Vegas Golden Knights at Columbus Blue Jackets - 3/13/22 NHL Picks and Prediction

Through 54 games, the Vegas Golden Knights goal and overall scoring leader is Jonathan Marchessault with 45 points. He has reached his mark of 24 goals, on a shooting percentage of 13.0%. So far, 21.0% of his goals have come during power play time. Behind him is Chandler Stephenson, who has 29 assists to go along with his 14 goals. While on the ice, his offensive production has led to a plus-minus rating of +3.0. Vegas's top goalie is Robin Lehner, who is giving up an average of 2.77 goals per game.

Through 59 games, the Columbus Jackets' goal and overall scoring leader is Boone Jenner, with 44 points. He has reached his mark of 23 goals, on a shooting percentage of 14.4%. So far, 35.0% of his goals have come during power play time. Behind him is Jakub Voracek, who has 40 assists to go along with his 3 goals. However, when on the ice the Jackets are -4 in scoring differential. Columbus's top goalie is Elvis Merzlikins, who is giving up an average of 3.42 goals per game. In his 38 games played, he has come up with a quality start just 43 percent of the time.

On the season, the Vegas Golden Knights have a per-game scoring differential of 0.18. Even when playing on the road, the team is winning games by an averge margin of 0.21 goals. As the Vegas Golden Knights get set to take on the Jackets, they have a below .500 record over their past five games, going 2-3. During this stretch, they have scored 11 goals, accounting for 42.0% of the scoring in these contests. If the Golden Knights hope to break out of their slump, they need to pick up their offensive play. During this stretch, they have outscored their average of 2.93 goals, just 1 time. Look for the Golden Knights to break out of their recent scoring slump in a win over the Blue Jackets.