NHL Game Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets at Vegas Golden Knights with Line Combinations 1/30/2025

NHL Game Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets at Vegas Golden Knights with Line Combinations 1/30/2025

Columbus Blue Jackets (24-19-7, 55 pts) at Vegas Golden Knights (31-15-5, 67 pts)

Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Date: Thursday, January 30
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/FDSO/SCRIPPS
Radio:
Columbus – WBNS The Fan 97.1 FM
Vegas – Fox Sports Radio 98.9 FM / 1340 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Columbus +1.5 ML +185
Vegas: -1.5 ML -225
O/U 6.5

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Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:

The Blue Jackets haven’t played since Saturday when they won 3-2 over the Los Angeles Kings in overtime. They are now 8-3-1 in January and are averaging 3.50 goals per game while allowing 2.67 goals per game. They are tied for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:

The Golden Knights suffered a 4-3 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. Vegas has had a rough stretch as of late going 3-6-2 in their last 11 games. They have averaged 2.82 goals per game while allowing 3.27 goals per game. They are tied with the Edmonton Oilers for first place in the Pacific Division.

Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines:

Voronkov-Fantilli-Marchenko
van Riemsdyk-Sillinger-K. Johnson
Aston-Reese-Belluz-Olivier
Pyyhtia-Kuraly-Danforth

Werenski-Fabbro
Mateychuk-Provorov
Christiansen-Severson

Merzlikins
Tarasov

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Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:

Barbashev-Eichel-Stone
Olofsson-Hertl-Dorofeyev
Pearson-Roy-Kolesar
Rondbjerg-Howden-Lavoie

Hanifin-Pietrangelo
McNabb-Theodore
Hague-Whitecloud

Samsonov
Hill

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Players To Watch:

Columbus Blue Jackets

Kirill Marchenko this season has 53 points on 20 goals and 33 assists. He’s faced the Golden Knights three times in his career recording four points on a goal and three assists; in two meetings last season, he had two assists.

Vegas Golden Knights

Jack Eichel this season has 64 points on 16 goals and 48 assists. He’s faced the Blue Jackets 20 times in his career recording 22 points on 11 goals and 11 assists; last season he had two goals against Columbus.

Injury Report:

Columbus Blue Jackets

F Sean Monahan – IR
F Yegor Chinakhov – IR
D Eric Gudbranson – IR
F Boone Jenner – IR
F Cole Sillinger – DTD

Vegas Golden Knights

F William Karlsson – Out
F Cole Schwindt – Out

Next Game:

Columbus – January 31 at Utah Hockey Club
Vegas
– February 2 at New York Rangers


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