Thursday will feature an NHL outing between the home favorite Columbus Blue Jackets (39-33-9, -192 on the moneyline to win) and the New York Islanders (35-34-12, +160 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Blue Jackets vs. Islanders Betting Lines

• Favorite: Blue Jackets (-192)
• Underdog: Islanders (+160)
• Over/under: 6.5

Blue Jackets vs. Islanders Quick Facts

• Columbus’ games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 45 of 81 times.
• New York’s games have gone over 6.5 goals in 37 of 81 chances this season.
• The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 6.0, is 0.6 less than Thursday’s over/under.
• These two teams concede 6.4 goals per game combined, 0.1 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blue Jackets Season Stat Insights

• The Blue Jackets create the eighth-most goals in the league, averaging 3.2 per game for a total of 261 this season.
• Columbus ranks 25th in total goals against, allowing 3.3 goals per game (266 total) in league play.
• The team is ranked 16th in goal differential at -5.
• Columbus has recorded 35 power-play goals on 185 chances this season, to rank 28th in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets are ranked 23rd in the league with an 18.92% power-play conversion rate this season.
• Columbus has scored a total of nine shorthanded goals this season.
• The Blue Jackets kill 76.85% of their opponent’s power plays, the 22nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• With a 47.8% faceoff win percentage, the Blue Jackets have the 26th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
• Columbus converts 11.1% of its shots, ranking 11th in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 20.2 hits and 16.2 blocked shots per game.

Blue Jackets Moneyline

• Columbus has gone 11-4 as the favorite this season.
• In two games with moneyline odds lower than -192, the Blue Jackets have one win.
• The moneyline odds say Columbus has a 65.8% chance of winning this game.

Blue Jackets Leaders

• Zachary Werenski: 22 goals and 58 assists
• Kirill Marchenko: 31 goals and 42 assists
• Sean Monahan: 19 goals and 37 assists
• Elvis Merzlikins: 26-21-5 record, .892 save percentage, 168 goals allowed

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Islanders Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Islanders Season Stats Insights

• The Islanders have the league’s 28th-ranked scoring offense (221 total goals, 2.7 per game).
• New York’s 251 total goals conceded (3.1 per game) rank 18th in the league.
• Their -30 goal differential ranks 25th in the league.
• New York has recorded 26 power-play goals this season, which ranks 31st in the NHL (on 206 chances).
• The Islanders have the league’s 31st-ranked power-play conversion rate of 12.62%.
• New York has scored nine shorthanded goals this season (fifth among all NHL squads).
• The Islanders’ 31st-ranked penalty kill rate is 72.22%.
• The Islanders have the No. 1 faceoff win percentage in the NHL (54.8%).
• New York’s collective 9.3% shooting percentage ranks 30th in the league.
• The Islanders have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Islanders Moneyline Insights

• The Islanders have been the underdog 41 times this season, and upset their opponent in 18, or 43.9%, of those games.
• New York is 5-8 when oddsmakers have listed them as underdogs of +160 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Islanders have a 38.5% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Islanders Leaders

• Bo Horvat: 27 goals and 30 assists
• Anders Lee: 30 goals and 25 assists
• Kyle Palmieri: 24 goals and 24 assists
• Ilya Sorokin: 30-24-6 record, .907 save percentage, 158 goals conceded

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