The Columbus Blue Jackets will play the New York Islanders on Saturday night at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are 4-9-0 this season and have eight points on the year. Columbus is coming off of a win against the Philadelphia Flyers by a score of 5-2 in their last game. Columbus was out shot by a total of 34-29 and won 52.4% of the faceoffs in the game. The Columbus Blue Jackets are averaging 2.69 goals per game, 4.39 goals against per game, 5.7% on the power play, and 78.9% on the penalty kill this season. Johnny Gaudreau has led the Blue Jackets with six goals, six assists, and 42 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Columbus is Elvis Merzlikins, who is 2-5-0 this season with a 4.82 goals against average and a .863 save percentage.
The New York islanders are 9-6-0 this season and have 18 points so far this year. New York is coming off of a loss against the Arizona Coyotes by a score of 2-0 in their last game. New York was out shot by a total of 28-24 and won 70.2% of the faceoffs in the game. The New York Islanders are averaging 3.27 goals per game, 2.53 goals against per game, 17.8% on the power play, and 85.7% on the penalty kill this season. Brock Nelson has led the Islanders with six goals, nine assists, and 45 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for New York is Ilya Sorokin, who is 6-4-0 this season with a 2.09 goals against average and a .936 save percentage.
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