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Islanders vs. Blue Jackets Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Islanders vs. Blue Jackets NHL game on February 28, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Feb 28, 11PM Nationwide Arena
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Feb 28, 11PM Nationwide Arena
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TEAM123OTT
Islanders
0 3 0 1 4
Blue Jackets
1 2 0 0 3
Live Probabilities
Moneyline
Over / Under
IslandersNYI
Win %
100%
0%
Blue JacketsCBJ
Win Probability
TEAM123OTT
Islanders
0 3 0 1 4
Blue Jackets
1 2 0 0 3
P3 17:21 Shot missed by Kirill Marchenko
P3 15:56 Mathieu Olivier shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
P3 15:48 Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Ilya Sorokin
P3 15:23 Shot missed by Boone Jenner
P3 14:45 Carson Soucy shot blocked by Adam Fantilli
P3 13:37 Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Damon Severson
P3 13:24 Shot on goal by Bo Horvat saved by Jet Greaves
P3 12:18 Shot missed by Dante Fabbro
P3 10:50 Shot missed by Matthew Schaefer
P3 10:44 Shot missed by Emil Heineman
P3 08:00 Adam Pelech shot blocked by Sean Monahan
P3 06:54 Shot missed by Adam Fantilli
P3 05:48 Shot on goal by Ryan Pulock saved by Jet Greaves
P3 05:01 Zach Werenski shot blocked by Jonathan Drouin
P3 04:39 Shot on goal by Mason Marchment saved by Ilya Sorokin
P3 03:38 Shot on goal by Sean Monahan saved by Ilya Sorokin
P3 03:07 Shot on goal by Zach Werenski saved by Ilya Sorokin
P3 02:02 Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by teammate
P3 01:03 Shot on goal by Bo Horvat saved by Jet Greaves
P2 19:08 Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Jet Greaves
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
OT
GOALS
ALL
OT1 05:00
End of 1st OT.
OT1 05:00
End of 1st OT.
OT1 00:00
Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Bo Horvat in neutral zone
P3 20:00
End of 3rd Period.
P3 19:23
Adam Fantilli won faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau in offensive zone
P3 19:23
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - Visitor Timeout
P3 18:25
Giveaway by Bo Horvat in neutral zone
P3 18:02
Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Bo Horvat in neutral zone
P3 18:02
Stoppage - Offside
P3 17:54
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
P3 17:21
SHOT
Shot missed by Kirill Marchenko
P3 15:56
SHOT
Mathieu Olivier shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
P3 15:50
Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Bo Horvat in offensive zone
P3 15:48
SHOT
Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Ilya Sorokin
P3 15:23
SHOT
Shot missed by Boone Jenner
P3 14:45
SHOT
Carson Soucy shot blocked by Adam Fantilli
P3 13:37
SHOT
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Damon Severson
P3 13:24
SHOT
Shot on goal by Bo Horvat saved by Jet Greaves
P3 12:28
Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in defensive zone
P3 12:18
SHOT
Shot missed by Dante Fabbro
P3 10:52
Sean Monahan won faceoff against Jonathan Drouin in defensive zone
P3 10:50
SHOT
Shot missed by Matthew Schaefer
P3 10:44
SHOT
Shot missed by Emil Heineman
P3 10:27
Islanders won faceoff against Blue Jackets in neutral zone
P3 08:50
Giveaway by Miles Wood in offensive zone
P3 08:17
Casey Cizikas won faceoff against Isac Lundestrom in neutral zone
P3 08:00
SHOT
Adam Pelech shot blocked by Sean Monahan
P3 07:56
Stoppage - Icing
P3 07:49
Giveaway by Dante Fabbro in defensive zone
P3 07:34
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
P3 06:54
SHOT
Shot missed by Adam Fantilli
P3 06:07
Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in defensive zone
P3 06:07
Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout
P3 05:50
Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Sean Monahan in offensive zone
P3 05:48
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan Pulock saved by Jet Greaves
P3 05:01
SHOT
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Jonathan Drouin
P3 04:39
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mason Marchment saved by Ilya Sorokin
P3 04:31
Calum Ritchie won faceoff against Kirill Marchenko in neutral zone
P3 04:31
Stoppage - Offside
P3 03:38
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sean Monahan saved by Ilya Sorokin
P3 03:07
