Blue Jackets vs. Golden Knights Prediction
The Columbus Blue Jackets won their first two games on this road trip heading into tonight’s showdown at the Las Vegas Golden Knights. Can Columbus make it three in a row with another victory here as the underdogs?
Game Snapshot
85 Columbus Blue Jackets at 86 Las Vegas Golden Knights
Saturday, February 9, 2019
T-Mobile Arena at 10:05PM ET
TV: ESPN+
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Public Betting Information
According to oddsmakers at BetNow.eu, the Golden Knights are a -160 favorite to win on the moneyline. The Blue Jackets are a +140 underdog, while the total is set at 6 goals. As of Saturday afternoon, 61 percent of public bets are siding with host Las Vegas. Check out our NHL Public Betting Page for the latest information.
Blue Jackets double up Coyotes
Columbus earned a 4-2 road win Thursday night at Arizona to improve to 30-20-3 on the season. Lukas Sedlak gave the Blue Jackets a 1-0 lead 3:02 in on a goal assisted by Riley Nash. David Savard scored with 2:47 left in the first to make it 2-0 as Josh Anderson and Boone Jenner drew assists. Arizona tied it up at 2-2 with a pair of goals in the second period, but midway through the second a goal byJosh Anderson on the power play gave Columbus the lead for good. Seth Jones and Alexander Wennberg assisted on the tally. Jenner scored an unassisted goal with 6:08 remaining in the third to ice it. Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves on 31 shots in the winning effort.
Golden Knights edge Red Wings
Las Vegas secured a 4-3 road win at Detroit Thursday night to improve to 31-21-4 on the season. The Golden Knights fell behind 1-0 in the first period, but evened it up 2:04 into the second on a goal by Jonathan Marchessault. The power play goal was assisted by William Karlsson and Colin Miller. Karlsson made it 2-1 in favor of Las Vegas five minutes later as Paul Stastny and Nate Schmidt assisted. Marchessault scored his 19th goal of the season midway through the second to make it 3-1 off assists by Reilly Smith and Deryk Engelland. The Red Wings cut it to 3-2 in the third, but Brayden McNabb added an unassisted insurance goal later in the period and Las Vegas held on from there. Marc-Andre Fleury recorded 36 saves on 39 shots in the winning effort.
NHL Betting Trends
Columbus
The Blue Jackets are 12-21 in Saturday games the last two seasons. Columbus is 181-166 in non-conference games since 1996.
Las Vegas
The Golden Knights are 99-63 in all games the last two seasons. Las Vegas is 8-12 after scoring four or more goals the previous game this season.
Prediction:
Las Vegas is tough at home and Columbus can’t keep on winning on the road. Or maybe it can, but I don’t see enough in the tank to record another win away from home here. Bobrovsky has had a solid career, but he is having a down season. If he has a rough night here, the Blue Jackets likely have no shot. I’m taking the hosts here.
NHL DAILY PREDICTION: LAS VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS -160