Vegas Golden Knights vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, 12/13/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vegas Golden Knights vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Location: Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Golden Knights (-144) Blue Jackets (+120)

The Columbus Blue Jackets (13-11-6) will try to beat the Vegas Golden Knights (14-6-9) at Nationwide Arena on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has Vegas at -144 while Columbus is coming in at +120. The over/under comes in at 6.

The Vegas Golden Knights had a decent effort after finishing in a 4-4 tie against the Islanders their last time out. Vegas compiled 8 penalty minutes in this contest. The Golden Knights had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in this game. Moreover, they had 4 power play attempts but weren't able to net one. For the matchup, they scored on 4 of the 37 shots they attempted.

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Vegas Golden Knights opponents have earned 73 power play opportunities (31st in pro hockey) and have scored 14 goals in those chances. The Golden Knights have had 725 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .886. Vegas has taken 866 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.3%. When at even strength, the Golden Knights have conceded 69 goals while earning 67 themselves. Vegas skates onto the rink with 92 power play chances and they have notched 22 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 23.91%. For the year, they have recorded 37 points and their points percentage sits at .638. Concerning their scoring capabilities, the Vegas Golden Knights have notched 89 goals (16th in the National Hockey League) this season and have surrendered 83.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Akira Schmid. Throughout his time in hockey, Schmid has compiled 22 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .440. He has a save percentage of .903 for his 2,583 minutes between the pipes. Schmid has seen 1,450 shots against him and has recorded 1,309 total saves. The opposition has scored 141 goals versus Schmid in his professional hockey career and his goals against average is 2.82. He has accumulated an overall mark of 26-20-8 and he has started in 50 games. Schmid has been involved in 64 games over the course of his professional hockey career.

Their last time out, Columbus faced the Hurricanes in an outing where the Blue Jackets went home in defeat by a tally of 4-1. They had 3 power play opportunities in this contest and recorded 1 out of those chances. The Blue Jackets netted 1 goal out of the 24 shots on goal they pursued.

Columbus has taken 915 shots (6th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.51%, while allowing their opponents 946 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 72.29% on their oppositions 83 tries on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 89.2%. They have earned 74 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 18.92%. The Blue Jackets have scored 73 goals at even strength and 14 goals (28th in hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 102 goals to be scored by of a combination of 79 goals at even strength and 23 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the year, the Columbus Blue Jackets have notched a total of 87 goals, 32 points, in addition to a points percentage of .533.

For the opposition you will find Jet Greaves defending the goal. He is sitting with 1,145 saves out of 1,249 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .917. Greaves has earned a career record of 17-15-7 and has played in 39 contests. He has started in 38 contests and his ice time sits at 1,159 mins. Greaves' percentage of quality starts sits at 68.4% and he has qualified for 26 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. Teams are averaging 2.74 goals per game and he has yielded 104 goals altogether.

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Josh's Pick: Take Vegas (-144)

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