Game Preview: Islanders vs Blue Jackets

NEW YORK ISLANDERS (12-9-3) VS COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS (15-8-2)
7 PM | NYCB LIVE NASSAU COLISEUM
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GAME NOTES
The most popular New York Islander at NYCB LIVE on Saturday night may actually be the building itself.
It's been three years and 270 consecutive games since the Islanders played a regular season game at Nassau Coliseum, but that changes Saturday, as the Isles return to their original home.

It'll be an event, one that both the players and fans are looking forward to. It's fitting that the Islanders reopen the Coliseum against the Columbus Blue Jackets, their opponent for the last regular season game on April 11, 2015.
NYCB LIVE - as it's been re-named and re-furbished - will host 21 Isles regular season games this year, with more expected in the lead-up to the team's move to Belmont in 2021. In the meantime, the Coliseum games should enjoyed by fans and players alike, as they get more chances to make memories in the Islanders original home.

PRE-GAME PARTY:

Fans are encouraged to arrive early for a free, pre-game celebration on the NYCB LIVE Plaza, weather-permitting. NYCB LIVE's Ford Parking Lot will open at 4:00 p.m. and the event begins at 4:30 p.m.
Islanders legends Bobby Nystrom and Clark Gillies will be present to meet fans and sign autographs, and the event will also feature inflatable games, mini tennis court provided by the New York Open, Mobile Man Cave, an exterior beer garden, swag giveaways and music provided by 102.3 WBAB.

ISLANDERS NOTES:

• The Islanders are looking to snap a two-game winless streak (0-1-1), losing 4-1 to Washington on Monday and 2-1 in a shootout to the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.
  - The Islanders are 8-2-0 vs the Metropolitan Division this season.
  - The Islanders power play is 0-for-12 over the past six games.
  - The Islanders are 9-1-4 in their last 14 home games against the Blue Jackets.

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BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

• The Blue Jackets are currently second in the Metropolitan Division with 32 points.
  - The Blue Jackets are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games and have won two straight.
  - Artemi Panarin leads the Blue Jackets with 20 assists and 27 points.
  - Cam Atkinson leads Columbus with 16 goals and is second with 26 points.
  - Sergei Bobrovsky is 10-7-0 this season. Joonas Korpisalo is 5-1-2.
  - The Blue Jackets are averaging 3.52 goals-per-game, fifth most in the NHL.
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