NHL3/22/2026
Scheduled
TIME:11:00 PM UTC
VENUE:
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CBJ
35-21.522
Away Team
9th in Conference DivisionLast5: W4L1
00
39-24.574
NYI
NYI logo
Home Team
6th in Conference DivisionLast5: W3L2

AI Game Overview

Alright, hockey fans, settle in! It's your favorite voice in the game, and we're gearing up for a clash that's got the league buzzing. On March 22nd, 2026, at 23:00 UTC, the Columbus Blue Jackets are heading into enemy territory to face off against the New York Islanders.

Now, looking at this season, both teams have been on a rollercoaster, haven't they? The Blue Jackets, well, they've shown flashes of brilliance, but consistency has been the name of their game – or rather, the lack of it. They've got the talent, no doubt, but can they put it all together when it matters most?

Then you've got the Islanders. Playing at home, they'll be looking to leverage that familiar ice and the roar of their faithful. They've been battling hard, grinding out wins, and proving they're a tough out for anyone.

With the betting lines still under wraps, it tells us one thing: this one is too close to call, a true toss-up! No clear favorite, no definitive spread, just pure, unadulterated hockey. This is the kind of game that can define a season, a statement win for either side. Will the Jackets find their stride on the road, or will the Islanders defend their home turf with ferocity? Tune in, because this is going to be a barnburner you won't want to miss!

AI Matchup Overview

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NYI

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Looking at the recent matchups between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the New York Islanders, the series has been quite competitive, with a slight edge to the Islanders in terms of wins. In the last seven meetings, the Islanders have secured four victories, while the Blue Jackets have won three. The scoring has been relatively close, with neither team consistently dominating offensively. However, there have been some decisive wins, like the Blue Jackets' 6-1 victory in April 2025. The most recent games in the 2026 season show a split, with each team winning one game on the other's ice. The Islanders won 4-2 in Columbus in December 2025, and the Blue Jackets responded with a 4-3 win in New York in February 2026. This suggests a pattern of home-ice advantage playing a role, though not exclusively. The Islanders are currently in a better divisional position and have a slightly better overall record, which could give them an edge in this upcoming matchup.

Previous Matchups

2026Feb 28
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3CBJ
2026Dec 28
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4CBJ
2026Nov 2
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2025Apr 17
NYI1
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6CBJ
2025Mar 24
CBJ4
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3NYI
2025Jan 21
CBJ1
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Current Season Games

CBJ logoCBJ

Wvs NYR6 - 3
Wvs CAR5 - 1
W@ PHI2 - 1
L@ FLA1 - 2
W@ TB5 - 2
Lvs LA4 - 5
Lvs UTA4 - 5
Wvs FLA4 - 2
Wvs NAS3 - 2
W@ NYR5 - 4
Lvs NYI3 - 4
L@ BOS2 - 4
Wvs CHI4 - 0
W@ NJ3 - 0
W@ STL5 - 3
W@ CHI4 - 2
Wvs PHI5 - 3
Wvs TB8 - 5
Wvs DAL1 - 0
Lvs OTT1 - 4
W@ PIT4 - 3
Wvs VAN4 - 1
Wvs CGY5 - 3
W@ UTA3 - 2
L@ COL0 - 4
L@ VEG3 - 5
L@ SJ2 - 5
Lvs PIT4 - 5
Wvs BUF5 - 1
Lvs NJ2 - 3
W@ OTT4 - 1
Wvs NYI4 - 2
W@ LA3 - 1
L@ ANA3 - 4
Lvs MIN2 - 5
Wvs ANA4 - 3
Lvs VEG2 - 3
Lvs OTT3 - 6
L@ CAR1 - 4
L@ WAS0 - 2
L@ FLA6 - 7
Wvs DET6 - 5
W@ NJ5 - 3
Lvs PIT3 - 4
Lvs TOR1 - 2
L@ WAS1 - 5
L@ DET3 - 4
W@ TOR3 - 2
L@ WPG2 - 5
Wvs MTL4 - 3
Lvs NYR1 - 2
Wvs EDM5 - 4
W@ SEA2 - 1
L@ EDM4 - 5
L@ VAN3 - 4
L@ CGY1 - 5
L@ NYI2 - 3
Wvs STL3 - 2
Wvs TOR6 - 3
W@ BUF4 - 3
W@ PIT5 - 4
Lvs WAS1 - 5
W@ DAL5 - 1
Wvs TB3 - 2
Lvs COL1 - 4
Lvs NJ2 - 3
W@ MIN7 - 4
L@ NAS1 - 2
L@ WAS1 - 2
Lvs WAS3 - 4
L@ PIT1 - 4
Wvs PIT4 - 1
L@ BUF1 - 2
Lvs BUF0 - 4
Wvs STL4 - 1

