COLUMBUS, Ohio — Mat Barzal said Tuesday that it felt like the Islanders were playing out the same script night after night. That was, pretty much, prophetic for Wednesday night. The Islanders ...

The hard part began for the Blue Jackets on Wednesday night at Nationwide Arena, where they outlasted the New York Islanders, 2-0, in their first tilt against a Metropolitan Division opponent.

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The New York Islanders wrap up a back-to-back set when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday night in the first of a three-game Eastern Conference road trip. The Islanders are looking ...

New York Islanders (3-4-2, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (4-3-1, in the Metropolitan Division) Columbus, Ohio; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Islanders ...

The good news for the Islanders is they’ve been in this position — with a season on the verge of careening off a cliff and ...

There was plenty of time left for the Islanders to push for the tying goal, but that push never really came, with the game ...

Letting a shutout slip in the Blue Jackets’ 6-1 rout of the Edmonton Oilers on Monday still smarts for Merzlikins, who slammed his stick in disgust after Mattias Ekholm spoiled that effort with 26.8 ...