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Columbus at New York

March 22, 2026
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Columbus will try to even the season series and avenge a 4-3 overtime loss to the Islanders on Feb. 28. The Blue Jackets have won 19 of 25 and currently have a four-game win streak after defeating Seattle 5-2 on Saturday. Defenseman Zach Werenski assisted on three first period goals and Elvis Merzlikins stopped 15 of 17 shots for Columbus. New York has lost five of nine and two in a row following a 7-3 loss to Montreal in the Islanders third road game in five days. Ilya Sorokin was bombarded with six goals on 32 shots, but he still could get the start today due to David Rittich's recent inconsistency. The Blue Jackets have won eight of 10 road games and they have gone UNDER four of six versus the Eastern Conference. The Islanders are 5-1 UNDER their past six games while averaging 2.60 goals. Take the Blue Jackets and the UNDER.

1 unit on Columbus -119 (moneyline) (risk 1 to return 1.84)
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1 unit on Game Total UNDER 6.5 -120 (risk 1 to return 1.83)
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