Blue Jackets vs Golden Knights Picks and Prediction – 1/31/2025

The Columbus Blue Jackets will be on the road Thursday with the game in Las Vegas against the Vegas Golden Knights. Columbus has 24 wins on the year coming into Thursday having won two of the last three overall following a one goal overtime victory against Los Angeles. Offensively Columbus is averaging 3.3 goals on 29.4 shots per game this season. Defensively the Blue Jackets have been struggling allowing 3.3 four goals per game this year gave up just two in their most recent victory. Stay in the action with our NHL Picks.

Zach Werenski leads the Columbus offense this season with 54 points and 38 assists on the year. Kirilll Marchenko is second on the team with 53 points and has posted a team high twenty goals. Sean Monahan has 41 points and Dmitri Voronkov is 4th on the team with 33 points despite playing in just 41 games total.

The Vegas Golden Knights stay home Thursday night with 31 wins on the year following an overtime loss to Dallas in their last outing. Offensively Vegas is one of the better teams in the league averaging 3.4 goals on 30.5 shots per game overall. Defensively Vegas has been top tier as well allowing 2.74 goals on 26.9 shots per game but give up four goals in their overtime loss to Dallas last time out.

Jack Eichel leads the Vegas offense this season with 62 points and 47 assists on the year. Mark Stone and Shea Theodore are both tied for second on the roster with 44 points overall. Tomas Hertl is 4th on the team with 39 points this season. Pavel Dorofeyev has 31 points and leads Vegas with 21 goals this season.

The Vegas Golden Knights are the better team in this matchup, and it will show from the opening minutes on Thursday. Look for the Golden Knights to defend their home ice against a mediocre Columbus team for the full 60 minutes. Take Vegas Thursday night to do the jobs they get the win at home. Final Score Prediction, Vegas Golden Knights win 4-1.