The Blue Jackets will play their final regular-season game on Thursday against the New York Islanders.
Unfortunately for the Blue Jackets, this game means very little other than keeping a five game winning streak alive, and going out on a winning note. The Montreal Canadiens beat the “resting” Hurricanes in regulation, which means the Jackets are out. They left it in the hands of other teams to get them in, which is not a recipe for success.
The Blue Jackets still have this game to play, and will do so in front of their faithful fans who will fill the arena to the rafters.
There are still a few things to play for.
- A six game winning streak.
- Zach Werenski needs 1 assist to tie the single season assist record, and two to pass Artemi Panarin.
- Boone Jenner is one goal from 200 in his career.
- Columbus will have five players who will play 82 games – Kuraly, Provorov, Olivier, and Fantilli. In 23-24 they had just one – Provorov.
Blue Jackets Stats
- Power Play – 19.5% – 22nd in NHL
- Penalty Kill – 76.9% – 22nd in NHL
- Goals For – 261 – 8th – 3.22 GPG – 9th
- Goals Against – 266 – 25th – 3.28 GPG – 25th
Islanders Stats
- Power Play – 14.8% – 31st in NHL
- Penalty Kill – 77.8% – 31st in NHL
- Goals For – 261 – 8th – 2.73 GPG – 27th
- Goals Against – 266 – 25th – 3.10 GPG – 19th
Series History vs. The Islanders
- Columbus is 17-7-5 at home and 26-22-8 in 56 all-time games against the Islanders
- The Jackets are 2-1 vs. NYI this season.
Who To Watch For The Islanders
- Bo Horvat leads the Isles with 29 assists and 57 points.
- Anders Lee leads the team with 29 goals.
- Ilya Sorokin is 30-24-6 with a .907 SV%.
- Marcus Högberg is 2-5-3 with a .887 SV%.
CBJ Player Notes vs. Islanders
- Boone Jenner has 15 points in 31 career games against New York.
- Zach Werenski has 13 points in 23 games.
- Sean Monahan has 16 points in 19 games against the Islanders.
Injuries
- Kevin Labanc (shoulder) is on Injured Reserve as of Feb. 21 and is out for the season (25 Games)
- Elvis Merzļikins (upper body) has missed 4 games.
- Jake Christiansen (upper body) has missed 3 games.
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 321
How to Watch & Listen: Tonight’s game will be on FanDuel Sports Network. Steve Mears will be on the play-by-play. The radio broadcast will be on 97.1 The Fan, with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play.
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