NYI logoNYI

L@ OTT2 - 3
W@ TOR3 - 1
Wvs CGY3 - 2
Lvs LA2 - 3
W@ STL4 - 3
W@ SJ2 - 1
L@ LA3 - 5
L@ ANA1 - 5
Wvs FLA5 - 4
W@ CBJ4 - 3
W@ MTL4 - 3
W@ NJ3 - 1
Wvs PIT5 - 4
L@ WAS1 - 4
Lvs NAS3 - 4
W@ NYR2 - 1
Wvs NYR5 - 2
W@ PHI4 - 0
Lvs BUF0 - 5
L@ SEA1 - 4
W@ VAN4 - 3
L@ CGY2 - 4
W@ EDM1 - 0
L@ WPG4 - 5
W@ MIN4 - 3
L@ NAS1 - 2
Wvs NJ9 - 0
Wvs TOR4 - 3
Lvs UTA2 - 7
W@ CHI3 - 2
L@ CBJ2 - 4
Wvs NYR2 - 0
Wvs NJ2 - 1
L@ BUF2 - 3
Lvs VAN1 - 4
L@ DET2 - 3
Wvs TB3 - 2
Wvs ANA5 - 2
Wvs VEG5 - 4
L@ FLA1 - 4
W@ TB2 - 0
Wvs COL6 - 3
Wvs TB2 - 1
Lvs WAS1 - 4
Lvs PHI3 - 4
Lvs BOS1 - 3
Wvs SEA1 - 0
Lvs STL1 - 2
W@ DET5 - 0
W@ DAL3 - 2
L@ COL1 - 4
W@ UTA3 - 2
W@ VEG4 - 3
W@ NJ3 - 2
W@ NYR5 - 0
Lvs MIN2 - 5
Lvs BOS3 - 4
Wvs CBJ3 - 2
W@ WAS3 - 1
L@ CAR2 - 6
L@ BOS2 - 5
L@ PHI3 - 4
Wvs DET7 - 2
Wvs SJ4 - 3
W@ OTT5 - 4
Wvs EDM4 - 2
Lvs WPG2 - 5
Lvs WAS2 - 4
L@ PIT3 - 4
W@ PHI4 - 3
Lvs NYR2 - 3
Lvs NJ2 - 4
W@ NYR5 - 4
L@ NJ2 - 6
Lvs PHI2 - 3

