The New York Islanders and Columbus Blue Jackets face off on Friday in an NHL showdown at Nationwide Arena. When these two teams faced off on the 12th it was the Islanders that won 3-2 in overtime.
The Islanders sit with a 13-8-0 record and away from home they have gone 6-5-0. On Wednesday against the Edmonton Oilers, the defense was elite giving up zero goals, and that led to the victory. Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a solid game finishing with two goals. The Islanders are averaging 3.29 goals per game while their defense is giving up 2.62 goals per game. The offense is pretty average, but the defense has been good and is ranked sixth-best in the NHL. Mathew Barzal has been the top point-getter for the Islanders and he sits with two goals and 21 assists.
On the other side of this matchup is the Blue Jackets who sit with a 7-11-1 record and at home they have a 6-7-0 record. In the last game against the Blue Jackets the offense only managed one goal, and they lost by two. The Blue Jackets are averaging 2.95 goals per game while their defense is giving up 4.26 goals per game. The offense is ranked 21st while the defense is ranked 32nd. Johnny Gaudreau has been the top player for the Blue Jackets scoring seven goals and adding 11 assists.
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