Columbus arrives with back-to-back wins, and Kent Johnson has supplied three assists in them. That’s the immediate challenge for an assist under. The reason to examine it alongside a Carolina win is the different record Johnson has produced in Blue Jackets losses: no assist in 38 of 43 across the previous season and this one.
These Hurricanes parlay picks compare that narrower playmaking requirement with Matthew Knies to finish without a point. Johnson has the longer Columbus history and can score a goal without beating his under. Knies offers a larger return at the quoted price, but asks for a completely quiet scoresheet and rests on just five Columbus losses.
Hurricanes parlay picks: compare the Columbus unders
Both options use Columbus losses to frame your view that Carolina wins. The all-game records use the same player’s Columbus appearances over the same period. Johnson’s history covers 2025–26 and this season; Knies’ Columbus history is this season only. These are individual DraftKings snapshots, and prices can change.
| Player & prop | Odds | With this result | All games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Johnson Under 0.5 assists |
−280 | 88.4% 38 of 43 Columbus losses |
80.2% 69 of 86 Columbus appearances |
| Matthew Knies Under 0.5 points |
−160 | 80.0% 4 of 5 Columbus losses |
70.0% 7 of 10 Columbus appearances |
Knies’ four-of-five loss record is an early current-club comparison, with much less history behind it than Johnson’s. Keep that difference in mind when weighing the two prices.
Kent Johnson — under 0.5 assists (−280)
Johnson went without an assist in 88.4% of those 43 Columbus losses, compared with 80.2% of his 86 Columbus appearances overall. The loss record strengthens an outcome that was already common across his games. It doesn’t require him to stop shooting or scoring: under 0.5 assists asks specifically for no setup on a teammate’s goal.
The current season gives the comparison a useful distinction. Johnson has no assist in all five Columbus losses, but just seven of ten games overall. All three of his assist-producing games this season were wins. The most recent two were the 2–1 victory over Vegas, when he had two assists, and Tuesday’s 4–3 win over Philadelphia, when he scored twice and added one assist.
That recent production is substantial counterevidence to treating the under as a general cold streak. Johnson has five points in two games, played 17:47 against Vegas and 14:41 against Philadelphia, and is listed on the expected first line. His latest loss was the 6–2 defeat to Toronto on October 20, with no point in 17:09. The argument depends on the loss comparison; it isn’t that his current playmaking has disappeared.
There is a less expensive way to ask for a quiet Johnson game: under 0.5 points at −145. But adding goals to the restriction changes the record to 34 of 43 Columbus losses, or 79.1%, compared with 38 without an assist. The −280 assist price buys the ability for Johnson to score himself. Five losses in the longer sample still included an assist, so the larger sample and narrower requirement need to justify that short return for your own selection.
Matthew Knies — under 0.5 points (−160)
Knies has finished without a point in four of five Columbus losses, or 80.0%, compared with seven of ten Columbus appearances, or 70.0%. All ten games are from this season. His earlier career with another team hasn’t been blended into the Blue Jackets record, and this five-loss sample deserves considerably less weight than Johnson’s longer one.
Within that short history, the recent loss pattern is clear: Knies had no point in Columbus’ last four defeats. His only point-producing loss was October 3 against Utah, when he recorded an assist. He then went seven consecutive games without a point before another assist in Tuesday’s win over Philadelphia ended that run.
The quiet results came with regular work. Knies played 18:36 against Toronto, 19:09 in the Vegas win and 16:18 at Philadelphia. He is listed on the expected second line, with substantial ice time despite the stretch without a point. The Philadelphia assist is the fresh reminder that one scoring contribution is enough to defeat the point under, even after a long stretch without one.
DraftKings also offered Knies under 1.5 shots at the same −160. That shot under has the same four-of-five loss record, but its miss was in the latest loss to Toronto, when he put three shots on net. It has occurred in only five of ten Columbus games overall, compared with seven pointless games. The matching price doesn’t make the requirements interchangeable: a player can shoot several times without a point, or earn an assist while barely shooting.
The assist-only under was −320 and has the same four-of-five loss and seven-of-ten all-game records in this short Columbus sample. It permits a Knies goal, while the −160 point under doesn’t. The point choice has the larger return and the more restrictive task; the identical past records don’t erase that difference.
Decide how quiet a Columbus game you’re asking for
Johnson’s assist under has more Columbus history behind it and lets him remain a goalscorer, at the more expensive −280. Knies’ point under is −160 and covers a broader scoring restriction, with a shorter current-club sample and an assist in his latest appearance. Johnson’s recent burst and Knies’ broken pointless streak are both worth keeping beside the loss records.
You can compare either prop individually or evaluate the exact combination you want. Both draw on Columbus’ offense, so their separate historical rates don’t establish independence or a combined success probability. Use an actual sportsbook quote for any same-game combination.
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