The Columbus Blue Jackets (12-19-8) and Philadelphia Flyers (19-13-5) will engage in their third encounter on Thursday, January 4 at 7:00 PM ET at the Wells Fargo Center. The Flyers are moderately favored for success with a moneyline at -195.

The Blue Jackets have gone 1-4 over their last five performances and  are currently on a two-game losing streak. Their most recent defeat was a 4-1 showing over the Boston Bruins, which marked their fourth consecutive loss in allowing three goals or more.

Kirill Marchenko currently leads them in goals with 13 total. He ranks 55^th in the league for his efforts here. Johnny Gaudreau has also helped out with 25 points and will be a key factor in this game.

The Blue Jackets are averaging 3.08 goals per game and are taking 29.2 shots to get there. Their power play performances could be better, as they have scored 16 goals and have allowed 21, making their power play percentage come in at 15.2.

They are giving up 3.67 goals and allow 34.1 shots per game from opposing teams. They also carry a penalty kill percentage at 80.6.

The Flyers have also gone 1-4 over their last five games, but are currently on a three-game losing streak. Their most recent defeat was a 5-2 performance against the Edmonton Oilers, which marked their third loss out of four lately in allowing four goals or more.

Travis Konecny leads the Flyers with 33 points and 18 goals scored so far. Travis Sanheim on the other hand also chips in plenty of assists, with 21 so far this season.

They are putting up just 2.92 goals a game with 32.6 shots. Their power play performance is also not much better than the Blue Jackets with 12 power play goals and 17 allowed. This has resulted in a weaker power play percentage at 10.2.

Their defense has allowed 2.78 goals and 28.8 shots a game from opponents, offering no breathing room compared to their offense. They also have a penalty-kill percentage at 85.3.

MyBookie has the Philadelphia Flyers are moderate favorites of -195 to win. The Flyers have won both times, but can they make it a third consecutive?

In the two games they have played, the Flyers have averaged 4.5 goals and have stopped the Blue Jackets to just 2.0. This could be another one of those situations where the Blue Jackets cannot defend well. Look for the Flyers to come away with their third straight win over the Blue Jackets.