Sunday, March 22, 2026 – 7:00 PM ET
UBS Arena – Elmont, New York
TV: FDSNOH; Radio: 97.1 FM
Columbus Blue Jackets (37-21-11, 85 points, 3rd Metro, 7th East)
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New York Islanders (39-26-5, 83 points, 4th Metro, 9th East)
After a dominant win over the Seattle Kraken yesterday afternoon, now the Jackets face an extremely important divisional road game, with a chance to create some separation from the Islanders. Those same Islanders lost big yesterday in Montreal. Ilya Sorokin will come in tired, but he’s still a Vezina contender.
Pittsburgh plays Carolina at 3. With a regulation loss by them and a win by us, we can pass them. As for the Islanders, we’re looking to extend the lead from two points to four. We also currently have 26 regulation wins to their 25. That’s the next tiebreak.
In other hockey today, at 4 PM on ESPNU, the OSU women will face Wisconsin for the national championship for the fourth season in a row. Every time these teams play it is appointment viewing. You won’t want to miss this. Go Bucks!
Stats
| NY Islanders | Columbus | |
| 2.87 (22) | GPG | 3.22 (12) |
| 2.81 (6) | GAPG | 3.09 (19) |
| 16.8 (26) | PP% | 20.3 (17) |
| 81.1 (9) | PK% | 77.5 (25) |
| 48.6 (22) | 5v5 Shot Attempt % | 51.1 (11) |
| 48.9 (20) | 5v5 Unblocked Shot Attempt % | 50.7 (13) |
| 8.6 (26) | 5v5 Shooting % | 9.5 (14) |
| 91.4 (8) | 5v5 Save % | 91.1 (12) |
| Bo Horvat (28) | G Leader | Kirill Marchenko (25) |
| Mathew Barzal (46) | A Leader | Zach Werenski (55) |
| Mathew Barzal (64) | P Leader | Zach Werenski (75) |
| Scott Mayfield (74) | PIM Leader | Mathieu Olivier (94) |
| 18-11-2 | Home/Road | 17-13-4 |
| 5-5-0 | Last 10 | 7-0-3 |
Projected Lineups
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Mason Marchment | Adam Fantilli | Kirill Marchenko |
| Kent Johnson | Sean Monahan | Conor Garland |
| Cole Sillinger | Charlie Coyle | Mathieu Olivier |
| Isac Lundestrom | Boone Jenner | Danton Heinen |
| Zach Werenski | Damon Severson |
| Ivan Provorov | Dante Fabbro |
| Denton Mateychuk | Erik Gudbranson |
| Jet Greaves |
| Elvis Merzlikins |
New York Islanders
| Anders Lee | Bo Horvat | Mathew Barzal |
| Anthony Duclair | Brayden Schenn | Emil Heineman |
| Ondrej Palat | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | Simon Holmstrom |
| Calum Ritchie | Casey Cizikas | Marc Gatcomb |
| Matthew Schaefer | Ryan Pulock |
| Adam Pelech | Tony DeAngelo |
| Carson Soucy | Scott Mayfield |
| Ilya Sorokin |
| David Rittich |