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Recap - Islanders Defeat Columbus 3-2

The Islanders earned a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jackets on Saturday at Nationwide Arena.

New York was an underdog by +101 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.

Michael Dal Colle, Brock Nelson, and Mathew Barzal each scored for the Islanders in the victory. Barzal opened the scoring for New York.

Thomas Greiss turned in a 34-save effort for the Islanders.

Columbus got goals from Boone Jenner, and Seth Jones in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Joonas Korpisalo stopped 31 of 34 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

New York scored 0 times on 0 chances on the power play, while Columbus went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

New York lost the shots on goal battle to Columbus by a margin of 36-34.

New York looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Coyotes. The Blue Jackets will aim to get back on the winning track at Toronto.