The New York Islanders are surprisingly still in the hunt for the Metropolitan Division. The New York Islanders are only two points behind the Columbus Blue Jackets and Washington Capitals which lead the division with 39 points.
This game is much bigger than it would have seen when the schedule came out before the season. The Blue Jackets are coming off an embarrassing performance. They will need to get on track and also have a chance to create some distance between them and the Isles.
The Blue Jackets struggled against the top center in the league, Connor McDavid, and the task does not get much easier with John Tavares comes to town.