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The New York Islanders (3-2-1, 7 points, 5th Metro) take to the road on Saturday for a Metropolitan Division showdown in Ohio with the Columbus Blue Jackets (3-2-2, 8 points, T-3rd Metro). New York defeated the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in their most recent outing, which snapped a three-game losing skid for the Islanders. Columbus was defeated by the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in their most recent outing and the Blue Jackets have lost two straight. New York will play without D Scott Mayfield. Columbus will play without LW Patrik Laine and G Daniil Tarasov.
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The New York Islanders are 22nd in goals for with an average of 2.67 goals per game. New York is averaging 31.7 shots per game which is 14th, while the Islanders are 20th on the power play, scoring 15% of the time with the man advantage. New York wins 54.2% of its faceoffs which is fourth highest in the NHL. Bo Horvat and Brock Nelson have each scored three goals to lead the Islanders while three others have scored two goals each. Noah Dobson has five assists to lead the Islanders and is the team leader in points with seven, while Kyle Palmieri has six points. New York's power play has three goals in 20 power plays.
New York is allowing an average of 3.17 goals per game which is 19th in hockey. New York is allowing an average of 34.7 shots per game which is 27th and the Islanders a re 19th in the penalty kill, successfully holding opponents scoreless 75.0% of the time the Islanders are shorthanded. The Islanders have a pair of talented netminders. Ilya Sorokin is 3-1-1 with a 2.80 goals against average and .915 save percentage, while backup Semyon Varlamov 0-1-0 with a 3.05 goals against average and .929 save percentage.
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