The Columbus Blue Jackets host the New York Islanders tonight at Nationwide in a Metropolitan divisional clash with playoff implications for both teams. The Islanders find themselves in the second wild-card position and 11 points behind the CBJ who currently sit in the fist wild-card spot.
The Jackets are point behind the New York Rangers who are in third place in the Metro division. As the calendar turns to March, these four point divisional games become more and more important.
Islander’s continue to impress
The Islander’s have won three straight games headed into tonight’s match up.