NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Wed., Nov. 23, 2022 Win NYI 3 vs. EDM 0 Pageau (2), Aho Sorokin (49/49)

Ilya Sorokin posted a career-high 49 saves on 49 shots, while Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored twice, helping the New York Islanders shut out the Edmonton Oilers, 3-0, Wednesday night at UBS Arena. Anders Lee, Oliver Wahlstrom and Adam Pelech each recorded assists, and Sebastian Aho scored a goal as the Islanders improved to 7-3-0 on home ice this season.

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders visit the Columbus Blue Jackets in the second of four matchups between the two clubs this season. These teams last met 13 days ago, on November 12. Zach Parise scored in overtime to help the Islanders earn a 4-3 win at UBS Arena. The Islanders are 4-1-0 against Metropolitan Division opponents so far this season, and are 4-0-1 in their last five meetings with Columbus. The last time they visited Nationwide Arena was March 29, a 4-3 Islander win.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 23 Simon Holmstrom has been recalled from loan (Bridgeport). Kyle Palmieri is day to day with an upper body injury.
Nov. 16 Nikita Soshnikov has been loaned to the Bridgeport Islanders (AHL).

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

15 Cal Clutterbuck Oct. 13 vs. FLA , Nov. 8 at NYR

21 Kyle Palmieri Nov. 23 vs. EDM

25 Sebastian Aho Oct. 13 vs. FLA – Oct. 20 vs. NJD

26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13 vs. FLA

Man Games Lost: 8

RECENT RESULTS
Wednesday, Nov. 23 vs. Edmonton W (3-0)
Monday, Nov. 21 at Toronto W, OT (3-2)
Saturday, Nov. 19 at Dallas L (5-2)
Thursday, Nov. 17 at Nashville L (5-4)

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION TV RESULT
Nov. 12, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) MSG W (OT), 4-3
Nov. 25, 2022 Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) MSG
Dec. 29, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) MSG
Mar. 24, 2023 Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) MSG

UPCOMING GAMES
Nov. 26 vs. Philadelphia UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Nov. 29 at Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA) 7:30pm
Dec. 2 vs. Nashville UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Dec. 4 vs. Chicago UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Dec. 6 vs. St. Louis UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. COLUMBUS
Nov. 12, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) OT Win (4-3)
Mar. 31, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (5-2)
Mar. 29, 2022 Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) Win (4-3)
Mar. 10, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (6-0)
Oct. 21, 2021 Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) OT Loss (3-2)

vs. THE BLUE JACKETS:
2022-23 1-0-0
Last 5 meetings 4-0-1
Franchise History 23-16-1-7
NYI Home 15-4-0-4
NYI Away 8-12-1-3

STORYLINES
VISITING THE BLUE JACKETS
Tonight, the Islanders make their first visit to Nationwide Arena since March 29, with a 3-1-1 record in their last five road games against the Blue Jackets.

Tonight’s game is the second of four matchups between the two Metropolitan Division foes. The last time these teams met on November 12, Brock Nelson, Scott Mayfield, and Sebastian Aho each recorded multi-point games, while Zach Parise scored the game-winner in overtime. The Islanders are 9-2-1 in their last 12 matchups against Columbus, dating back to the 2018-19 season, and have collected points in each of their last five games against the Blue Jackets.

Forward Josh Bailey leads active Islanders against the Blue Jackets, with 26 points (13g, 13a) in 37 career games. Team Captain Anders Lee has tallied 22 points (10g, 12a) in 30 games against Columbus.

AGAINST THE METRO
The Islanders have collected four straight victories against Metropolitan opponents (since Oct. 26) and have a 4-1-0 record in their own division this season. The Islanders lead the Metropolitan in intra-division wins. They have a 6-5-0 record vs. Eastern Conference teams. They have collected wins in their last four straight Eastern conference matchups.

CAREER-HIGH
Wednesday night vs. Edmonton, Islanders netminder Ilya Sorokin turned away all 49 shots he faced, posting a career-high 49-save shutout against the Oilers. It was Sorokin’s second shutout of the 2022-23 campaign (last: Oct. 26 vs. NYR), and his 49 saves were the third-most in a shutout by an Islander goalie in franchise history (J. Halak 51, G. Healy 50). He enters tonight’s matchup as one of five NHL netminders to post at least two shutouts so far this season. Sorokin becomes one of just three goalies in the expansion era to have 12 shutouts in their first 89 NHL games (T. Esposito, G. Resch).

SIX STRAIGHT
Islanders forward Mathew Barzal has recorded points in his last six games, the longest streak by an Islander this season. He has tallied eight points (2g, 6a) in since November 14. Barzal’s 21 assists in 21 games are second-most in the NHL (MacKinnon, 22), and the Coquitlam, BC native leads the Islanders in points (23) and assists (21). Barzal has found the scoresheet in four of his last five meetings with the Blue Jackets (dating back to October 21, 2021). Barzal’s 21 assists in 21 games is the 11th time in club history that an Islander has carried an assist-per-game pace through the first 21 games of the season. Bryan Trottier did so six times, and the last Islander to do so was Josh Bailey in the 2017-18 season.

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Islanders defenseman Sebastian Aho recorded his second goal of the season in the Islanders’ win on Wednesday night vs. Edmonton. Aho has four points (1g, 3a) in four career games vs. Columbus, and the last time these teams met, Aho tallied two assists in a single contest for the first time in his career. Aho’s goal on Wednesday was the 17th goal and 49th point by an Islanders blueliner this season.

ON THE ROAD
Tonight, the Islanders will play their fifth road game in their last six contests. The Islanders have collected victories as the visiting team in their last three Eastern Conference matchups (NYR on Nov. 8, OTT on Nov. 14, TOR on Nov. 21). The Islanders are 3-2-0 in their last five on the road, and look to improve upon their 6-5-0 road record so far this season.

STORYLINES
SHORT-HANDED
On Wednesday night against Edmonton, Islanders forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored the eventual game-winner shorthanded. It was the 17th SHG of his career, tying Cal Clutterbuck, Jonathan Toews, and Jordan Staal for seventh place amongst active NHLers. Pageau scored less than three minutes later on the power play, becoming the seventh Islanders player to score both shorthanded and on the power play in a five-minute span. Pageau, 30, tallied the goals in a span of 2:06, the third-fastest an Islander has scored an SHG and PPG in franchise history. The Islander to
score a PPG and SHG in the same game was Zach Parise on April 12, 2022 vs. Pittsburgh.

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Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech leads the team in time on ice with 21:21 per game, and plus/minus with a plus-nine through 21 games. Pelech leads active Islander defensemen in games played, and has skated each of his 402 contests in an Islanders uniform. The Islanders are 5-1-0 when Pelech finds the scoresheet this season, and the Toronto, ON native added his seventh assist of the season on Wednesday night vs. Edmonton. Pelech has tallied three multi-point games in 20 contests, the first time he has recorded as many multi-point games in a single campaign since the 2017-18 season. Pelech also set a new single-game season high amongst Islanders on Nov. 3, as he skated 24:30 TOI (his highest TOI since Dec. 19, 2021). The 28-year-old defenseman is nine goals shy of his career 100th.

THE THIRD
The Islanders remain most productive in the third period. 12 of the 13 victories they have captured so far this season have included an Islander finding the back of the net in the third (12-5-0 when they find the back of the net in the final frame). Since October 26, 48% (23 of the last 48) of Islander goals have been scored in the third. Their 31 third period goals this season are tied with the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres for most in the NHL.

POINTS LEADERS
Brock Nelson leads the Islanders with nine goals. He has recorded a point in the last nine of the last ten Islander wins, and scored a goal in eight of them. He is second on the Islanders in points (20). The Warroad, MN native has recorded a team-high 66 shots on goal this season, and has been held off the scoresheet just four times this month. Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson leads Islanders blueliners in all three scoring categories, with 14 points (six goals, eight assists) through 21 games. Dobson’s six goals are tied with Cale Makar and Adam Fox for third-most in the league amongst defensemen (E. Karlsson 11, R. Dahlin 8). Dobson has tallied 62 shots on goal this season, leading defensmen by far and second only to Brock Nelson’s 66 amongst Islanders and eighth amongst NHL defensemen. The next closest defensemen to Dobson’s 62 shots on goal is Scott Mayfield, with 31.

