Columbus at New York

The NY Islanders are home with a strong defense, #11 in goals allowed, and second in penalty killing. They come off a 2-1 win over Carolina, part of a 9-4 run UNDER the total at home against teams with .500 or worse road marks. Into town comes a last place Columbus squad with a bad road mark and a terrible offense, #24 in goals scored, #22 on the power play. They've scored four goals the last three games. The UNDER is 13-6-2 when the Blue Jackets are playing on two days of rest. New York is chasing the second-place Rangers in the Metropolitan and also is three points behind Pittsburgh for the division's final guaranteed playoff spot. This is a division game and the Islanders shore up the defense for these contests, 18-6-3 UNDER the total against the Metropolitan Division. Take this one to finish UNDER the total.