Columbus Blue Jackets @ New York Islanders

7-5-0, 4-2-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Blue Jackets CBJ	0	1	1	2
Islanders NYI	1	0	2	3

New York IslandersIslandersNYI

6-5-1, 4-2-0 Home

Schaefer stars as the Islanders score 2 late goals to edge Blue Jackets 3-2

— Rookie Matthew Schaefer and Simon Holmstrom scored 29 seconds apart late in the third period, helping the New York Islanders rally for a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday.

Nov 3, 2025, 03:01 pm - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Blue Jackets	0	1	1	2
	Islanders	1	0	2	3

1st Period			CBJ	NYI
5:53		Matthew Schaefer (4) (Power Play) Assists: Bo Horvat (6), Kyle Palmieri (5)	0	1

2nd Period			CBJ	NYI
15:21		Miles Wood (4) Assists: Adam Fantilli (4), Boone Jenner (5)	1	1

3rd Period		CBJ	NYI
12:10	Denton Mateychuk (3) Assists: Kirill Marchenko (7), Sean Monahan (5)	2	1
18:53	Matthew Schaefer (5) Unassisted	2	2
19:22	Simon Holmstrom (4) Assists: Anders Lee (7), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (4)	2	3

Ryan Pulock Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Emil Heineman Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Ivan Provorov shot blocked by Emil Heineman
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Alexander Romanov Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Alexander Romanov Snap Shot Wide Left
Tony DeAngelo Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Giveaway by Matthew Schaefer
Dante Fabbro shot blocked by Kyle MacLean
Giveaway by Scott Mayfield
Bo Horvat Snap Shot Wide Left
Adam Pelech Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Giveaway by Ryan Pulock
Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Simon Holmstrom
Tony DeAngelo Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Kyle Palmieri Backhand Above Crossbar
Scott Mayfield Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Jonathan Drouin Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Matthew Schaefer Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Bo Horvat (6), Kyle Palmieri (5)
Ryan Pulock Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Emil Heineman
Giveaway by Anthony Duclair
Kyle MacLean hit Denton Mateychuk
Adam Pelech Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Mathew Barzal Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Emil Heineman Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Bo Horvat Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Ryan Pulock Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Giveaway by David Rittich
Anders Lee Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Anders Lee Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Kyle MacLean Wrist Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by David Rittich
Giveaway by Alexander Romanov
Giveaway by David Rittich
Casey Cizikas hit Zach Werenski
Giveaway by Matthew Schaefer
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Miles Wood
Miles Wood shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Zach Werenski
Giveaway by Scott Mayfield
Tony DeAngelo hit Mathieu Olivier
Tony DeAngelo shot blocked by Kyle Palmieri
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Mathew Barzal Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Isac Lundestrom
Scott Mayfield shot blocked by Bo Horvat
Takeaway by Matthew Schaefer
Anders Lee Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Anders Lee Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Calum Ritchie Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Alexander Romanov Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Kyle Palmieri faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Bo Horvat Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Mathew Barzal Hooking against Kirill Marchenko
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Kyle MacLean faceoff won against Isac Lundestrom
Simon Holmstrom Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Scott Mayfield Slap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Anders Lee
Matthew Schaefer Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Giveaway by Tony DeAngelo
Takeaway by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Giveaway by Scott Mayfield
Isac Lundestrom shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
Kyle MacLean hit Kent Johnson
Kent Johnson shot blocked by Anthony Duclair
Tony DeAngelo Slashing against Kirill Marchenko
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Takeaway by Kyle Palmieri
Takeaway by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Giveaway by Calum Ritchie
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Giveaway by Ryan Pulock
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Tony DeAngelo Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Zach Aston-Reese
Anthony Duclair Hooking against Isac Lundestrom
Takeaway by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Takeaway by Bo Horvat
Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
Giveaway by Calum Ritchie
Anders Lee hit Miles Wood
Adam Pelech hit Zach Aston-Reese
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Adam Pelech
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
Alexander Romanov Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Giveaway by Anthony Duclair
Mathew Barzal Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Emil Heineman Snap Shot Wide Left
Kyle Palmieri Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Kyle MacLean Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Casey Cizikas hit Denton Mateychuk
Emil Heineman Backhand Wide Left
Giveaway by Scott Mayfield
Emil Heineman Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Anders Lee
Ryan Pulock hit Boone Jenner
Calum Ritchie faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Ryan Pulock Slap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
Alexander Romanov Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Simon Holmstrom Tip-In Wide Left
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Isac Lundestrom
Casey Cizikas Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Adam Pelech Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Anders Lee Tip-In Wide Left
Tony DeAngelo shot blocked by Simon Holmstrom
Alexander Romanov Tripping against Miles Wood
