10:37 pm
April 16

Blue Jackets @ Kings

Who will WIN this matchup?

Columbus Blue Jackets (35-33-6)

@ Los Angeles Kings (39-27-10)

 

Starting Goalies:

Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ): Confirmed

Jonathan Quick (LAK): Confirmed

 

Current odds:

Columbus Blue Jackets: (+167)

Los Angeles Kings: (-192)

 

• The Los Angeles Kings will try to avoid falling out of a playoff spot when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. The Kings (39-27-10, 88 points) are third in the Pacific Division, but just one point ahead of the fourth-place Vegas Golden Knights, who visit the second-place Edmonton Oilers on Saturday afternoon.

• Los Angeles didn’t play that way in its most recent game, getting clubbed by the Colorado Avalanche 9-3 on Wednesday in Denver. The Avalanche will likely be the top-seeded team from the Western Conference for the playoffs. The final six games for Los Angeles are against teams outside the playoff bubble heading into the weekend.

• Columbus (35-33-6, 76 points) is out of playoff contention, but has won three of its past four following a season-long seven-game losing streak. The Blue Jackets beat the visiting Montreal Canadiens 5-1 on Wednesday. Kent Johnson and Nick Blankenburg made their NHL debuts against Montreal, just a week after they finished their college careers at Michigan.

• Columbus forward Jack Roslovic has scored half of his team’s 10 goals in the past two games. He had a hat trick in a 5-4 overtime win at the Detroit Red Wings on April 9, and scored two goals in the win against the Canadiens.

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Confidence
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Los Angeles Kings
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