The New York Islanders begin a home back-to-back and three games in four nights when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight. The visitors are still nine points ahead of the Islanders (who have four games in hand), by the way.
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The Blue Jackets recently retired Rick Nash’s #61 because — to paraphrase David St. Hubbins — “why not?” (He’s actually all over the franchise’s record book, and he stuck it out there quite a while, so I do not question the honor.