L | GD |
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92 | 3142 | 28 | 30 | 0 |
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90 | 3396 | 22 | 26 | -20 |
Los Angeles Kings and Columbus Blue Jackets Latest Matches
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Los Angeles Kings against Columbus Blue Jackets : Head to Head (H2H)
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Players list
A. Forsberg
P. Copley
M. Anderson
B. Clarke
B. Dumoulin
D. Doughty
C. Ceci
J. Edmundson
C. Perry
A. Turcotte
T. Moore
Q. Byfield
A. Laferriere
S. Helenius
W. Foegele
J. Armia
A. Kopitar
A. Kuzmenko
K. Fiala
A. Kempe
J. Greaves
E. Merzlikins
J. Christiansen
D. Fabbro
D. Mateychuk
B. Smith
I. Provorov
D. Severson
K. Marchenko
M. Marchment
I. Lundestrom
D. Voronkov
L. Del Bel Belluz
C. Sillinger
K. Johnson
M. Wood
C. Coyle
B. Jenner
S. Monahan
A. Fantilli
Most goals and assists
Los Angeles Kings
Columbus Blue Jackets
A. Kempe
(37 Goals)
Z. Werenski
(59 Assists)
Los Angeles Kings - Columbus Blue Jackets Key Points
- Los Angeles leads the all-time series vs. Columbus 40-27-1-1.
- Columbus has gone OVER this TOTAL (5.5) in 22 of 35 games; the Kings have gone OVER it in 14 of 34 games.
- The Kings have scored 87 goals per game (31st in the league) and have allowed just 85,
- Betting Public: 25% of TOTAL tickets and 29% of the handle are on the UNDER.
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Our Los Angeles Kings vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction
Columbus is not a strong scoring team and will find it tough to score a goal or two against a solid LA Kings defense. However, while no one averages more goals allowed than the Blue Jackets (3.51), I have no faith in LA’s lackluster offense to score much.
Our Kings vs. Blue Jackets Pick: UNDER 5.5
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