Venue & Match Details
Stadium: UBS Arena, Elmont, New York
Puckdrop: 5:00 PM ET
Broadcast: MSGSN (NY), ESPN+, Fubo
Injury Report
Columbus Blue Jackets:
No major new injuries reported.
Elvis Merzlikins (G, 4–1–0, .915 SV%) expected to start after Jet Greaves played Saturday.
New York Islanders:
No significant absences reported.
Ilya Sorokin (G, 4–4–1, .902 SV%) projected starter.
Player Matchups
Kirill Marchenko (CBJ, 5G, 6A, 11 pts) vs. Bo Horvat (NYI, 7G, 5A, 12 pts): Both leading scorers, each riding multi-game point streaks.
Zach Werenski (CBJ, 4G, 6A) vs. Mathew Barzal (NYI, 3G, 6A): Werenski’s two-way play against Barzal’s creativity.
Cole Sillinger (CBJ, 4G) vs. Simon Holmstrom (NYI, 3G, 3A): Depth scorers who could swing momentum.
Team Form
Columbus Blue Jackets:
Last 5: W–W–W–W–L
Goals For: 37 (3.4 per game, 15th NHL)
Goals Against: 33 (3.0 per game, 11th NHL)
Power Play: 17.4% (20th NHL)
Penalty Kill: 78.1% (18th NHL)
New York Islanders:
Last 5: W–L–L–L–W
Goals For: 37 (3.4 per game, 15th NHL)
Goals Against: 39 (3.6 per game, 21st NHL)
Power Play: 14.6% (27th NHL)
Penalty Kill: 71.9% (28th NHL)
Series History
2024–25 Season: Islanders went 2–1–1 vs. Columbus.
Recent Trend: Islanders are 10-2-2 in their last 14 vs. Columbus, including 6-0-1 at UBS Arena.
Note: Columbus enters on a back-to-back after beating St. Louis 3–2 Saturday.
Betting Trends:
Islanders: 8 of 11 games have gone Over 6.5 goals.
Blue Jackets: 4 of 11 games have gone Over, but they’ve won 4 straight.
Columbus is 4-4 as an underdog this season.
Islanders are 2-2 as favorites.
Game Odds
Columbus Blue Jackets 6.5
New York Islanders – 135
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Saturday, November 1, 2025
