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NHL : ATS Matchup
Thursday 4/2/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
NY ISLANDERS
 
COLUMBUS
PK  

PK  


5.5
 
3
Final
4

NY ISLANDERS (45-27-0-5, 95 pts.) at COLUMBUS (37-35-0-4, 78 pts.)
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Thursday, 4/2/2015 7:05 PM
#1 GOALTENDERS: NY ISLANDERS - JAROSLAV HALAK, COLUMBUS - SERGIE BOBROVSKY
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
1NY ISLANDERS-125Ov 5.5,-110-130Ov 5.5,-110
2COLUMBUS+105Un 5.5,-110+110Un 5.5,-110
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
NY ISLANDERS - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games45-32-0+5.445-32+5.435-393.133.62.828.0
Team Stats (Road Games)21-17-0+3.521-17+3.516-212.831.42.827.1
Last 5 Games2-3-0-1.82-3-1.81-32.630.62.428.8
vs. Division20-6-0+13.520-6+13.512-123.734.32.529.4
NY ISLANDERS Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)77235727080131625899.1%2544818.9%382
Team Stats (Road Games)381063332347711938.9%1212117.4%169
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)513544011538.5%12433.3%20
Team Stats (vs. Division)26962927337989210.8%821417.1%155
Stats Against (All Games) 215557580512215910.0%2034622.7%368
Stats Against (Road Games) 10829274847102910.5%1002121.0%179
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 12443111448.3%7114.3%18
Stats Against (vs. Division) 64211923137648.4%661725.8%113
NY ISLANDERS - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
JAROSLAV HALAK (All Games)54541511138091.3%236-18+12.236-18-0+1223-28
JAROSLAV HALAK (Road Games)222258853791.3%015-7+7.615-7-0+78-13
JAROSLAV HALAK (vs. Division)191955851892.8%116-3+1316-3-0+137-10
JAROSLAV HALAK (Last 4 Games)4412011293.3%02-2-0.52-2-001-2
CHAD JOHNSON (All Games)191748843488.9%18-9-0.88-9-009-8
CHAD JOHNSON (Road Games)131233830189.1%15-7-0.45-7-005-7
CHAD JOHNSON (vs. Division)7720418389.7%04-3+0.54-3-0+15-2
MICHAL NEUVIRTH (All Games)3232106797591.4%18-24-9.68-24-0-913-15
MICHAL NEUVIRTH (Road Games)161653648390.1%14-12-4.94-12-0-58-6
MICHAL NEUVIRTH (Last 4 Games)441089688.9%01-3-2.41-3-0-21-3
KEVIN POULIN (All Games)11262388.5%00-1-20-1-0-21-0
KEVIN POULIN (Road Games)11262388.5%00-1-20-1-0-21-0
KEVIN POULIN (vs. Division)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
KEVIN POULIN (Last 4 Games)11262388.5%00-1-20-1-0-21-0

