Columbus faces New York for division battle
Columbus Blue Jackets (38-27-3, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Islanders (39-22-7, fifth in the Eastern Conference)
Uniondale, New York; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Columbus visits New York in a matchup of Metropolitan Division teams at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
The Islanders are 24-12-5 in Eastern Conference games. New York is last in the Eastern Conference shooting 28.5 shots per game.
The Blue Jackets are 15-8-1 in division matchups. Columbus has scored 29 power-play goals, converting on 15 percent of chances. In their last meeting on Feb. 14, New York won 3-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Casey Cizikas leads the Islanders with a plus-25 in 61 games played this season. Anders Lee has scored four goals and recorded 4 points over the last 10 games for New York.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jackets: 5-5-0, averaging 6.1 points, 2.2 goals, 3.9 assists, 3.2 penalties and 7.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game with a .920 save percentage.
Islanders: 4-5-1, averaging 7.5 points, 2.8 goals, 4.7 assists, 3.5 penalties and 8.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game with a .908 save percentage.
Islanders Injuries: None listed.
Blue Jackets Injuries: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by HERO Sports, and data from Sportradar.