Los Angeles Kings vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 01/26/26

The Los Angeles Kings will be on the road Monday night to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets. Both of these teams come into this game riding a two-game winning streak. This will be a clash of two different styles of games. The Kings are a solid defensive team, averaging 2.74 goals against per game, which is fourth-best in the NHL. At the other end of the ice, they are ranked 30^th in goals for, averaging 2.60 per game. The Blue Jackets are much better offensively, averaging 3.00 goals per game, but they are ranked 24^th in goals against.

Since Rick Bowness took over as head coach, the Blue Jackets are 5-1-0 under his leadership. He has them playing a much more responsible game, and it has them looking good. They are a solid team on home ice; they have a record of 13-8-4 at Nationwide Arena. In one previous meeting this season, the Blue Jackets beat the Kings by a score of 3-1. I think the lack of offense from the Kings will be the difference in this game. Give me the Blue Jackets in this one.

Kings vs. Blue Jackets prediction: Blue Jackets ML (-115) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.