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New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 in overtime on Saturday, February 28, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
New York Islanders 4 43-34-5
at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 40-30-12

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 0 3 0 1 4
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 2 0 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 5 11 10 1 27
Columbus Blue Jackets 11 16 3 0 30

Three stars

  1. S. Holmstrom, New York Islanders (1 goal)
  2. Z. Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 assists)
  3. S. Mayfield, New York Islanders (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:30 Columbus Blue Jackets Isac Lundeström (3) Dante Fabbro (5), Miles Wood (6) Even strength NYI 0, CBJ 1
2nd 03:58 Columbus Blue Jackets Mason Marchment (14) Charlie Coyle (28), Zach Werenski (44) Even strength NYI 0, CBJ 2
2nd 11:37 New York Islanders Anders Lee (13) Scott Mayfield (8), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (13) Even strength NYI 1, CBJ 2
2nd 11:59 New York Islanders Jean-Gabriel Pageau (14) Unassisted Even strength NYI 2, CBJ 2
2nd 17:10 New York Islanders Scott Mayfield (2) Mathew Barzal (36) Even strength NYI 3, CBJ 2
2nd 18:58 Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Fantilli (15) Zach Werenski (45) Even strength NYI 3, CBJ 3
OT 01:47 New York Islanders Simon Holmstrom (14) Tony DeAngelo (22), Mathew Barzal (37) Even strength NYI 4, CBJ 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat New York Islanders Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 27 30
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 0
Penalty minutes 0 4
Hits 22 32
Blocked shots 20 20
Giveaways 9 20
Takeaways 4 4
Faceoffs won 30/53 (56.6%) 23/53 (43.4%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
10 S. Holmstrom R 1 0 1 +3 0 1 0 2 16:01
13 M. Barzal C 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 20:52
14 B. Horvat C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 61.1% 22:21
16 M. Gatcomb C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 10:39
27 A. Lee L 1 0 1 +2 0 1 0 0 14:03
29 J. Drouin L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 3 28.6% 19:08
32 K. MacLean C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 100% 09:07
44 J. Pageau C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 2 1 62.5% 14:17
51 E. Heineman L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 6 1 17:01
53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 60% 09:56
64 C. Ritchie C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 50% 17:14
81 O. Palat L 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 1 16:28
3 A. Pelech D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 21:46
4 C. Soucy D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 14:52
6 R. Pulock D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 3 19:35
24 S. Mayfield D 1 1 2 +2 0 4 0 0 14:19
48 M. Schaefer D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 25:31
77 T. DeAngelo D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 22:11
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
30 I. Sorokin 30 27 3 .900 61:47 Win

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 1 44.4% 18:55
4 C. Sillinger C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 16:34
10 D. Voronkov L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 4 0 08:31
11 M. Wood L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 08:37
17 M. Marchment L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 4 0 19:24
19 A. Fantilli C 1 0 1 -2 0 2 4 1 42.9% 18:21
21 I. Lundestrom C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 2 25% 10:17
23 S. Monahan C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 46.7% 15:22
24 M. Olivier R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 1 16:08
38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 2 15:21
43 D. Heinen L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 14:07
86 K. Marchenko R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 100% 17:52
5 D. Mateychuk D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 2 15:06
8 Z. Werenski D 0 2 2 +1 0 5 2 1 28:02
9 I. Provorov D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 19:09
15 D. Fabbro D 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 3 14:40
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:44
78 D. Severson D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 3 26:11
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
73 J. Greaves 27 23 4 .852 61:47 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 11:59 Columbus Blue Jackets Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2
2nd 13:53 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner Tripping 2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach
Patrick Roy
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Rick Bowness
Referees
Wes McCauley, Stephen Hiff
Linesmen
Dylan Blujus, Jonathan Deschamps
New York Islanders scratches
Anthony Duclair, Adam Boqvist, Max Shabanov
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Jake Christiansen, Egor Zamula, Kent Johnson

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Final Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at New York Islanders 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 28

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New York Rangers 3 Final/SO Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 4 at San Jose Sharks 5 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 0 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Dallas Stars 3 Final/OT Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Seattle Kraken 5 Final Game page

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