New York Islanders vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 17 Apr 2025

We Expect Blue Jackets to Deliver the Goods

The -147 about the Blue Jackets look very attractive when it comes to the Moneyline. We think the Islanders can be beaten, so this is our prediction.

7 Triumphs for Islanders in Previous 10 H2H Clashes

New York Islanders were beaten 3-1 at UBS Arena in their previous game, being turned over at home to Washington Capitals. Jean-Gabriel Pageau was the only player to find the net, with Ilya Sorokin stopping 33 shots (.943).

Columbus Blue Jackets have triumphed in their last five games. The latest of these was on the road where Philadelphia Flyers were beaten 3-0 at Wells Fargo Center. Dante Fabbro, Kent Johnson and Adam Fantilli scored one goal each. Jet Greaves made 29 saves for his shutout.

The Blue Jackets won the most recent encounter between these teams. A 4-3 victory was registered against the Islanders at UBS Arena. In the past 10 games between the teams, the Islanders have won seven.

Starting Goalies

Marcus Hogberg (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	2-3-1	1.91	.931	0

Jet Greaves (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	2-2-2	2.83	.905	0
23/24	3-6-0	3.49	.908	0

3 wins, 5 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 2.8 goals from 31.1 shots on goal, with a 15.2% powerplay efficiency. The Islanders have been giving up 3.9 goals from 28.2 shots, averaging 2.7 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 74.1%.

Bo Horvat is the top points scorer with 8 points, 4 goals and 4 assists, with Simon Holmstroem racking up 7 points, 3 goals and 4 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Ilya Sorokin have a 2.28 goal against average with a .919 save percentage, including one shutout.

The Blue Jackets have 6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 3.5 goals from 30.1 shots on goal, with a 14.3% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 2.8 goals from 30.2 shots, averaging 3.7 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 94.6%.

The top points scorer is Sean Monahan with 12 points, 5 goals and 7 assists, while Kent Johnson is next in line after having 11 points, 2 goals and 9 assists. Goalie Elvis Merzlikins have a 4.10 GAA with a .865 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

The team of expert hockey handicappers at Sportsgambler.com are right across the latest injuries and the form guide also informs our NHL picks. This data is combined with the latest team, player and goalie stats.

Key Islanders vs Blue Jackets stats:

• Blue Jackets have won 5 of their last 5 games.
• Blue Jackets have won 17 of their last 25 games at home this season.
• Blue Jackets have won 5 consecutive games.
• Islanders have lost 4 of their last 5 games.
• Islanders have lost 7 of their last 10 games.

New York Islanders vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction

For this NHL encounter, our best pick is the home team to win against inferior opposition and we think that the -147 represents an attractive bet on the Moneyline.

We regularly consider a Match Winner & Total Goals bet as a way of backing Columbus at bigger odds. You simply need to decide whether to go Over or Under as part of the combo.

Blue Jackets Moneyline Probability

The sportsbooks make it a 59.5% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. However, our cappers research has found that the actual probability is between 65-70%. That means we’re regarding it as a value bet.

Our Pick

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Adam Fantilli To Score +210

Adam Fantilli (Blue Jackets) has scored at least one goal in 3 straight games. We’ll use this stat and take odds of +210 that he is able to score at least one goal when it comes to wagering on Anytime Goalscorer.

Latest Adam Fantilli Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+220

First

+1200

Shots on Goal

Over 2.5

+120

Under 2.5

-156

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Correct Score Prediction

Islanders 3 - 6 Blue Jackets

The Blue Jackets are available at +2200 to secure a 6-3 victory. Many bettors enjoy a correct score wager and there are some nice potential returns to be had.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Islanders

