The Columbus Blue Jackets are back home to take on the Los Angeles Kings at 4 PM.
Los Angeles Kings - 25-23-14 - 64 Points - 3-6-1 in the last 10 - Lost 1 - 6th in the Pacific
Columbus Blue Jackets - 32-21-9 - 73 Points - 7-1-2 in the last 10 - OTL 1 - 4th in the Metro
Team Notes Per CBJ PR
- Columbus stretched its points streak to five consecutive games (3-0-2) after earning a point in a 5-4 OT loss to Utah on Saturday. The club has earned points in 16 of its last 18 contests since Jan. 11 (14-2-2).
- CBJ (6-0-2) have tied a season-high with their second eight-game home points streak (5-0-3 from Oct. 29-Dec. 4). The team has earned points in 12-of-13 games played at Nationwide Arena in 2026 (9-1-3).
- Since Dec. 22, the Blue Jackets have gone 18-6-3 (39 pts, .722 points pct.) and rank third in the NHL in points (tied) and points percentage, fourth in save pct. (tied, .904) and penalty kill pct. (82.7), sixth in goals-against/game (2.74) as well as 12th in goals for/game (3.48).
- The Jackets play their 13th of 16 back-to-back sets of the season vs. Los Angeles (Monday) and at Tampa Bay (Tuesday). The club leads the league in wins and point pct. in back-to-back sets in 2025-26 (16-5-3, .729).
Player Notes Per CBJ PR
- Charlie Coyle, who notched his 11th multi-point effort of the season on Saturday (0-2-2), has points in five-straight games (1-6-7) and has posted 6-13-19 and six multi-point efforts in the last 12 contests since Jan. 24.
- Adam Fantilli tallied his 10th multi-point outing of 2025-26 vs. Utah (1-1-2) and has 6-8-14 in the past 12 contests.
- Kirill Marchenko has collected assists in four consecutive games (2-5-7) after notching his 10th multi-point contest of the campaign with two assists on Saturday. He has posted points in nine of his past 10 contests since Jan. 24 (4-9-13).
- Mason Marchment notched 1-1-2 against the Mammoth and has 11-8-19 in 20 contests with the Blue Jackets.
- Mathieu Olivier notched his second consecutive multi-point outing (3-1-4) with 1-1-2 against Utah. He has totaled 8-3-11 and 32 hits in the last 11 contests.
- Damon Severson collected 1-1-2 on Saturday and has picked up assists in three of the past four games (1-4-5).
- Zach Werenski returned to action on Saturday after missing three games due to illness. He has collected points in 22 of his past 25 games played since Dec. 11 (11-24-35, 11 multi-point efforts).
Blue Jackets Stats
- Power Play - 19.6% - 18th in the NHL
- Penalty Kill - 77.2% - 25th in the NHL
- Goals For - 195 - 17th in the NHL
- Goals Against - 197 - 21st in the NHL
Kings Stats
- Power Play - 16.8% - 27th in the NHL
- Penalty Kill - 75.3% - 28th in the NHL
- Goals For - 159 - 31st in the NHL
- Goals Against - 180 - 8th in the NHL
Series History vs. The Kings
- Columbus is 29-33-1-7 all-time, and 18-11-0-5 at home vs. LA.
- The Blue Jackets are 4-0-2 in the last 6 at home and have earned points in 8 of 9 home games against the Kings.
- The last 5 home games against the Kings have gone to OT, and the CBJ are 3-2 in those games.
- Columbus has killed off 25 of 28 Kings' man advantages.
Who To Watch For The Kings
- Adrian Kempe leads the Kings with 23 goals, 30 assists and 53 points.
- Newly acquired Artemi Panarin has 6 points in 6 games since joining the Kings.
- Darcy Kuemper is 15-13-9 with a SV% of .896 His last start was on March 7th.
- Former Blue Jackets Goalie Anton Forsberg is 10-9-5 with a SV% of .904. His last start was on March 2nd.
CBJ Player Notes vs. Kings
- Zach Werenski has 7 points in 13 career games vs. the Kings.
- Boone Jenner has 7 points in his last 18 games against LA.
- Charlie Coyle has 16 points in 32 games.
Injured Reserve
- Brendan Smith - Lower Body - Missed 24 Games IR - Out for the rest of the regular season.
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 167
How to Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be on FANDUEL SPORTS NETWORK. The radio broadcast will be on 93.3 The Bus, with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play.
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