“Under the Surface: What Makes the Islanders Strike Gold Against the Blue Jackets?”
Speaking of the opponent, the Islanders, they have a good opportunity tonight given the poor road performances from Columbus. The Islanders aren’t all that impressive themselves though. They are slightly above the Blue Jackets in the Metropolitan Division with 73 total points and a 32-28-9 record. They also aren’t as good of a home team as Columbus, but they are decent enough at 17-13-4. For the season, they typically play to lower-scoring games, allowing just under three goals per game to opponents, and scoring only 2.72 goals themselves. This always fascinates me as they take more shots than their opponent. They are playing decent enough hockey over their last five games with a 3-2 record. The two losses both came in overtime, so they’ve been in every game. Tonight they are expected to have Ilya Sorokin in the net. He’s been solid for them with a 27-20-5 record, allowing 2.72 goals per game, and saving .908% of shots against him.
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