COLUMBUS - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games37-39-0+10.237-39+10.239-312.828.33.133.2
Team Stats (Home Games)15-22-0-8.315-22-8.321-132.629.13.432.1
Last 5 Games5-0-0+7.95-0+7.93-14.025.62.234.0
vs. Division12-14-0+0.112-14+0.116-72.928.23.232.1
COLUMBUS Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)76210617166121621509.8%2305122.2%352
Team Stats (Home Games)37982536316610759.1%1152622.6%167
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)5207742312815.6%10330.0%29
Team Stats (vs. Division)26752125236473210.2%892123.6%128
Stats Against (All Games) 23473797841425239.3%2856021.1%399
Stats Against (Home Games) 125363948210118610.5%1302922.3%215
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 11641001706.5%23417.4%20
Stats Against (vs. Division) 832628263483410.0%1051918.1%151
COLUMBUS - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
SERGIE BOBROVSKY (All Games)46451466134491.7%026-19+16.226-19-0+1721-19
SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Home Games)242476569791.1%011-13-1.611-13-0-111-10
SERGIE BOBROVSKY (vs. Division)131340336490.3%07-6+1.67-6-0+27-4
SERGIE BOBROVSKY (Last 4 Games)4413012193.1%04-0+6.54-0-0+63-0
ANTON FORSBERG (All Games)5514912986.6%00-5-6.90-5-0-73-1
ANTON FORSBERG (Home Games)33746385.1%00-3-4.90-3-0-52-1
ANTON FORSBERG (vs. Division)22756688.0%00-2-20-2-0-21-0
ANTON FORSBERG (Last 4 Games)4412010385.8%00-4-5.90-4-0-63-1
CURTIS MCELHINNEY (All Games)312689681891.3%011-15+0.811-15-0+115-11
CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Home Games)131033830289.3%04-6-1.84-6-0-18-2
CURTIS MCELHINNEY (vs. Division)111135332291.2%05-6+0.65-6-0+18-3
CURTIS MCELHINNEY (Last 4 Games)4311810689.8%01-2-1.41-2-0-12-1
Average power rating of opponents played: NY ISLANDERS 3.11,  COLUMBUS 3.1
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
NY ISLANDERS - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
3/7/2015at FLORIDA3-4L0, -165L5.5 ovO
3/9/2015at TORONTO4-3W0, -165W5.5 ovO
3/10/2015NY RANGERS1-2L0, +100L5.5 unU
3/13/2015OTTAWA1-2L0, -180L5.5 unU
3/14/2015MONTREAL1-3L0, -110L5 ovU
3/17/2015at CHICAGO1-4L0, +120L5.5 unU
3/21/2015at NEW JERSEY3-0W0, -165W5 unU
3/24/2015MINNESOTA1-2L0, -145L5.5 unU
3/26/2015LOS ANGELES2-3L0, -105L5 ovP
3/28/2015ANAHEIM2-3L0, -125L5.5 evU
3/29/2015DETROIT5-4W0, -140W5.5 evO
4/2/2015at COLUMBUS 
4/4/2015BUFFALO 
4/7/2015at PHILADELPHIA 
4/10/2015at PITTSBURGH 
4/11/2015COLUMBUS 

COLUMBUS - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
3/6/2015at NEW JERSEY3-2W0, +120W5 unP
3/7/2015COLORADO0-4L0, -105L5.5 unU
3/10/2015at CAROLINA4-3W0, +120W5 ovO
3/12/2015at DETROIT3-1W0, +180W5.5 unU
3/13/2015EDMONTON5-4W0, -205W5.5 ovO
3/15/2015CAROLINA2-3L0, -145L5.5 unU
3/18/2015at EDMONTON4-3W0, -120W5.5 unO
3/19/2015at VANCOUVER6-2W0, +170W5.5 unO
3/21/2015at CALGARY3-2W0, +140W5.5 unU
3/24/2015ANAHEIM5-3W0, +145W5.5 unO
3/27/2015at CHICAGO5-2W0, +195W5.5 unO
3/28/2015at ST LOUIS4-2W0, +210W5.5 unO
3/31/2015NEW JERSEY3-2W0, -160W5 unP
4/2/2015NY ISLANDERS 
4/4/2015PITTSBURGH 
4/6/2015at NY RANGERS 
4/8/2015TORONTO 
4/10/2015BUFFALO 
4/11/2015at NY ISLANDERS 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
NY ISLANDERS: LAST SEASON: 34-37-11, 79 points. Missed the playoffs by finishing eighth in Metropolitan Division and 14th in Eastern Conference.
COACH: Jack Capuano, fifth season with Islanders (118-120-39).
ADDED: G Jaroslav Halak, G Chad Johnson, C Cory Conacher, RW Jack Skille, LW Harry Zolnierczyk, C Mikhail Grabovski, LW Nikolai Kulemin.
LOST: G Evgeni Nabokov, D Radek Martinek.
PLAYER TO WATCH: John Tavares. The 24-year-old star center with the C on his sweater is back after missing New York's final 22 games last season due to a knee injury sustained while playing for Canada in the Olympics. He was second on the team with 66 points - including 24 goals - despite playing in only 59 games. The Islanders have made the playoffs only once (2013) since he was selected with the No. 1 pick in the 2009 draft.
OUTLOOK: This will be a year of nostalgia for the Islanders as they play their final season at the Nassau Coliseum - their home since joining the NHL in 1972 where four straight Stanley Cup champions were built from 1980-83. They will move to Brooklyn's Barclays Center next season. Since 2004, the Islanders have reached the playoffs just twice (2007 and 2013) and were eliminated in the first round both times. The task doesn't get any easier in the eight-team Metropolitan Division with perennial powerhouse Pittsburgh and the rival New York Rangers, who reached the Stanley Cup finals last season. Halak will shoulder a lot of the burden, along with Tavares, as he replaces veteran Evgeni Nabokov in goal.
COLUMBUS: LAST SEASON: 43-32-7, 93 points. Eliminated in first round of playoffs by Pittsburgh in 6 games.
COACH: Todd Richards, fourth season with the Blue Jackets, 85-70-16; 5th overall in NHL.
ADDED: LW Scott Hartnell, RW Jerry D'Amigo, RW Brian Gibbons.
LOST: LW R.J. Umberger, C Derek MacKenzie, RW Jack Skille.
PLAYER TO WATCH: C Brandon Dubinsky. With two of the team's top centers unavailable (Ryan Johansen, holdout; Boone Jenner, broken hand), the fiery 28-year-old's role only grows bigger. He was already the heart and soul of a team that doesn't have an official captain, even though he would seem the likely choice. Coming off a year in which he had 16 goals and 34 assists and continually came up big late in games, he'll be counted on to provide even more points and leadership.
OUTLOOK: If the contract dispute between Johansen and the club isn't resolved soon, and with Jenner and Nathan Horton (bad back) out for the foreseeable future, the Blue Jackets may have to win a lot of 1-0 and 2-1 games in which G Sergei Bobrovsky stands on his head. Also, several young players (most likely Alexander Wennberg and Simon Hjalmarsson) may have to be gangbusters right from the outset to kill time until the club's at full strength.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (NY ISLANDERS-COLUMBUS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Islanders-Blue Jackets Preview* ================================

By JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer

New York (45-27-5) at Columbus (37-35-4), 7:00 p.m. EDT

The Columbus Blue Jackets lately have looked more like a playoff team than the New York Islanders, who are battling for home-ice advantage in the first round of the postseason.

Columbus looks to match a franchise record with an eighth consecutive victory Thursday night against an Islanders club that has just two wins in its last nine games.

The Blue Jackets (37-35-4) have spent most of the season attempting to overcome injuries, but they remained alive in the playoff race until Tuesday when Boston knocked them out with a win over Florida.

Columbus beat New Jersey 3-2 on Jack Johnson's overtime goal that same night. Ryan Johansen had two assists, giving him eight to go along with three goals during an eight-game point streak.

Now that the Jackets have been eliminated, they're focusing on playing spoiler down the stretch.

They've outscored opponents 29-16 during the seven-game run, one shy of the team record set Jan. 6-23, 2014.

The Islanders (45-27-5) are tied with Pittsburgh for second place in the Metropolitan Division, a position that comes with the home-ice edge in a potential first-round playoff series between the clubs.

The Blue Jackets host the Penguins on Saturday and close the season April 11 at New York.

"We realize the reality of situation right now, but we never strap our gear on to lose," Johnson said. "We've been winning and we're going to try and keep winning. We've got six games (left) and we want to go 6-0.

"We owe our fans some home wins. We want to finish those games off on a strong note."

New York hasn't appeared too desperate for home-ice advantage, though, having dropped seven straight on Long Island before beating Detroit there 5-4 on Sunday. It has gone just 2-6-1 in its last nine overall while slipping eight points back of the first-place Rangers.

The Islanders held a one-point edge on the Rangers atop the Metropolitan on March 11.

"We know what an advantage (home ice) could bring for our team," said captain John Tavares, who had three assists against the Red Wings. "We'll just keep trying to plug away one game at a time. We know we're in the home stretch, the final part of the season, and it's crucial we build on some of the things we've been doing, especially last game."

The Islanders haven't played the first game of a playoff series at home since the 1987-88 season, when they fell in six games to New Jersey in the first round.

"It's really important to us," forward Josh Bailey said. "It's something that we're striving for. It's not going to be easy to get, but that's what you want - challenges going into the playoffs. Hopefully it brings the best out in us."

The Blue Jackets have brought out some of the best in Bailey this season. He recorded an assist in a 5-2 road win Jan. 10 before finishing with two goals and an assist in a 6-3 home victory Feb. 14.

New York's win at Columbus in January was its first in regulation there in 11 all-time visits.

Tavares had two goals and two assists in the second meeting with the Blue Jackets, who are likely to go with Sergei Bobrovsky in net for this contest. Bobrovsky has won six times during the winning streak while posting a 2.14 goals-against average and is 10-3-0 with a 2.08 GAA in 14 career appearances against the Islanders.

New York could counter with Jaroslav Halak, who is 2-3-1 over his last six despite a 1.99 GAA in that stretch.

Islanders center Frans Nielsen is dealing with an undisclosed injury and may not be available Thursday. Nielsen has two goals in three games and ranks fourth on the team with 42 points.


Last Updated: 3/28/2024 9:50:10 AM EST.


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