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(35-33-6) Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Los Angeles Kings (39-27-10)
Date: Saturday, April 16th
Time: 10:30 PM ET
Venue: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Blue Jackets +167 | Kings -192 (Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Blue Jackets +1.5 -150 | Kings -1.5 +130
NHL Betting Total: 6.5
The Los Angeles Kings and Columbus Blue Jackets face off on Saturday night at Crypto.com arena in Los Angeles. These teams have matched up just one time this year with the Kings grabbing the 2 points in a 4-3 win in Columbus.
Columbus Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets come into this game on a two game winning streak after beating the Red Wings and most recently beating the Canadiens 5-1 on Wednesday night. Columbus has had recent struggles on the road losing 7 out of their last 10 road games. Columbus has had a rough year and will miss the playoffs this season so will they be motivated to perform tonight?
The Blue Jackets offensively haven’t been too bad this season averaging 3.19 goals per game which is above league average. Patrick Laine has been a big part of the offence for Columbus this season with 26 goals and 56 points this season. He will be coming into this game off of a 3 point effort vs Montreal with a goal and assist.
Defensively has been another story for the Blue Jackets this season as they rank 29th in goals against per game (3.68 goals per game). They will need a good defensive effort tonight if they want to beat the Kings.
The projected starter for the Blue Jackets is Elvis Merzlikins he has had a decent season going 25-19-6 with 2 shutouts. He has a .904save percentage and a rough looking 3.35 goals against average but is playing in front of a bad defense. He will need to be sharp on Saturday night if the Jackets want the 2 points.
Los Angeles Kings
On the other side of this matchup is the Los Angeles Kings come into Saturday night clinging to the 3rd spot in the pacific division. They have struggled recently going 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. Los Angeles will be looking to rebound off of a poor effort Wednesday night in Colorado getting hammered 9-3.
Los Angeles is one of the few NHL playoff teams who have a worse home record then record on the road. Kings come into tonight with a 18-16-4 record at Crypto.com Arena. Los Angeles will be looking for a good effort on home ice as they have been beaten 3 times in a row at home only scoring 4 goals in those 3 games.
The projected starter is Cal Petersen who has been good this season with 20 wins in 34 starts also racking up 3 shutouts. Johnathan Quick only lasted 10 minutes on Wednesday night but the last time these teams matched up he got the win so we will see who the coach gives the nod to on Saturday.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Blue Jackets are 5-2 in their last 7 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Blue Jackets are 2-5 in their last 7 road games.
- Blue Jackets are 3-8 in their last 11 overall.
- Under is 4-0-1 in Blue Jackets last 5 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Kings are 9-2 in their last 11 vs. Metropolitan.
- Kings are 27-9 in their last 36 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Favorite is 23-7 in the last 30 meetings.
Free Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Los Angeles Kings NHL Prediction:
Los Angeles is the more desperate team in this match up. They are coming in off of a horrible effort and will be looking to bouce back, they are losing ground in the playoff race with Vegas and Vancouver nipping at their heels. Columbus has known they arent going to the post season for awhile now and are just playing out the string. Kings need the points bad, back them tonight as the favorite.
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