Kent Johnson scored for the Blue Jackets (22-18-7), who had their seven-game point streak end (6-0-1). Elvis Merzlikins made 22 saves.
ELMONT, N.Y. -- Bo Horvat scored twice for the New York Islanders in a 3-1 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets at UBS Arena on Monday. Simon Holmstrom also scored, and Mathew Barzal had two assists for the Islanders (19-20-7), who have won two straight. Ilya Sorokin made 25 saves.
Columbus is 8-14-3 on the road and 25-21-8 in 54 all-time games against the Islanders. The Blue Jackets beat the Isles in their only meeting this season. Elvis Merzļikins had a shutout. Anders Lee leads the Isles with 20 goals and 36 points. Elvis Merzlikins is 2-3 with a .922 SV% against the Islanders.
Zach Werenski(16), Dante Fabbro(4), and Kirill Marchenko(20) scored the goals for Columbus, and goaltender Elvis Merzļikins was phenomenal, stopping 31 of 33 Kings shots in the win. This was a typical grind-it-out type of game. The LA Kings give ...
Projected Lineup **Lines Subject to Change Before game time Dmitri Voronkov - Adam Fantilli - Kirill Marchenko James van Riemsdyk - Luca Del Bel Belluz - Kent Johnson Zach Aston-Reese - Justin ...
Check it out below. Columbus fans have never seen a goalie goal scored by one of its goaltenders, but any time you have Elvis Merzļikins on your team, there's a chance. He did take a crack at ...
Sorokin will protect the home goal versus Philadelphia on Friday, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports. Sorokin faced the Flyers on Jan. 16, allowing four goals on only 23 shots in a 5-3 loss.