SHOT
Shot on goal by Zach Werenski saved by Ilya Sorokin
P3 02:32
Takeaway by Kyle MacLean in offensive zone
P3 02:02
SHOT
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by teammate
P3 01:03
SHOT
Shot on goal by Bo Horvat saved by Jet Greaves
P3 00:28
Bo Horvat won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in neutral zone
P3 00:00
Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Sean Monahan in neutral zone
P2 20:00
End of 2nd Period.
P2 19:08
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Jet Greaves
P2 18:58
Bo Horvat won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in neutral zone
P2 18:52
Adam Fantilli won faceoff against Jonathan Drouin in offensive zone
P2 18:08
SHOT
Shot missed by Matthew Schaefer
P2 17:10
Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau in neutral zone
P2 17:10
GOAL
Goal scored by Scott Mayfield
3-2
P2 16:36
SHOT
Shot on goal by Casey Cizikas saved by Jet Greaves
P2 16:22
Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in defensive zone
P2 16:20
SHOT
Shot on goal by Zach Werenski saved by Ilya Sorokin
P2 14:51
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Mathew Barzal saved by Jet Greaves
P2 13:53
Power play - Bo Horvat won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in offensive zone
P2 13:53
Penalty to Boone Jenner 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Emil Heineman)
P2 12:51
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Matthew Schaefer
P2 12:30
SHOT
Shot missed by Damon Severson
P2 11:59
Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Sean Monahan in neutral zone
P2 11:55
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jean-Gabriel Pageau saved by Jet Greaves
P2 11:43
Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Sean Monahan in neutral zone
P2 11:43
Stoppage - Puck in Benches - TV timeout
P2 11:37
Islanders won faceoff against Blue Jackets in offensive zone
P2 11:34
SHOT
Scott Mayfield shot blocked by Adam Fantilli
P2 10:45
Adam Fantilli won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in offensive zone
P2 10:45
SHOT
Shot missed by Charlie Coyle
P2 10:29
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cole Sillinger saved by Ilya Sorokin
P2 10:17
SHOT
Shot on goal by Zach Werenski saved by Ilya Sorokin
P2 09:53
Bo Horvat won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in defensive zone
P2 09:53
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
P2 09:39
SHOT
Shot on goal by Isac Lundestrom saved by Ilya Sorokin
P2 08:57
SHOT
Dmitri Voronkov shot blocked by Calum Ritchie
P2 08:35
SHOT
Shot on goal by Denton Mateychuk saved by Ilya Sorokin
P2 07:43
Giveaway by Adam Fantilli in offensive zone
P2 07:30
SHOT
Shot on goal by Adam Fantilli saved by Ilya Sorokin
P2 06:42
Bo Horvat won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in defensive zone
P2 06:42
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
P2 05:59
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P2 05:28
SHOT
Carson Soucy shot blocked by Dante Fabbro
P2 04:59
SHOT
Erik Gudbranson shot blocked by Jonathan Drouin
P2 04:57
Islanders won faceoff against Blue Jackets in neutral zone
P2 04:57
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
P2 04:50
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P2 04:21
SHOT
Shot missed by Adam Fantilli
P2 03:58
Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in neutral zone
P2 03:57
GOAL
Goal scored by Mason Marchment assisted by Zach Werenski
0-2
P2 03:35
SHOT
Shot missed by Mathieu Olivier
P2 03:03
Bo Horvat won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in defensive zone
P2 03:03
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P2 02:51
SHOT
Casey Cizikas shot blocked by Isac Lundestrom
P2 02:09
Kyle MacLean won faceoff against Isac Lundestrom in offensive zone
P2 02:07
SHOT
Shot missed by Ryan Pulock
P2 01:29
Jonathan Drouin won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in neutral zone
P2 01:24
Adam Fantilli won faceoff against Calum Ritchie in neutral zone
P2 01:01
Sean Monahan won faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau in defensive zone
P2 00:59
SHOT
Shot on goal by Bo Horvat saved by Jet Greaves
P2 00:41
SHOT
Ondrej Palat shot blocked by Zach Werenski
P2 00:16
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P2 00:00
Bo Horvat won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in neutral zone
