Columbus Blue Jackets vs New York Islanders Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/22/26

The Columbus Blue Jackets are looking to keep things rolling on Sunday night when they travel to UBS Arena to take on the New York Islanders. The Blue Jackets have found a new gear under head coach Rick Bowness, who has led the CBJ to an astounding 17-2-4 record since taking over for Dean Evason in January. Bowness’ team enters this matchup riding a 4-game win streak and has found the win column in 5 of their last 6 games. The offense is firing on all cylinders, as they’ve potted 5 or more goals in 4 of their last 6 games and have 16 total goals over their last 3 contests. Facing New York backup goaltender David Rittich presents a favorable matchup, so the Blue Jackets should be able to stay in a groove offensively.

On the other side, the Islanders enter this matchup coming off back-to-back losses to the Senators and Canadiens. New York is just 5-5-0 over its last 10 games, giving Patrick Roy’s team far less momentum entering this pivotal matchup. The Jackets hold a 2-point lead over the Islanders in the Eastern Conference playoff picture, and with the way they are rolling, they are the team to back in this one. Sometimes you just have to ride the hot hand.

Blue Jackets vs Islanders prediction: Blue Jackets ML (-120) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.