SCORING
Entering tonight’s game, the Islanders have outscored opponents 69-55 through 21 games. Amongst the Metropolitan Divsion, only Pittsburgh Penguins (71) and New Jersey Devils (74) have recorded more goals this season. The Islanders are 8-1-0 when scoring first, and each of their last three victories (OTT, TOR, EDM) have seen the Islanders open the score. The Islanders are 6-3-0 when they find the back of the net at least three times so far this season. They have found the back of the net three times in all 13 of their wins this season.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Nov. 25, 2022 Game No. 20 (7-11-1, 15 pts.)
vs. New York Islanders (13-8-0, 26 pts.), Nationwide Arena Home Game No. 14 (6-7-0, 12 pts.) The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.

THE LAST GAME: NOV. 23, 2022 – CBJ 1 vs. MTL 3
CBJ Goal Scorers: Olivier (2)
MTL Goal Scorers: Xhekaj (3), Savard (1), EN – Monahan (5)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (26/28; 57:57); MTL – Montembeault (30/31; 59:37)
CBJ PP: 0/3; PK: 3/3 | Shots: CBJ: 31 / MTL: 29
3 Stars: 1. Savard, MTL; 2. Montembeault, MTL; 3. Olivier, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ fell to 4-2-1 in last 7 games overall and 4-2-0 in past 6 at NWA… CBJ scored the 1st goal of the game for the 5th time in the last 7 contests… CBJ scored lone goal 1:08 into the 3rd period, but MTL followed up with 3 unanswered goals, including two goals 57 seconds apart, to win… Olivier scored to give him 2-1-3 in his last 5 games and tied his career high in shots with 5 (also Nov. 17 vs. MTL).

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (13 games)
Boqvist (broken foot); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 26); 6 weeks (11 games)
Voracek (upper body); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (8 games)
Blankenburg (ankle); Placed on IR (Nov. 10); 6-8 weeks (6 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 10); Expected to miss rest of regular season (6 games)
Laine (ankle); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 12); 3-to-4 weeks (5 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (4 games)
Merzlikins (hip); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); 1-to-2 weeks (4 games)
Chinakhov (upper body); day-to-day (1 game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 98

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 24 Recalled Meyer from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Bemstrom to Cleveland (AHL)
Nov. 20 Placed Merzlikins on Injured Reserve retroactive to Nov. 15 and recalled Fix-Wolansky from Cleveland (AHL)
Nov. 19 Recalled Sweezey from Cleveland (AHL)
Nov. 17 Placed Bean on IR
Nov. 16 Placed Laine on IR retroactive to Nov. 12 and added Tarasov to roster on emergency recall
Nov. 15 Activated Kuraly off Injured Reserve and placed Werenski on Injured Reserve retroactive to Nov. 10
Nov. 13 Activated Luoto off Injured/Non-Roster list and assigned to Cleveland (AHL)

TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
8pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan

AGAINST THE ISLANDERS
2022-23 Series: 0-0-1 (0-0-0 vs. NYI)
2021-22 Series: 1-3-0 (1-1-0 vs. NYI)

All-Time Series: 23-16-1-7 (15-4-1-4 vs. NYI)
Last 10 (Overall | Home): 3-5-2 | 6-2-2
All-Time GF/GA: 138/132
All-Time SF/SA: 1,557/1,457
All-Time PP: 35-of-159
All-Time PK: 111-of-131

THE LAST GAME: NOV. 12, 2022 – CBJ 3 at NYI 4 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Sillinger (1), Bemstrom (1), Bjork (1)
NYI Goal Scorers: Nelson (7), Nelson (8), Mayfield (4), OT – Parise (5)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (42/46; 60:39); NYI – Sorokin (26/29; 60:39)
CBJ PP: 1/2; PK: 2/2 | Shots: CBJ: 29 / NYI: 46
3 Stars: 1. Nelson, NYI; 2. Mayfield, NYI; 3. Aho, NYI
Noteworthy: CBJ picked up point in 2nd-straight game (1-0-1)… CBJ led 3 separate times, including 3-2 in the 3rd period, but NYI scored to tie the game with 7:09 remaining and then again 39 seconds into OT to win… It was CBJ’s 2nd OT game of the season (1- 1)… Bjork notched his 1st career goal in his NHL debut, becoming 1st blueliner in CBJ history to accomplish the feat… Bemstrom recorded his 1st 2 points of the season with 1-1-2 (2 GP)… Nyquist tallied 2 assists, notching his 100th point with CBJ (1st assist)…Robinson skated in his 200th career NHL game… Bean also had multi-assist game (0-2-2).