Blue Jackets

1-0

Islanders

+6600

Blue Jackets

+5500

2-0

Islanders

+6000

Blue Jackets

+5000

2-1

Islanders

+1800

Blue Jackets

+1500

3-0

Islanders

+4500

Blue Jackets

+2800

3-1

Islanders

+2400

Blue Jackets

+1800

3-2

Islanders

+1050

Blue Jackets

+850

4-0

Islanders

+5500

Blue Jackets

+3300

4-1

Islanders

+2200

Blue Jackets

+1300

4-2

Islanders

+1900

Blue Jackets

+1400

4-3

Islanders

+1150

Blue Jackets

+950

5-0

Islanders

+11000

Blue Jackets

+5000

5-1

Islanders

+3500

Blue Jackets

+1900

5-2

Islanders

+2200

Blue Jackets

+1300

5-3

Islanders

+2800

Blue Jackets

+2000

5-4

Islanders

+2200

Blue Jackets

+1800

6-0

Islanders

+2200

Blue Jackets

+7500

6-1

Islanders

+9000

Blue Jackets

+4000

6-2

Islanders

+4000

Blue Jackets

+2200

6-3

Islanders

+3500

Blue Jackets

+2200

6-4

Islanders

+5000

Blue Jackets

+4000

6-5

Islanders

+5000

Blue Jackets

+4500

7-0

Islanders

+5000

Blue Jackets

+11000

7-1

Islanders

+5000

Blue Jackets

+6600

7-2

Islanders

+12000

Blue Jackets

+5500

7-3

Islanders

+7000

Blue Jackets

+4000

7-4

Islanders

+7500

Blue Jackets

+5000

7-5

Islanders

+11000

Blue Jackets

+9000

7-6

Islanders

+11000

Blue Jackets

+10000

8-1

Islanders

+11000

Blue Jackets

+11000

8-2

Islanders

+11000

Blue Jackets

+10000

8-3

Islanders

+11000

Blue Jackets

+10000

8-4

Islanders

+13000

Blue Jackets

+9000

8-5

Islanders

+13000

Blue Jackets

+11000

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New York Islanders vs Columbus Blue Jackets Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Blue Jackets Moneyline Odds Suggest Victory

Columbus Blue Jackets have the shortest price to win this game, with the sportsbooks giving them a 65% probability due to their -189 Moneyline betting odds. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +155 about New York Islanders.

1.5 is where the puck line lies, with total goals being 6.5 right now. NHL fans love the chance to get an alternative angle by going for a Totals wager. There’s an opportunity to bet Over 6.5 at -106.

If you’re wagering on the National Hockey League, we recommend heading to the betting sites and scanning through the huge selection of game lines and team props. There’s a chance to bet pre-game and in-game.

Moneyline

Islanders

+155

Blue Jackets

-189

3-Way Moneyline

Islanders

+235

Tie

+330

Blue Jackets

-110

Puck Line

Islanders +1.5

-161

Blue Jackets -1.5

+130

Total Goals

Under 6.5

-114

Over 6.5

-106

Kirill Marchenko Favorite to Score the First Goal

There’s the chance to back Kirill Marchenko at +950 to be the First Goalscorer. He’s the favorite and available at similar odds to find the net last instead.

Player Goals

Kirill Marchenko (Blue Jackets)

First

+160

Anytime

+950

Sean Monahan (Blue Jackets)

First

+165

Anytime

+1000

Bowie Horvat (Islanders)

First

+185

Anytime

+1100

Kyle Palmieri (Islanders)

First

+195

Anytime

+1150

Boone Jenner (Blue Jackets)

First

+195

Anytime

+1150

Kent Johnson (Blue Jackets)

First

+195

Anytime

+1150

Anders Lee (Islanders)

First

+210

Anytime

+1200

Adam Fantilli (Blue Jackets)

First

+220

Anytime

+1200

Zach Werenski (Blue Jackets)

First

+255

Anytime

+1400

Dmitri Voronkov (Blue Jackets)

First

+270

Anytime

+1500

Yegor Chinakhov (Blue Jackets)

First

+270

Anytime

+1500

Simon Holmström (Islanders)

First

+275

Anytime

+1500

Cole Sillinger (Blue Jackets)

First

+290

Anytime

+1500

Maxim Tsyplakov (Islanders)

First

+375

Anytime

+1900

Jean-Gabriel Pageau (Islanders)

First

+375

Anytime

+1900

Anthony Duclair (Islanders)

First

+375

Anytime

+1900

James van Riemsdyk (Blue Jackets)

First

+375

Anytime

+1900

Luke Kunin (Blue Jackets)

First

+410

Anytime

+2000

Justin Danforth (Blue Jackets)

First

+410

Anytime

+2000

Zachary Aston-Reese (Blue Jackets)

First

+450

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Zach Werenski (Blue Jackets)

Over 3.5

+130

Under 3.5

-169

Kirill Marchenko (Blue Jackets)

Over 2.5

+110

Under 2.5

-143

Bowie Horvat (Islanders)

Over 2.5

-156

Under 2.5

+120

Kyle Palmieri (Islanders)

Over 2.5

+125

Under 2.5

-161

Boone Jenner (Blue Jackets)

Over 2.5

+115

Under 2.5

-149

Anders Lee (Islanders)

Over 2.5

+120

Under 2.5

-156

Adam Fantilli (Blue Jackets)

Over 2.5

+120

Under 2.5

-156

Sean Monahan (Blue Jackets)

Over 1.5

-167

Under 1.5

+128

Maxim Tsyplakov (Islanders)

Over 1.5

-114

Under 1.5

-114

Micro Betting

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Last 5 & H2H

Team Stats

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Starting Lineups

NHL Standings

Division Conference League

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
2 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
3 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
4 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
5 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
6 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
7 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
8 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
9 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
10 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
11 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
12 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
13 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
14 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
15 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
16 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
17 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
18 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
19 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
20 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
21 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
22 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
23 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
24 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
25 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
26 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
27 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
28 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
29 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
30 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
31 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
32 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

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