The Columbus Blue Jackets are on the road to take on the St. Louis Blues at 7 PM. 

St. Louis Blues - 20-25-9 - 49 Points - 3-6-1 in the last 10 - Won 1 - 8th in the Central

Columbus Blue Jackets - 26-20-7 - 59 Points - 8-2-0 in the last 10 - Won 4 - 4th in the Metro.

Team Notes Per CBJ PR

• Columbus has won four-straight and eight of its past nine games overall while outscoring opponents 34-23 since Jan. 11 after its 4-2 victory at Chicago last night.
• CBJ lead the NHL in points pct. (.889) and rank fourth in shots on goal (30.3), fifth-T in power play pct. (30.4) as well as seventh-T in goals for/game (3.78), goals-against/game (2.56) and team save percentage (.909) over that stretch.
• The club has scored the opening goal in four consecutive games and eight of the past nine. The team has scored the first goal in 32 games, tied for third-most in the NHL in 2025-26.
• Columbus leads the NHL in goals by defensemen and ranks fourth in points with 39-95-134 in 53 contests.
• CBJ conclude their 10th of 16 back-to-back sets of the season tonight at St. Louis. The club ranks third in the league in points pct. in back-to-back settings in 2025-26 (.658; 11-5-3).
• The Jackets have allowed one power play goal over the last six contests (16-of-17; 94.1 pct.).

Player Notes Per CBJ PR

• Charlie Coyle notched his second career hat trick and fourth career four-point outing with 3-1-4 at Chicago last night. He has notched multiple points in three consecutive games (5-4-9) and has posted 9-5-14 in the last nine contests.
• Jet Greaves (4-0-0, 2.35 GAA, .915 SV%) and G Elvis Merzlikins (4-1-0, 2.49 GAA, .910 SV%) have each won four games for the Blue Jackets since Jan. 11.
• Kirill Marchenko collected an assist at Chicago and has points in three-straight games (1-3-4) as well as 14 of the last 18 contests dating back to Dec. 22 (9-10-19).

• Mathieu Olivier has posted 1-1-2 efforts in two-straight, and F Cole Sillinger has points in three-straight games (1-3-4).

• Zach Werenski, who has notched two assists in three consecutive contests, leads NHL blueliners in goals (19), points (tied, 59), multi-point efforts (20), points-per-game (1.20) and shots on goal (175) this season. He has set club records for most assists and points by a defenseman in a single month with 5-14-19 in 14 contests in January.

Blue Jackets Stats

• Power Play - 19.7% - 17th in the NHL
• Penalty Kill - 76.5% - 28th in the NHL
• Goals For - 162 - 19th in the NHL
• Goals Against - 173 - 23rd in the NHL   

Blues Stats

• Power Play - 17.0% - 25th in the NHL
• Penalty Kill - 73.8% - 29th in the NHL
• Goals For - 134 - 30th in the NHL
• Goals Against - 163 - 18th in the NHL

Series History vs. TheBlues

• Columbus is 38-50-3-5 all-time, and 13-31-1-3 on the road in St. Louis.
• The Blue Jackets are 5-0 in the last 5 against the Blues. They're also 3-2-1 in the last six games in St. Louis.
• The CBJ beat St. Louis on November 1st, 2025, by a score of 3-2.

Who To Watch For TheBlues

• Jake Neighbours leads the Blues with 13 goals.
• Robert Thomas leads the team with 22 assists and 33 points.
• Goalie Joel Hofer 12-10-3 with a SV% of .899.
• Jordan Binnington is 8-15-6 with a SV% of .867.

CBJ Player Notes vs.Blues

• Zach Werenski has 10 points in 16 career games vs. the Blues.
• Boone Jenner has 8 points in 18 games.
• Charlie Coyle has 23 points in 41 games against St. Louis.

Injured Reserve

• Brendan Smith - Lower Body - Missed 15 Games IR - Out for the rest of the regular season.

TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 149

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After dropping consecutive games, the Detroit Red Wings will be looking to rebound as they open a challenging home-and-home series against the NHL’s top-seeded Colorado Avalanche. Colorado has been one of the league’s most dominant teams this season, with just 17 losses through 52 games, but this matchup may come at an ideal time for Detroit. 

After bursting out of the gates to start the year, the Avalanche have cooled off considerably, posting a 4-6-2 record over their last 12 games. By contrast, the Red Wings have surged during that same stretch, going 8-2-2, which is an encouraging sign as they prepare to take on one of the league’s elite. 

Detroit will look to capitalize on Colorado’s recent slide and take advantage of the opportunity while the Avalanche search for consistency. Whenever these two teams meet, memories of their fierce late 1990s battles come rushing back, and this series has the potential to reignite the rivalry once again.

It sets up as an intriguing matchup between two teams built on different strengths. Colorado boasts the league’s most explosive offense, averaging 3.88 goals per game, and is tied with the Tampa Bay Lightning for the NHL’s best defense at just 2.48 goals against per game. 

Even during their recent skid, the Avalanche offense has remained dangerous, producing 3.25 goals per game, but their defensive play has suffered. Over that 12-game stretch, Colorado ranks among the bottom ten defensively, allowing 3.50 goals per game.

Detroit, meanwhile, features a middle-of-the-pack offense this season, but its defense has been a strength, ranking inside the top 12 at 2.96 goals against per game. The setting also favors the Red Wings, as the game will be played in the Motor City, where Detroit owns an 18-9-2 record, tied for the fifth-best home mark in the NHL alongside fierce rival, the Toronto Maple Leafs.

While Colorado still holds the league’s third-best road record at 15-6-5, the Avalanche enter Saturday having lost four of their last five games away from home, adding another layer to what should be a compelling clash.

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Detroit Red Wings’ Expected Line Combinations vs Colorado (Saturday)

Kasper – Larkin – Raymond

DeBrincat – Copp – Kane

Finnie – Compher – Appleton

Soderblom – Rasmussen – van Riemsdyk

Benard-Docker – Seider

Sandin-Pellikka - Chiarot

Johansson – Hamonic

Gibson

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Comeback bid falls short as skidding Flyers suffer tough OT loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

A desperate Flyers team wasn’t able to complete a comeback effort Saturday afternoon.

They stomached another loss, this one a 3-2 overtime decision to the Kings at Xfinity Mobile Arena.

Trevor Zegras and Travis Konecny scored the Flyers’ goals. Konecny’s marker tied the game 25 seconds into the third period. With a chance to win it in OT, Konecny couldn’t convert on a breakaway.

Quinton Byfield scored the overtime winner for Los Angeles. The Flyers fell to 2-7 in overtime.

The Flyers (24-20-10) are on a four-game losing streak, a stretch in which they’ve been outscored 18-8.

Rick Tocchet’s club has dropped 11 of its last 13 games (2-8-3) and has allowed 4.46 goals per game over that span.

The Flyers’ slide has been a precipitous one. They were in third place Jan. 6 after an emotion-filled win over the Ducks. Now, they’re in seventh place with 28 games to go. They entered Saturday eight points back of the third-place Islanders.

The Flyers see the Kings (23-17-13) again March 19 when they visit Los Angeles.

• Dan Vladar made 18 saves on 21 shots.

In a span of 3:58 minutes during the first period, the Flyers fell behind 2-0. Adrian Kempe scored both goals for the Kings.

On the first one, Vladar was scrambling to get back up to his feet as Kempe fired from the slot 3:10 minutes into the game. On the second, the Flyers lost Kempe streaking through the middle for a one-timer.

The Flyers somehow prevented a total unraveling in the first period. The Kings had a third goal taken off the board after the Flyers’ coach’s challenge showed the play was offside.

Tocchet’s club also committed a pair of penalties, but was able to kill them off.

The Flyers turned it up in the second period. Zegras struck on the power play just 39 seconds into the period, cutting the Flyers’ deficit to 2-1.

