The last set of back-to-back games early this week before the Christmas holiday on Thursday will start on Monday night (Dec. 22) for the Los Angeles Kings (15-10-9) and head coach Jim Hiller against the Columbus Blue Jackets (14-15-6) at home at Crypto Arena.
Hiller and the Kings need to pick up more valuable points in the standings in the West in the Pacific Division this regular season this week against the Blue Jackets from Columbus on Monday night. The Kings didn't get many goals scored offensively this past week in a short three-game road trip in the East against the Florida Panthers and the Lightning in Tampa Bay late last week.
Tonight will also be the season's first game for the Kings in the West without veteran two-way center Phillip Danault. The Kings and new general manager Ken Holland traded Danault to the Montreal Canadiens this past Friday night late for a second-round draft pick in 2026 next year.
Here are the betting odds and spread information for the matchup between the Kings and Blue Jackets at home at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA, on Dec. 22 at 7 p.m. PT.
Betting odds for the matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and Columbus Blue Jackets
Money line: Kings -160, Blue Jackets +145
Spread: Kings -1.5 (-125)
Over/under: 5.5 (Over -126, Under +108)
The Kings are favored to beat the Blue Jackets on home ice at Crypto Arena tonight in the pregame betting spread and the money line (per FanDuel sportsbook). The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.
Projected rosters for the Los Angeles Kings vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Kings
Forwards
Moore – Kopitar – Kempe
Fiala – Byfield – Laferriere
Kuzmenko – Turcotte – Foegele
Armia – Helenius – Perry
Defensemen
Anderson – Doughty
Edmundson – Clarke
Dumoulin – Ceci
Goalies
Forsberg
Copley
*Indicates a healthy scratch
Blue Jackets
Forwards
Marchment – Fantilli – Johnson
Jenner – Coyle – Marchenko
Voronkov – Monahan – Wood
Sillinger – Lundestrom – Chinakhov
Defensemen
Severson – Mateychuk
Provorov – Fabbro
Smith – Christianson
Goalies
Greaves
Merzlikins
Futures betting odds for the Los Angeles Kings for the 2025-26 season
To make the playoffs: -550
To win the Pacific Division: +420
To win the Stanley Cup: +2700
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.