The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the New York Rangers after James van Riemsdyk scored two goals in the Blue Jackets' 4-1 win against the San Jose Sharks.

Georgiev and the Sharks were playing an Islanders team that had lost five of its last eight games and entered eight points out of a playoff spot on Saturday. The Isles also ranked last in the NHL on both the penalty kill and the power play at 11.9% and penalty kill at 67.0%

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The Columbus Blue Jackets continue their road trip as they clash with the New York Islanders. Any win or overtime loss will extend the Blue Jackets’ point streak to eight straight games. Since I last wrote,

San Jose Sharks (14-27-6, in the Pacific Division) vs. New York Islanders (17-20-7, in the Metropolitan Division) Elmont, New York; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders look ...

They didn’t get to six goals, but the Blue Jackets did extend their season-high winning streak to six straight games Thursday at Nationwide Arena. After building a three-goal lead through two periods,

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The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the New York Rangers after James van Riemsdyk's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Blue Jackets' 4-1 win. New York is 4-7-0 against the Metropolitan ...

San Jose Sharks (14-27-6, in the Pacific Division) vs. New York Islanders (17-20-7, in the Metropolitan Division) BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders look to stop their three-game home slide with ...

At least this week’s three games are at home. The last time the Rangers played that many consecutive games at home was Nov. 30-Dec. 9, when they were 2-3-0 on a five-game homestand.