Vladar was able to find his game. In the middle stanza, he made a huge stop on a Los Angeles breakaway just after the Flyers’ power play came up empty. The save kept the game 2-1.

Aleksei Kolosov was recalled from AHL affiliate Lehigh Valley to back up Vladar. Samuel Ersson left the Flyers’ 6-3 loss Thursday night to the Bruins after two periods with a lower-body injury. There has been no further word on his status.

Los Angeles netminder Darcy Kuemper stopped 19 of the Flyers’ 21 shots.

• Zegras rediscovered his offense when the Flyers were starving for it.

The 24-year-old didn’t have a point over the previous four games, but he ended that slump with his 20th goal of the season.

That goal early in the second period seemed to energize the Flyers and it certainly relieved some pressure.

But the Flyers had to settle for just one point and another tough loss

• The Flyers are back in action Tuesday when they host the Capitals (7 p.m. ET/NBCSP).

The Los Angeles Kings (22-17-13) look to respond after suffering a tough loss Thursday afternoon against the Buffalo Sabres as they continue their road trip against the Philadelphia Flyers (24-20-9).

It's the first meeting between the two teams this season, and both clubs enter the matchup needing points, especially the Flyers, who are 2-8-1 in their last nine games after a 22-12-7 start. 

Start Time and TV Schedule

When: 9:30 a.m. PT, Jan. 31

Where: Xfinity Mobile Arena

Watch: FanDuel Sports Network

Kings Projected Lineup

Corey Perry - Alex Laferriere - Adrian Kempe

Trevor Moore - Quinton Byfield - Warren Foegele

Kevin Fiala - Joel Armia - Andrei Kuzmenko

Kenny Connors - Samuel Helenius - Taylor Ward

Mikey Anderson - Drew Doughty

Joel Edmundson - Brandt Clarke

Brian Dumoulin - Cody Ceci

Darcy Kuemper

Anton Forsberg

Flyers Projected Lineup

Nikita Grebenkin - Christian Dvorak - Travis Konecny

Denver Barkey - Noah Cates - Owen Tippett

Matvei Michkov - Trevor Zegras - Bobby Brink

Nicolas Deslauriers - Sean Couturier - Garnett Hathaway

Travis Sanheim - Rasmus Ristolainen

Cam York - Jamie Drysdale

Nick Seeler - Noah Juulsen

Dan Vladar

Samuel Ersson

The Kings' last outing was one they'll want to forget. Defesnive breakdowns, missed assignments in transition, and a lack of aggression to start from opening tap plaugued them for the entire game. 

Critical Call Dooms Kings To 4-1 Loss Against The Buffalo SabresOne overturned call was the deciding factor in tonight's game, as the Kings were left chasing a 4- 1 loss to the Sabres.

It's a loss they need to quickly forget and move on from. The Sabres are one of the hottest teams in hockey right now, so the loss was accepted, but it was how they lost. Now heading into Philadelphia against a Flyers team that's struggled mightily recently with consistency and is 0-5 in their last home games, the last one coming on Jan. 6, nearly three weeks ago.  

The Flyers rank near the bottom in both offense and defense this season, and they are also playing their third game in four nights, while the Kings had a lot of rest before playing the Red Wings and Sabres. 

It's the perfect opportunity for the Kings to reset against a struggling team and close out this stretch of the six-game road trip on a positive note. The Kings' defense has struggled in their last ten games, and the offense has been up and down, but the team has relied heavily on its depth scoring recently, and it's been very effective at times. 

Philadelphia, meanwhile, has been one of the worst defensive teams in this nine-game stretch, going 2-8-1. They've held their opponents to just one goal twice in this stretch and have given up a total of 49 goals while scoring 26 goals, so Los Angeles has to take advantage of that defense and get the easy win.   

Injuries

For the Kings' injury report, Anze Kopitar (upper body) and Alex Turcotte (upper body) are listed as out. 

The Flyers are expected to be without Tyson Foerster (arm) and Rodrigo Abols (lower body). 

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