Islanders vs. Blue Jackets betting preview

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Sunday’s NHL play includes the New York Islanders (5-5-1) hosting the Columbus Blue Jackets (7-4) at UBS Arena. The Blue Jackets are underdogs (+114 on the moneyline) against the Islanders (-135) ahead of the outing, which starts at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Islanders to win vs Blue Jackets -135

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Islanders vs. Blue Jackets Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Islanders (-135)
  • Underdog: Blue Jackets (+114)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Islanders vs. Blue Jackets Quick Facts

  • New York and its opponent have combined to put up more than 6.5 goals in eight of 11 games this season.
  • Columbus has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in four of 11 games this season.
  • Sunday’s over/under is 0.2 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 6.7 goals per game.
  • The 6.6 goals per game these two teams are giving up this season are 0.0 more than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Islanders Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Islanders Season Stat Insights

  • The Islanders are ranked 16th in the league with 37 goals this season, an average of 3.4 per contest.
  • New York ranks 20th in total goals against, giving up 3.6 goals per game (39 total) in league play.
  • Their goal differential (-2) ranks them 20th in the league.
  • New York’s six power-play goals this season (24th in the NHL) have come on 41 chances.
  • The Islanders’ offense has the NHL’s 27th-ranked power-play conversion rate (14.63%).
  • New York has scored a total of three shorthanded goals this season.
  • The Islanders rank 21st in the NHL in penalty-kill success rate at 75%.
  • The Islanders win 51.1% of their faceoffs (12th in the NHL).
  • New York converts 11.4% of its shots, ranking 13th in the NHL.
  • The Islanders average 20.5 hits and 15.7 blocked shots per game.

Islanders Moneyline

  • New York has been victorious twice through four games as the moneyline favorite this season.
  • In four games with moneyline odds lower than -135, the Islanders have two wins.
  • There is a 57.4% chance that New York wins this game, per the moneyline.

Islanders Leaders

  • Bo Horvat: seven goals and five assists
  • Mathew Barzal: three goals and six assists
  • Anders Lee: one goal and seven assists
  • Ilya Sorokin: 3-4-1 record, .878 save percentage, 27 goals given up

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Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blue Jackets Season Stats Insights

  • The Blue Jackets have the NHL’s 16th-ranked scoring offense (37 total goals, 3.4 per game).
  • Columbus has given up three goals per game, and 33 total, the 10th-fewest among all NHL teams.
  • They have a +4 goal differential, which is ninth-best in the league.
  • Columbus has put up five power-play goals this season (on 26 chances). That ranks 28th in the NHL.
  • The Blue Jackets have a 19.23% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 20 percentage.
  • The 67.65% penalty-kill percentage the Blue Jackets have registered is the league’s 29th-ranked rate.
  • The Blue Jackets win 51.8% of their faceoffs. That’s the 10th-best percentage in the NHL.
  • Columbus’ collective 10.3% shooting percentage ranks 21st in the league.
  • The Blue Jackets have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Blue Jackets Moneyline Insights

  • The Blue Jackets have claimed an upset victory in four of the eight games they have played as an underdog this season.
  • Columbus is 2-1 when bookmakers have made them underdogs of +114 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The win probability for the Blue Jackets, implied from the moneyline, is 46.7%.

Blue Jackets Leaders

  • Kirill Marchenko: five goals and six assists
  • Zachary Werenski: four goals and six assists
  • Dmitri Voronkov: five goals and five assists
  • Jet Greaves: 3-3-0 record, .915 save percentage, 16 goals conceded
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