Previous Season Games

CBJ logoCBJ

Wvs NYI6 - 1
W@ PHI3 - 0
W@ WAS4 - 1
Wvs WAS7 - 0
Wvs BUF3 - 2
Wvs OTT5 - 2
L@ OTT0 - 4
L@ TOR0 - 5
Lvs COL3 - 7
Wvs NAS8 - 4
L@ OTT2 - 3
Wvs VAN7 - 6
W@ NYI4 - 3
L@ PIT3 - 6
Lvs FLA0 - 1
Lvs NJ1 - 2
Lvs NYR0 - 4
Lvs VEG0 - 4
L@ NJ3 - 5
W@ NYR7 - 3
L@ FLA0 - 3
L@ TB2 - 6
Wvs DET5 - 3
W@ DET5 - 2
Wvs DAL6 - 4
Wvs CHI5 - 1
Lvs NYR3 - 4
Lvs UTA2 - 3
L@ BUF2 - 3
L@ DAL3 - 5
W@ UTA3 - 2
W@ VEG2 - 1
Wvs LA3 - 2
L@ CAR4 - 7
W@ TOR5 - 1
L@ NYI1 - 3
L@ NYR0 - 1
Wvs SJ4 - 1
Wvs PHI3 - 2
W@ STL2 - 1
Wvs SEA6 - 2
W@ PIT4 - 3
Wvs STL6 - 4
Lvs DET4 - 5
Wvs CAR4 - 3
L@ BOS0 - 4
Wvs BOS6 - 2
Wvs MTL5 - 4
L@ PHI4 - 5
Wvs NJ4 - 2
L@ TB3 - 5
L@ CAR1 - 4
Lvs ANA3 - 4
Lvs WAS1 - 2
Lvs PHI3 - 5
W@ WPG4 - 1
L@ VAN2 - 5
L@ EDM3 - 6
L@ CGY0 - 3
W@ CHI6 - 3
Wvs CGY5 - 2
Lvs MTL3 - 4
Wvs CAR5 - 4
Wvs TB7 - 6
W@ BOS5 - 1
L@ MTL1 - 5
Wvs PIT6 - 2
L@ SEA2 - 5
L@ ANA2 - 4
L@ LA2 - 5
L@ SJ1 - 2
L@ WAS2 - 7
Lvs WPG2 - 6
Wvs NYI2 - 0
Wvs EDM6 - 1
L@ NAS3 - 4
Wvs TOR6 - 2
Lvs MIN1 - 3
Wvs BUF6 - 4
Lvs FLA3 - 4
W@ COL6 - 4
L@ MIN2 - 3
L@ PIT3 - 7
Lvs PIT1 - 3
W@ STL3 - 1
Lvs WAS2 - 3
Wvs BUF6 - 3
W@ WAS8 - 4
Wvs STL3 - 0
L@ BUF1 - 6

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L@ CBJ1 - 6
Lvs WAS1 - 3
W@ NJ1 - 0
L@ PHI3 - 4
Lvs NYR2 - 9
L@ NAS6 - 7
Wvs WAS4 - 1
Wvs MIN3 - 1
Lvs TB1 - 4
L@ CAR4 - 6
L@ TB3 - 5
Lvs VAN2 - 5
Lvs CBJ3 - 4
Lvs CGY3 - 4
Wvs MTL4 - 3
W@ PIT4 - 2
Wvs FLA4 - 2
Lvs EDM1 - 2
L@ LA1 - 4
L@ ANA1 - 4
W@ SJ4 - 2
Wvs WPG3 - 2
L@ NYR0 - 4
Wvs NAS7 - 4
W@ BOS2 - 1
Lvs NYR1 - 5
Lvs DAL3 - 4
L@ MIN3 - 6
L@ WPG3 - 4
Wvs VEG2 - 1
L@ FLA3 - 6
W@ TB3 - 2
W@ PHI3 - 0
Wvs COL5 - 2
Wvs CAR3 - 2
Wvs PHI3 - 1
Wvs CBJ3 - 1
Wvs SJ4 - 1
Lvs PHI3 - 5
Lvs OTT0 - 2
W@ UTA2 - 1
W@ VEG4 - 0
W@ BOS5 - 4
Lvs TOR1 - 2
L@ TOR1 - 3
L@ PIT2 - 3
Wvs PIT6 - 3
Lvs BUF1 - 7
W@ TOR6 - 3
L@ CAR0 - 4
L@ CHI3 - 5
Wvs CHI5 - 4
Lvs LA1 - 3
W@ OTT4 - 2
Wvs CAR4 - 3
Lvs SEA2 - 5
L@ MTL1 - 2
Wvs BUF3 - 0
L@ WAS4 - 5
Lvs BOS3 - 6
Lvs DET2 - 4
Wvs STL3 - 1
L@ DET1 - 2
L@ CGY1 - 2
L@ SEA2 - 3
W@ VAN5 - 2
L@ EDM3 - 4
Lvs NJ3 - 4
W@ OTT4 - 2
Wvs PIT4 - 3
L@ NYR2 - 5
W@ BUF4 - 3
L@ CBJ0 - 2
Lvs ANA1 - 3
Lvs FLA3 - 6
W@ NJ4 - 3
Lvs DET0 - 1
Wvs MTL4 - 3
L@ STL0 - 1
W@ COL6 - 2
L@ DAL0 - 3
Lvs UTA4 - 5
Wvs NYR5 - 2
Wvs PHI4 - 3
Wvs NJ5 - 1
L@ PHI0 - 2
L@ NYR4 - 6
W@ NJ4 - 2