The 18 rookie goals are 2nd in the NHL while the 46 points are 3rd. The Isles are 21-14-4 overall; they are 12-7-2 at home and 9-7-2 on the road. Columbus is 16-15-6 overall; they are 8-6-3 at home and 8-9-3 on the road.

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders will aim to break a four-game road slide when they play the Chicago Blackhawks. Chicago is 14-18-6 overall and 7-8-3 at home. The Blackhawks have gone 7-7-4 when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent.

The Islanders pulled off multiple stunning escapes to take both points in Las Vegas, capped by J-G Pageau’s dramatic shorthanded solo effort to win the game in overtime, 4-3. Twice when things looked set for a loss, the Isles flipped the script ...

New York Islanders (19-13-3, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (15-14-4, in the Atlantic Division) Buffalo, New York; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Sabres -150, Islanders +126;

DENVER — The Islanders’ dressing room after their morning skate at Ball Arena was overly packed with media on Sunday. Surprisingly so for a road game. Think Jamaica Station during rush hour. Why? Well, there were plenty of storylines to report as the ...

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Islanders probably could use some of their injured forwards back right about now. Sunday was one of those games when you felt the absences of Kyle Palmieri (ACL), Jonathan Drouin (lower back) and Jean-Gabriel Pageau (upper body) on ...

The Rangers swept the season series last year with a goal differential of 23-5, but the Islanders matched those five goals in a 5-0 shutout win on November 8. My Rangers vs. Islanders predictions and NHL picks expect a low-scoring game on Long Island. The New York Rangers and New York Islanders have both trended to the Under this season.

The Islanders, following through on a mandate to get more traffic to the crease, rallied to snap a three-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Devils at a sold-out UBS Arena on Tuesday night with defenseman Adam Pelech netting the go-ahead goal at 18:45 of the third period.