NHL Game Preview: New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets 10/30/2024

New York Islanders (3-3-2, 8 pts) at Columbus Blue Jackets (4-3-1, 9 Pts)
Venue: Nationwide Arena
Date: Tonight – Wednesday, October 30
Time: 7:00 pm PT

TV: MSGSN, FanDuel Sports Network OHIO, ESPN+
Radio:
New York Islanders – ESPN 98.7 FM
Columbus – CBJ Radio

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
New York Islanders -1.5 ML -162
Columbus +1.5 ML +136
O/U 6

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New York Islanders News & Notes:

New York is 29^th in goals per game as they average 2.50 goals per contest. The Islanders are tied for ninth in goals against per game as they allow three goals per night. New York is 28^th in power play success, converting just 11.5 percent of their chances with the man-advantage this season. The Islanders are 30^th in penalty killing with a 69 percent success rate.

Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:

Columbus is fourth in goals per game with an average of 4.13 goals per game. The Blue Jackets are 15^th in goals against, allowing an average of 3.13 goals per contest. Columbus is 20^th in power play success as they have converted 16.7 percent of their chances with the man-advantage. The Blue Jackets are 12^th in the league in penalty killing by successfully working through 80.8 percent of their shorthanded situations on the year.

New York Islanders Projected Lines

Holmstrom-Horvat-Barzal
Tsplakov-Nelson-Palmieri
Lee-Pageau-Cizikas
Engvall-MacLean-Fasching

Pelech-Pulock
Reilly-Dobson
Cholowski-Mayfield

Sorokin
Varlamov

New York Islanders Hockey – Inside The Rink

Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines

Chinakov-Monahan-Marchenko
Van Riemsdyk-Fantilli-Labanc
Pyyhtia-Sillinger-K. Johnson
Kuraly-Gambrell-Olivier

Werenski-Provorov
Christiansen-Severson
Harris-Gudbranson

Tarasov
Merzlikins

Columbus Hockey – Inside The Rink

Players To Watch:

New York Islanders

Kyle Palmieri – Four goals and three assists
Noah Dobson – Five assists

Columbus Blue Jackets

Kirill Marchenko – Four goals and seven assists
Sean Monahan – Five goals

Injury Report:

New York Islanders

RW Anthony Duclair- LTIR Four to six weeks
D Alexander Romanov – Day to day

Columbus Blue Jackets

D Erik Gudbranson – IR – Out indefinitely
LW Dmitri Voronkov – IR – Week to week
C Boone Jenner – LTIR – Six months
C Gavin Brindley – IR – Four to six weeks
C Kent Johnson – IR – Out indefinitely

Next Game

New York Islanders – November 1 at Buffalo at 7:00 pm EST.
Columbus Blue Jackets – November 1 vs Winnipeg at 7:00 pm EST.

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