Islanders at Blue Jackets 3/26/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Islanders are sitting in sole possession of second place in the Metro Division, but the Islanders are only a single point back from the Capitals as they are heading into this game to face the Blue Jackets who are 5 points behind the Hurricanes in the standings. What is even worse for the Blue Jackets fans is the fact the team has struggled and is now 2 points out of the playoff position they had been holding onto most of the season.

The Islanders are coming into this game scoring only 2.74 goals a game. However, that has been enough goals to score on the year as the Islanders defense has given up only 2.36 goals a game on the season. With the power play the Islanders have converted at 14.5%, but the penalty kill for the Islanders is sitting at 80.6% on the season so far. For the Blue Jackets the team had some struggles in their recent games, but the win against the Canucks definitely helped the Blue Jackets out quite a bit in regaining some confidence. However, the Blue Jackets are going to have to string together quite a few of these types of wins if they are going to be able to play at the same type of level as the playoff bound teams. Even with the trades the Blue Jackets have made they have had quite a few struggles with the new found talent.

The Blue Jackets offense will be tested in this game as they are only score 3.03 goals a game. The defense of the Blue Jackets is playing decent giving up only 2.89 goals per game. The Blue Jackets power play is dismal converting at only 15.1% on the season, but the penalty kill is sitting at 84.5% so far.