Columbus at Los Angeles

The Kings have long been a defensive presence in the NHL. They were #1 last year and have been a top eight defensive team for eight straight seasons. They started the season allowing four goals total in their first three games but have been a defensive nightmare since. A team isn't likely to regress that much over a single season, and this game has some positive variance regarding the LA defense to this point. Columbus games averaging nearly eight total goals per contest over the last 10 games is showing the same. These teams have played seven of their last nine meetings with five or fewer goals scored. Take the UNDER.