“Under the Surface: What Makes the Islanders Strike Gold Against the Blue Jackets?”
The Blue Jackets probably aren’t overly thrilled with their season, but I also don’t think they should be too upset about a .500 record. For the year they are 31-29-9. The problem really isn’t difficult to spot, though. They are good at home, and they are absolutely rubbish on the road. When they are the visiting team, they play to an 11-20-4 record. That’s absolutely brutal. I’m not sure if the offense is that bad, or the defense doesn’t travel, or maybe a combination of both, but their home team makes them a playoff team, and the road games look them look like they should draft #1 in the lottery. They are also playing some bad hockey at the moment, losing their last six straight games. Before you think those were all on the road, four of them came in home games. They’ve scored a total of seven goals in six games while allowing 22 goals. I’d love to tell you they are on the verge of a win, but they have only had two “close” games in the stretch. They will have Elvis Merzlikins in the net tonight. He’s been unimpressive this season overall with a 22-19-5 record, and is allowing about three goals per game while saving under 90% of shots. He has been good against the Islanders in two games against them.
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