Columbus Blue Jackets vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction & Picks - NHL

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Columbus Blue Jackets
3/9/26 16:00
Los Angeles Kings

Prediction:

 

Draw

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 by Edgar Jibran | in NHL Picks

Next Monday night's NHL schedule will open its activities at 02:00 pm CST with the clash between the Los Angeles Kings and the Columbus Blue Jackets. For this game, the odds are supporting the Blue Jackets to win, a fact that makes sense when considering that Columbus’ offense has been way better than the Kings’.

Despite this, it cannot be forgotten that the Blue Jackets recently lost a three-game winning streak with their 5-4 overtime loss to the Utah Mammoth, a game during which their defense had deep issues during the third period. However, no announcements were recently made regarding the joining of defenders to their roster, so they are expected to keep struggling during the rest of the regular season.

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Kings currently are four points behind the Western Conference’s playoff mark, so each of their remaining regular season games will be key for them. Nevertheless, Artemi Panarin’s joining hasn’t really made an outstanding difference to the Kings’ offensive performance, as they scored more than three goals in only one of their last five games.

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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Los Angeles Kings Form

Table

Teams Pts P W L GD
16 Columbus Blue Jackets
92 3142 28 30 0
20 Los Angeles Kings
90 3396 22 26 -20

Columbus Blue Jackets and Los Angeles Kings Latest Matches

Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets Latest matches
L L W W W L
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Mar 7, 2026 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
4 :  5
Utah Mammoth

Mar 5, 2026 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
4 :  2
Florida Panthers

Mar 3, 2026 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
3 :  2
Nashville Predators

Mar 2, 2026 - NHL

New York Rangers
4 :  5
Columbus Blue Jackets

Feb 28, 2026 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
3 :  4
New York Islanders

Feb 26, 2026 - NHL

Boston Bruins
4 :  2
Columbus Blue Jackets
W W L W W L
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Mar 7, 2026 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
4 :  5
Utah Mammoth

Mar 5, 2026 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
4 :  2
Florida Panthers

Mar 3, 2026 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
3 :  2
Nashville Predators

Feb 28, 2026 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
3 :  4
New York Islanders

Feb 4, 2026 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
4 :  0
Chicago Blackhawks

Jan 28, 2026 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
5 :  3
Philadelphia Flyers
W W W W L W
Victories

5/6 (83%)

Defeats

1/6 (17%)

Mar 2, 2026 - NHL

New York Rangers
4 :  5
Columbus Blue Jackets

Feb 26, 2026 - NHL

Boston Bruins
4 :  2
Columbus Blue Jackets

Feb 3, 2026 - NHL

New Jersey Devils
0 :  3
Columbus Blue Jackets

Jan 31, 2026 - NHL

St. Louis Blues
3 :  5
Columbus Blue Jackets

Jan 30, 2026 - NHL

Chicago Blackhawks
2 :  4
Columbus Blue Jackets

Jan 17, 2026 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
3 :  4
Columbus Blue Jackets
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings Latest matches
L L W L W L
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

Mar 7, 2026 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
3 :  4
Montreal Canadiens

Mar 5, 2026 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
5 :  3
New York Islanders

Mar 2, 2026 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
2 :  4
Colorado Avalanche

Feb 28, 2026 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
2 :  0
Calgary Flames

Feb 26, 2026 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
1 :  8
Edmonton Oilers

Feb 25, 2026 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
4 :  6
Vegas Golden Knights
L L W L W L
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

Mar 7, 2026 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
3 :  4
Montreal Canadiens

Mar 5, 2026 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
5 :  3
New York Islanders

Mar 2, 2026 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
2 :  4
Colorado Avalanche

Feb 28, 2026 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
2 :  0
Calgary Flames

Feb 26, 2026 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
1 :  8
Edmonton Oilers

Feb 25, 2026 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
4 :  6
Vegas Golden Knights
W W L W L L
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Feb 5, 2026 - NHL

Vegas Golden Knights
4 :  1
Los Angeles Kings

Feb 1, 2026 - NHL

Carolina Hurricanes
3 :  2
Los Angeles Kings

Jan 31, 2026 - NHL

Philadelphia Flyers
2 :  3
Los Angeles Kings

Jan 29, 2026 - NHL

Buffalo Sabres
4 :  1
Los Angeles Kings

Jan 27, 2026 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
1 :  3
Los Angeles Kings

Jan 24, 2026 - NHL

St. Louis Blues
4 :  5
Los Angeles Kings

Columbus Blue Jackets against Los Angeles Kings : Head to Head (H2H)

Columbus Blue Jackets

100 %

Los Angeles Kings

0 %

Dec 22, 2025 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
1 :  3
Columbus Blue Jackets

Dec 11, 2022 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
6 :  5
Los Angeles Kings
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Los Angeles Kings Picks

Players list

Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets

J. Greaves

E. Merzlikins

D. Mateychuk

D. Fabbro

E. Gudbranson

I. Provorov

Z. Werenski

D. Severson

K. Marchenko

M. Marchment

M. Olivier

I. Lundestrom

A. Fantilli

C. Sillinger

K. Johnson

M. Wood

C. Coyle

B. Jenner

S. Monahan

C. Garland

Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings

A. Forsberg

D. Kuemper

M. Anderson

B. Clarke

B. Dumoulin

D. Doughty

C. Ceci

J. Edmundson

A. Kopitar

Q. Byfield

A. Turcotte

T. Moore

S. Helenius

A. Laferriere

J. Wright

J. Malott

S. Laughton

A. Panarin

A. Kempe

T. Ward

Most goals and assists

CD Huachipato Columbus Blue Jackets
CD Huachipato Los Angeles Kings
Top Goalscorer
Top Goalscorer
Sweden A. Kempe (37 Goals)
Best assists
USA Z. Werenski (59 Assists)
Best assists
A. Panarin (57 Assists)

Columbus Blue Jackets - Los Angeles Kings Key Points

  1. The Los Angeles Kings have a four-game road winless streak in regulation time, it being worth noting that they didn’t score more than two goals in those games.
  2. The Columbus Blue Jackets have scored three or more goals during their last seven home games.
  3. The Los Angeles Kings haven’t defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets in regulation time on the road since their 6-4 victory in October 2017.
  4. The Columbus Blue Jackets scored more than three goals in regulation time in only one of their last five home meetings against the Los Angeles Kings.
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Our Columbus Blue Jackets vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction

As can be seen, these teams are expected to face their last games of the regular season with outstanding offensive commitment, as that would be the only way to ensure securing points in these kinds of games.

To conclude, even though the Los Angeles Kings’ offense has struggled to find a consistent performance, the Blue Jackets’ defense has also remained very unstable during the most recent matchdays. Therefore, the pick for the Los Angeles Kings – Columbus Blue Jackets is: 60 Min Line - Draw!

Prediction:

 

Draw

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