The Columbus Blue Jackets [http://thn.com/columbus] are back home to take on the New York Islanders [http://thn.com/islanders] tonight at 6 PM. New York Islanders - 33-21-5 - 71 Points - 6-4-0 in the last 10 - Won 3 - 3rd in the Metro. Columbus Blue Jackets - 29-21-7 - 65 Points - 8-2-0 in the last 10 - Lost 1 - 4th in the Metro. Team Notes Per CBJ PR * Columbus had its season-high seven-game win streak snapped in the first game following the Olympic Break with a 4-2 loss at Boston on Thursday. * The Blue Jackets, who open a stretch of five-of-six games played at home on Saturday, have won four consecutive home games since Jan. 22 and earned points in eight-of-nine contests at Nationwide Arena in 2026 (7-1-1). * Since Dec. 22, the Blue Jackets have gone 15-6-1 (31 pts, .705 points pct.) and are among NHL leaders in team save percentage (.910/3rd-T), points (5th-T), goals-against per game (2.59, 5th), penalty kill pct. (83.3 pct./5th-T), points pct (6th-T) and goals-for per game (3.41/12th). * The club has scored the opening goal in 11 of the past 13 games and has scored the first goal in 35 contests (24-7-4), tied for third-most in the NHL in 2025-26. Player Notes Per CBJ PR * Charlie Coyle ranks sixth-T in the NHL in scoring since Jan. 24 with 5-7-12 and four multi-point efforts in seven games. * Adam Fantilli posted his eighth multi-point effort of the season with 1-1-2 on Thursday and has totaled 2-6-8 in the past seven contests. He has set a single-season career high in assists with 14-24-38 in 57 games in 2025-26. * Boone Jenner (207-203-410, 784 GP), who is the club's all-time leader in games played and ranks third in goals and points, is one assist from tying David Vyborny (204) for third-most in CBJ history. * Mason Marchment collected his third multi-point outing as a Blue Jacket with two assists on Thursday. He has totaled 9-6-15 in 15 games since making his debut with the club on Dec. 20. * Zach Werenski helped Team USA capture a Gold Medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics (1-5-6, 6 GP). He collected an assist on Thursday to tie his career-high points streak at eight games (2-9-11) originally set from Nov. 15-Dec. 1, 2024 (5-11-16). He also has points in 21 of his past 23 games played since Dec. 11 (11-22-33, 10 multi-point efforts). Blue Jackets Stats * Power Play - 19.6% - 19th in the NHL * Penalty Kill - 77.2% - 25th in the NHL * Goals For - 176 - 17th in the NHL * Goals Against - 180 - 17th in the NHL Islanders Stats * Power Play - 16.1% - 28th in the NHL * Penalty Kill - 81.5% - 9th in the NHL * Goals For - 169 - 22nd in the NHL * Goals Against - 160 - 4th in the NHL Series History vs. The Islanders * Columbus is 28-23-1-7 all-time, and 19-7-1-4 at home vs. New York. * The home team is 11-3-1 in the last 15, and 5-0-1 in the last 6. * The CBJ have killed off 9 of 10 NYI power plays. * The winning team has won by multiple goals in seven of the last nine meetings overall, including five-straight at Nationwide Arena. * Each team has recorded a 2-0 shutout victory over the past five contests played at Nationwide Arena. * The Jackets have killed off 9-of-10 Islanders power play attempts over the last five contests played in Ohio (90 pct.). * CBJ have recorded five shutouts in the all-time series (MR: Merzlikins, 26 saves in 2-0 W at CBJ on Oct. 30, 2024). * The teams have averaged a combined 58.5 shots on goal in the past six meetings of the series. Who To Watch For The Islanders * Bo Horvat leads the team with 24 goals * Mathew Barzal leads NYI with 35 assists and 52 points. * Ilya Sorokin is 21-13-2 with a SV% of .915. * David Rittich is 12-8-3 with a SV% of .900 CBJ Player Notes vs. Islanders * Zach Werenski has 15 points in 25 career games vs. the Islanders. * Boone Jenner has 16 points in 34 games. * Mason Marchment has 5 points in 10 games against New York. Injured Reserve * Brendan Smith - Lower Body - Missed 19 Games IR - Out for the rest of the regular season. TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 156 How to Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be on FANDUEL SPORTS NETWORK. The radio broadcast will be on 97.1 The Fan, with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play. Stay updated with the most interesting Blue Jackets stories, analysis, breaking news, and more! Tap the star to add us to your favorites on Google News [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw/sections/CAQqEAgAKgcICjCvqtILMO7F6QMwm-DfCA?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] and never miss a story. Let us know what you think below. For action-packed issues, access to the entire magazine archive and a free issue, subscribe to The Hockey News at THN.com/free [https://thehockeynews.store/products/print-subscription]. Get the latest news and trending stories by subscribing to our newsletter here [http://eepurl.com/i7OC4I]. And share your thoughts by commenting below the article on THN.com or creating your own post in our community forum.