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Dec. 29 at NYI… Mar. 24 at CBJ
Columbus Blue Jackets: Media Notes

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. NYI)
CBJ are 9-9-2 vs. NYI since the start of 2016-17 but NYI has won the last 4 outings (CBJ; 0-3-1)… CBJ have recorded points in 9 of the last 11 games played at Nationwide Arena (6-2-3)… The home team is 7-2-1 in the last 10 meetings since 3/11/19… CBJ have killed off 19-of-22 NYI power play attempts over last 12 games (86.4 pct.) and 15-of-17 in the last 9 home contests (88.2 pct.).… NYI have posted 7 of the 11 shutouts in the all-time series, including the most recent occurrence on 3/10/22 at NYI… Neither team has recorded a penalty shot in the series… Most goals scored vs. NYI: 7 – 2x (MR: 2/25/17)… Most goals allowed vs. NYI: 5 (1/10/15).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. NYI)
Bayreuther tallied his 1st career assist on 11/18/18 at NYI… Bjork notched a goal in his NHL debut on 11/12/22 at NYI… Gudbranson made his NHL debut on 10/8/11 at NYI… Jenner notched his 200th career NHL point (goal) on 10/19/19 vs. NYI… Korpisalo posted 1st NHL shutout (24 saves) on 2/25/17 vs. NYI… Laine skated in his 400th career NHL game on 3/31/22 at NYI… Peeke skated in his 100th career NHL game on 3/29/22 vs. NYI… Robinson skated in his 200th career NHL game on 11/12/22 at NYI… Sillinger scored 1st career NHL goal on 10/21/21 vs. NYI.

PLAYER NOTABLES vs. NYI
•Gaudreau – 4-8-12 in 12 career GP, including three multi-point outings in the last six games against NYI (3-5-8), and points in 8 consecutive games played against the club (3-8-11) prior to the game on Nov. 12
•Gavrikov – 3-2-5 in 8 career GP, including points in 2 of the last 3 contests (2-1-3)
•Jenner – 5-7-12 in 26 career GP, including 2-1-3 in his last 7 appearances against the team

HOME IN NOVEMBER
The Blue Jackets fell to 4-2-1 in the last seven games overall and 4-2-0 in their past six home games following a 3-1 loss to the Canadiens on Wednesday. It concluded a stretch of four consecutive games against Atlantic Division teams from November 17-23 (2-2-0). Friday’s game vs. the Islanders wraps up a season-high six-game homestand for the Blue Jackets (3-2-0). It’s part of a stretch of eight-of-10 games played at Nationwide Arena from November 10-28. Today’s game also concludes a stretch of eight consecutive games against Eastern Conference teams (4-1-1). The club will play three-straight against the Western Conference from November 26-December 2.

TWO DIFFERENT STRETCHES
Nine of the club’s first 12 games were competed against teams that made the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, including facing off against the Stanley Cup champion Avalanche twice and Stanley Cup finalist once (Tampa Bay Lightning). The club is now in the middle of a stretch of 11-of-14 contests from November 10-December 7 played against teams that failed to make the postseason. The only playoff teams over the second stretch are Florida (Nov. 20), Nashville (Nov. 26) and Pittsburgh (Dec. 6).

FROM THE BLUELINE
CBJ blueliners have collected 7-18-25 in the last 13 outings and 11-24-35 in 19 games this season to rank sixth-T in the NHL in goals. Defenseman Erik Gudbranson tallied two assists last Thursday for his first multi-point game as a Blue Jacket as well as his third career multi-assist and seventh career multi-point effort. He is now one point from 100 for his NHL career with 27-72-99 in 659 games. Vladislav Gavrikov notched his second career overtime winner and fifth career game-winning goal on Nov. 15 vs. the Flyers, finishing with 1-1-2, while also skating in a career-high 28:40 TOI (previous 28:20 on Apr. 22, 2022 vs. OTT). He became the fifth different defenseman in NHL history to score each of his first two or more goals of a season in overtime and is also one off the franchise record for overtime goals by a defenseman in a single season (3; Seth Jones, 2016-17 & 2018-19).