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Anders Lee Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Matthew Schaefer Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: none
Simon Holmstrom Snap Shot Wide Right
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Snap Shot Wide Right
Anders Lee Snap Shot Hit Right Post
Simon Holmstrom Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Anders Lee (7), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (4)
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Snap Shot Wide Left
Denton Mateychuk Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Giveaway by Damon Severson
Icing
Giveaway by Damon Severson
Goalie Stopped
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Anders Lee
Kyle Palmieri shot blocked by Mathieu Olivier
Damon Severson Cross-checking against Jonathan Drouin
Zach Aston-Reese hit Alexander Romanov
Kent Johnson Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Puck in Netting
Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Cole Sillinger
Giveaway by Zach Werenski
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Ivan Provorov Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Miles Wood
Giveaway by Adam Fantilli
Boone Jenner hit Anders Lee
Goalie Stopped
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Calum Ritchie
Giveaway by Zachary Aston-Reese
Emil Heineman shot blocked by Zach Werenski
Kirill Marchenko Tip-In saved by David Rittich
Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Adam Fantilli
Giveaway by Adam Fantilli
Adam Fantilli hit Simon Holmstrom
Takeaway by Cole Sillinger
Mathieu Olivier hit Alexander Romanov
Cole Sillinger Snap Shot Wide Left
Zachary Aston-Reese Backhand Wide Left
Puck in Benches
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Off-side
Kirill Marchenko hit Adam Pelech
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Miles Wood hit Matthew Schaefer
Off-side
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Calum Ritchie
Mathieu Olivier hit Alexander Romanov
Charlie Coyle hit Alexander Romanov
Icing
Bo Horvat shot blocked by Charlie Coyle
Goalie Stopped
Dmitri Voronkov hit Ryan Pulock
Kirill Marchenko Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Damon Severson
Boone Jenner hit Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Goalie Stopped
Jonathan Drouin shot blocked by Charlie Coyle
Icing
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Calum Ritchie
Puck in Benches
Adam Pelech shot blocked by Denton Mateychuk
Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Kirill Marchenko
Takeaway by Zach Werenski
Dmitri Voronkov Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
Puck in Netting
Hand Pass
Mathieu Olivier hit Matthew Schaefer
Tony DeAngelo shot blocked by Dante Fabbro
Denton Mateychuk Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Damon Severson hit Anders Lee
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
Damon Severson Deflected saved by David Rittich
Giveaway by Dmitri Voronkov
Giveaway by Damon Severson
Mathieu Olivier hit Alexander Romanov
Isac Lundestrom Backhand Wide Right
Zach Aston-Reese hit Alexander Romanov
Zach Aston-Reese Tip-In saved by David Rittich
Zach Aston-Reese hit Alexander Romanov
Damon Severson hit Casey Cizikas
Sean Monahan Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
Goalie Stopped
Kent Johnson Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
Kent Johnson Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
Damon Severson Snap Shot Wide Left
Dante Fabbro Slap Shot saved by David Rittich
Mathieu Olivier hit Scott Mayfield
Mathieu Olivier hit Alexander Romanov
Icing
Isac Lundestrom faceoff won against Calum Ritchie
Zach Werenski Slap Shot Wide Left
Cole Sillinger Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Mathieu Olivier Backhand Wide Right
Dante Fabbro Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Goalie Stopped
Dmitri Voronkov hit Ryan Pulock
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Miles Wood Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Adam Fantilli (4), Boone Jenner (5)
Puck in Crowd
Charlie Coyle hit Alexander Romanov
Goalie Stopped
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Zach Werenski Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
Ivan Provorov Slap Shot Wide Right
Boone Jenner Tip-In saved by David Rittich
Icing
Takeaway by Damon Severson
Giveaway by Ivan Provorov
Icing
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Calum Ritchie
Icing
Icing
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin
Dante Fabbro shot blocked by Kent Johnson
Giveaway by Ivan Provorov
Giveaway by Zachary Aston-Reese
Adam Pelech shot blocked by Zach Aston-Reese
Icing
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Dmitri Voronkov hit Emil Heineman
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
Giveaway by Sean Monahan
Mathieu Olivier hit Anders Lee
Mathieu Olivier Snap Shot saved by David Rittich
Mathieu Olivier hit Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Boone Jenner Snap Shot Off Crossbar
Hand Pass
Off-side
Dmitri Voronkov hit Ryan Pulock
Dmitri Voronkov Snap Shot Wide Right
Denton Mateychuk Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Kirill Marchenko (7), Sean Monahan (5)
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Mathieu Olivier hit Scott Mayfield
Icing
TV Timeout
Dmitri Voronkov Tip-In saved by David Rittich
Dmitri Voronkov Interference against Matthew Schaefer
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Charlie Coyle
Giveaway by Damon Severson
Damon Severson hit Mathew Barzal
On-Ice Official
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by David Rittich
Zach Werenski Poke Wide Right
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Dante Fabbro
Takeaway by Cole Sillinger
Giveaway by Cole Sillinger
Timeout - Visitor
Giveaway by Dmitri Voronkov

BLUE JACKETS

ISLANDERS

Regular Season Series

NYI lead 1-0

Blue Jackets
2
Islanders
3

Game 1

3/11

Islanders
2
Blue Jackets
4

Game 2

29/12

Islanders
4
Blue Jackets
3

Game 3

1/3

Blue Jackets
0
Islanders
1

Game 4

23/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

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Columbus Blue Jackets @ New York Islanders

Matthew SchaeferD - NYI

Simon HolmstromRW - NYI

Elvis MerzlikinsG - CBJ

Video Highlights

Schaefer stars as the Islanders score 2 late goals to edge Blue Jackets 3-2

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