Injury-plagued Blue Jackets stay with NY Islanders from start to finish in 4-2 loss; team played very well

By Joe Coopersmith

GAME AT A GLANCE

THREE STARS 1st – N. Dobson, NYI (1-0-1, GWG); 2nd – K. Marchenko, CBJ (1-1-2); 3rd – M. Barzal, NYI (0-2-2)


GOAL SCORERS
Columbus: 
PP – D. Voronkov (18), K. Marchenko (21)

NY Islanders: PP – P. Engvall (9), B. Horvat (32), N. Dobson (9), EN – K. Palmieri (25)

 

GOALTENDERS
Columbus: 
D. Tarasov (13 saves on 15 shots on 17:53 TOI); J. Greaves (24 saves on 25 shots on 39:10 TOI; L)
NY Islanders: I. Sorokin (25 saves on 27 shots, W)


SPECIAL TEAMS

Columbus PP:  1-for-1, 3 shots
NY Islanders PP:  1-for-3, 8 shots

Kirill Marchenko (86) passes puck against New York Islanders, 4 4 2024 (courtesy IMAGN, photo by Aaron Doster, USA Today Sports)

 

Kirill Marchenko CBJ RW Postgame Dressing Room Interview 4 4 2024 NY Islanders 4 Blue Jackets 2.mp3

 

  • RW Kirill Marchenko notched his eighth multi-point effort of the season and second-straight with 1-1-2 to extend his points steak to three games (2-3-5).  He now has picked up 4-3-7 in his past eight contests and 21-18-39 in 72 appearances this season, tying his single-season career high in goals (21 in 2022-23) with his first period marker.

 

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