Islanders at Blue Jackets preview

ISLANDERS (33-17-6) at BLUE JACKETS (32-20-3)
7 p.m. ET; FS-O, MSG+, NHL.TV

The Blue Jackets won five in a row from Dec. 17-27.
New York leads the division with 72 points, followed by the Washington Capitals (69), Blue Jackets (67) and Pittsburgh Penguins (67).
The Islanders go for their fourth win in five games after a 3-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. New York is 9-2-2 in its past 13 games and 16-4-2 in its past 22.

Players to watch

Islanders goalie Thomas Greiss is 4-0-1 in his past five games, allowing three goals on 157 shots (0.58 goals-against average, .981 save percentage).
Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky is 4-0-0, with a 2.00 GAA and .923 save percentage in his past four starts.

They said it

"We're all living on our dreams right now. It's been an incredible ride. To hit 400 [games] tonight is extremely special." -- Islanders forward Anders Lee on playing his 400th NHL game
"He's found some consistency in a year that has been inconsistent, and I think he's at the top of his game right now." -- Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella on goalie Sergei Bobrovsky

Islanders projected lineup

Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Jordan Eberle
Michael Dal Colle
-- Mathew Barzal -- Josh Bailey
Anthony Beauvillier -- Valtteri Filppula -- Leo Komarov
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Nick Leddy -- Johnny Boychuk
Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock
Devon Toews -- Scott Mayfield
Thomas Greiss
Robin Lehner
Scratched:Ross Johnston, Tom Kuhnhackl, Luca Sbisa
Injured:Thomas Hickey (upper body), Andrew Ladd (lower body)

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Artemi Panarin -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Cam Atkinson
Nick Foligno -- Boone Jenner -- Josh Anderson
Anthony Duclair -- Alex Wennberg -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Markus Hannikainen -- Riley Nash -- Lukas Sedlak
Seth Jones -- Ryan Murray
Zach Werenski -- David Savard
Scott Harrington -- Markus Nutivaara
Sergei Bobrovsky
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched:Dean Kukan, Eric Robinson](https://www.nhl.com/player/eric-robinson-8480762)
Injured:Brandon Dubinsky (hip)

Status report

The Islanders will dress the same lineup as Tuesday … Dubinsky will miss his fifth straight game.

Stat pack

The Islanders have allowed one goal or fewer in eight of their past 13 games, but they have given up the first goal in four of their past five. … Panarin has 12 points (four goals, eight assists) in his past eight games and 30 points (13 goals, 17 assists) in his past 21. … The Blue Jackets are first in the NHL in penalty-killing percentage (97.0 percent; 32-for-33) and third in power-play percentage (28.6 percent; 10-for-35) in 13 games since Jan. 10. …. Anderson has five points (three goals, two assists) during a four-game point streak.