A regulation win for the New York Islanders would drop their magic number to one. They’d just have to go through the Columbus Blue Jackets at home to do so.
With all of the trade deadline acquisitions made by the Blue Jackets, you’d expect them to be performing better then they are right now. Over their last five games, the Blue Jackets are 2-2-1.
This should have been an intensive game as both teams needed a win. For the Isles, a win brings them inches from the playoffs. For the Blue Jackets, it keeps those dwindling playoff hopes alive.