ROOKIE REPORT
The club currently has eight rookies on the roster with forwards Trey Fix-Wolansky, Liam Foudy, Kent Johnson and Carson Meyer along with defensemen Nick Blankenburg, Marcus Bjork and Jake Christiansen and goaltender Daniil Tarasov. The skaters have had a strong start to the season, combining for 7-12-19 in 19 games. They have helped CBJ rank third-T among NHL teams in goals and fifth in points. Johnson, who was selected fifth overall at the 2021 NHL Draft, ranks third-T among NHL rookies in goals and fifth-T in points-per-game (.56; min 7 GP) with 4-5-9 in 16 games. He has registered 1-2-3 in his last five outings and 4-4-8 in his past 13 contests played. Bjork, who recorded an assist on Sunday, tallied points in his first two NHL games after scoring his first career goal in his NHL debut on Nov. 12 at NY Islanders and picking up his first career assist on Nov. 15 vs. Philadelphia. He is the first blueliner and seventh player overall in franchise history to score in his debut.

CAPTAIN BOONE JENNER
Boone Jenner had his four-game points streak (4-2-6 from Nov. 15-20) and six-game home points streak (7-2-9 from Nov. 5-20) snapped on Wednesday. He has 7-3-10 in the last nine contests overall. The forward ranks seventh in the NHL in goals scored at home this season with 8-5-13 in 13 outings and is eighth-T in goals scored in the month of November (seven). He also ranks seventh-T in the NHL in faceoff wins (232-of-411 faceoffs; 56.5 pct.). The 29-year-old, who was selected 37th overall at the 2011 NHL Draft, is the longest-tenured Blue Jacket in his 10th season with the club, including his second as the team’s captain. The forward skated in his 600th career game on Nov. 4 vs. Colorado, becoming just the third player to reach the milestone with the franchise. With his second goal on Nov.15 vs. Philadelphia, Jenner notched his 150th career goal with the Blue Jackets and became the third player to reach the milestone with the franchise, joining Rick Nash (289) and Cam Atkinson (213). He also ranks fifth on the franchise’s all-time list in points (298).

RK PLAYER TOTAL GP SEASONS WITH CBJ

1. Rick Nash 674 2002-12 (9 seasons)
2. Cam Atkinson 627 2011-21 (10 seasons)
3. Boone Jenner 608 2013-current (10 seasons)
4. Nick Foligno 599 2012-21 (9 seasons)
5. David Savard 597 2011-21 (10 seasons)

HERE’S JOHNNY!
Left wing Johnny Gaudreau, who registered his second three-point effort of the season with 1-2-3 on Sunday, had his four-game points streak (1-5-6 from Nov. 15-20) snapped on Wednesday and now has 2-7-9 in his last seven games. The six-time All-Star leads the club in assists and scoring and ranks second in goals with 7-11-18 in 19 games while recording points in 12 of his contests. The winger has done most of his damage at home with 7-9-16 in 13 outings, ranking seventh-T in the NHL in points. He played in his 313th consecutive game on Wednesday, the third-longest active iron man streak in the NHL and trailing only Phil Kessel (1,003) and Brent Burns (699). The Salem, New Jersey native, who signed a seven-year contract with Columbus in July, has collected 217-410-627 in 621 NHL games, including a career-high 40-75-115 in 82 games with Calgary last season when he earned First Team All-NHL honors.

TOUGH TO REPLACE Z
Zach Werenski recorded his first multi-point game of the season with 1-1-2 in last Thursday’s win over Philadelphia to extend his points-streak to three-straight games (1-3-4) before leaving the with an upper body injury. Unfortunately, that was the last CBJ will likely see the club’s top defenseman this regular season as it was announced Friday that he suffered a separated shoulder and torn labrum and likely to miss six months. He led the club’s blueliners in goals, assists and points at the time of the injury with 3-5-8 in 13 games. The two-time NHL All-Star blueliner set single-season career highs in assists, points and time on ice and posted the third-most assists (tied) and points by a defenseman in a single season in franchise history with 11-37-48 and 25:40 TOI in 68 games in 2021-22.