P1 20:00
End of 1st Period.
P1 19:56
SHOT
Emil Heineman shot blocked by Damon Severson
P1 19:37
Calum Ritchie won faceoff against Sean Monahan in offensive zone
P1 19:35
SHOT
Jean-Gabriel Pageau shot blocked by Zach Werenski
P1 19:26
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P1 18:24
SHOT
Bo Horvat shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
P1 17:39
SHOT
Shot missed by Jonathan Drouin
P1 17:16
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tony DeAngelo saved by Jet Greaves
P1 17:14
Islanders won faceoff against Blue Jackets in offensive zone
P1 17:11
SHOT
Shot missed by Tony DeAngelo
P1 17:07
SHOT
Shot missed by Emil Heineman
P1 15:29
Giveaway by Mason Marchment in offensive zone
P1 14:38
Giveaway by Dmitri Voronkov in offensive zone
P1 14:26
Casey Cizikas won faceoff against Isac Lundestrom in defensive zone
P1 14:26
Stoppage - Icing
P1 13:22
Sean Monahan won faceoff against Calum Ritchie in neutral zone
P1 13:22
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
P1 12:52
Bo Horvat won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in defensive zone
P1 12:52
SHOT
Shot on goal by Denton Mateychuk saved by Ilya Sorokin
P1 12:38
SHOT
Shot missed by Ryan Pulock
P1 11:19
SHOT
Shot on goal by Zach Werenski saved by Ilya Sorokin
P1 10:54
SHOT
Sean Monahan shot blocked by Calum Ritchie
P1 09:02
Adam Fantilli won faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau in offensive zone
P1 08:58
SHOT
Shot missed by Boone Jenner
P1 07:52
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mason Marchment saved by Ilya Sorokin
P1 07:01
SHOT
Shot missed by Matthew Schaefer
P1 06:43
Giveaway by Bo Horvat in offensive zone
P1 06:37
SHOT
Damon Severson shot blocked by Bo Horvat
P1 05:20
SHOT
Shot missed by Scott Mayfield
P1 04:36
Giveaway by Zach Werenski in neutral zone
P1 04:01
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan Pulock saved by Jet Greaves
P1 03:41
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P1 03:18
Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Bo Horvat in neutral zone
P1 03:04
Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Bo Horvat in offensive zone
P1 03:04
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P1 02:45
SHOT
Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Boone Jenner
P1 02:40
SHOT
Simon Holmstrom shot blocked by Boone Jenner
P1 02:39
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P1 02:30
Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Sean Monahan in neutral zone
P1 02:26
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P1 01:03
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cole Sillinger saved by Ilya Sorokin
P1 00:41
Stoppage - Puck in Penalty Benches
P1 00:24
Dante Fabbro credited with hit on Anders Lee in defensive zone
P1 00:14
SHOT
Jean-Gabriel Pageau shot blocked by Danton Heinen
Stats
Islanders
STATS
Blue Jackets
26Shots on Goal30
57% Faceoff Win % 43%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 0/0
0Penalty Infraction Mins4
22Hits32
20Shots Blocked20
9Giveaways20
IslandersNYI
Blue JacketsCBJ
26Shots on Goal30
57% Faceoff Win % 43%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 0/0
0Penalty Infraction Mins4
22Hits32
20Shots Blocked20
9Giveaways20

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Islanders vs. Blue Jackets: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Islanders vs. Blue Jackets
  • Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026
  • Time: 6:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Nationwide Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Blue Jackets favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 5.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Islanders +122, Blue Jackets -140

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Islanders: 44%
  • Blue Jackets: 56%

Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.

Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Islanders a win probability of 44%, while the Blue Jackets have a win probability of 56%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

According to our analysis, the Blue Jackets are more likely to beat the Islanders in the NHL game at Nationwide Arena on Saturday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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