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Welcome back to NHL Predictions here at Last Word on Hockey! Each day of the NHL season, we preview and analyze games to give our predictions. Today, we’ll be taking a closer look at a game between the Los Angeles Kings and Columbus Blue Jackets.

The LA Kings are in Columbus tonight to play the CBJ in what will be the Jackets last game until January 30th. The Kings come into this game having gone 6-4 in their last 10, and beating the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night at Staples Center.

Captain Boone Jenner, who has been out all season after suffering a shoulder injury at the end of training camp, got a clean bill of health from doctors, allowing him to join the Blue Jackets last Saturday for a morning skate before they played the Los Angeles Kings.

Marchenko's acrobatic, airborne goal off a powerful drive to the net in overtime led the Blue Jackets to a 3-2 win over the Kings.

BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Blue Jackets, on a four-game home winning streak, host the Los Angeles Kings. Columbus has a 23-19-7 record overall and a 16-5-3 record on its home ice. The Blue Jackets have a 3-3-6 record in games decided by a goal.

The Columbus Blue Jackets continued their pursuit of a playoff spot with an overtime victory over the Los Angeles Kings. With another win, the Jackets maintain

but the Blue Jackets are an even better home team at 16-5-3. The last time the Kings were in Columbus back in December of 2023, the Kings erased a three-goal deficit in the third period and then ...

The Los Angeles Kings begin a five-game road trip against the Columbus Blue Jackets. LA are coming off a two-game homestand where they went 1-1-0, losing 5-1 to the Pittsburgh Penguins and winning 2-1 versus the Florida Panthers.

Philadelphia Flyers legend Bobby Clarke knows a thing or two about talent—and when he sees it, he’s not shy about sharing his thoughts.

Our staff identified 13 buyers, nine sellers and 10 teams that could go either way (or do some buying and selling) at the trade deadline.