The New York Islanders visit Columbus for the third and final time this season, hoping to sweep their first four meetings with the Blue Jackets before a fifth game in Brooklyn in late March.
By and large the Isles have continued their good form against the Metropolitan Division (Washington excluded), but the Blue Jackets represent the Metro's basement, well back of the crowded mob vying for spots 2-7 in the division.
Jaroslav Halak gets the start, as he did in the two previous visits to Columbus. The Blue Jackets are on a 4-1-1 run backstopped by replacement goalie Joonis Korpisalo (gesundheit!