Blue Jackets 2–3 Islanders — Final Score & Stats (Nov 2, 2025)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🏝️ NYI

Matthew Schaefer

2 G

3 shots · 17:24 TOI

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Simon Holmstrom

1 G

2 shots · 16:32 TOI

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Anders Lee

1 A

5 shots · 15:56 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Matthew Schaefer PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:53

Assists: Bo Horvat, Kyle Palmieri · beat Elvis Merzlikins

0–1

2nd period

🧥 Miles Wood Tying 2nd · 15:21

Assists: Adam Fantilli, Boone Jenner · beat David Rittich

1–1

3rd period

🧥 Denton Mateychuk Go-ahead 3rd · 12:10

Assists: Kirill Marchenko, Sean Monahan · beat David Rittich

2–1

🏝️ Matthew Schaefer Tying 3rd · 18:53

Unassisted · beat Elvis Merzlikins

2–2

🏝️ Simon Holmstrom Go-ahead 3rd · 19:22

Assists: Anders Lee, Jean-Gabriel Pageau · beat Elvis Merzlikins

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Coyle · Sillinger · Marchenko 18:23

L2 Voronkov · Monahan · Olivier 17:18

L3 Fantilli · Jenner · Johnson 15:53

L4 Wood · Lundestrom · Aston-Reese 10:45

D1 Werenski · Provorov 25:43

D2 Severson · Fabbro 20:13

D3 Mateychuk · Christiansen 11:50

🏝️Islanders

L1 Horvat · Pageau · Palmieri 16:48

L2 Lee · Barzal · Holmstrom 16:12

L3 Drouin · Heineman · Ritchie 14:24

L4 Duclair · MacLean · Cizikas 8:45

D1 Romanov · Pelech 21:36

D2 Pulock · Mayfield 19:55

D3 DeAngelo · Schaefer 18:04

Team stats

Away left · home right

🧥CBJ NYI🏝️

22 Shots on goal 39

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

26 Hits 10

13 Blocked shots 10

4 Takeaways 6

19 Giveaways 19

4 Penalty minutes 8

CBJ shooting 9.1% (2/22) NYI shooting 7.7% (3/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🧥Blue Jackets

Elvis Merzlikins

36/39

.923 SV% · 3 GA · 59:22 TOI

🏝️Islanders

David Rittich

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 59:46 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

CBJ NYI

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Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

Islanders

Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — tied after 2nd: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Islanders lead the season series 1–0

Apr 172025 🏝️NYI @ 🧥CBJ 1–6 Mar 242025 🧥CBJ @ 🏝️NYI 4–3 SO Jan 202025 🧥CBJ @ 🏝️NYI 1–3 Oct 302024 🏝️NYI @ 🧥CBJ 0–2 Apr 42024 🏝️NYI @ 🧥CBJ 4–2

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Who won Blue Jackets vs Islanders on November 2, 2025?

Islanders won 3–2. The final score was Blue Jackets 2, Islanders 3.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Denton Mateychuk, Miles Wood.

Who scored for Islanders?

Matthew Schaefer (2), Simon Holmstrom.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Elvis Merzlikins made 36 saves on 39 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

David Rittich made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

Where is Blue Jackets vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Blue Jackets vs Islanders season series?

Islanders lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🧥 Blue Jackets

BeforeNov 1 🎵STL @ 🧥CBJ 2–3 AfterNov 5 🧥CBJ @ 🔥CGY 1–5

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeOct 31 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 3–1 AfterNov 4 🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI 4–3

Also on November 2

⚡TBL 4–2 🦣UTA 🔥CGY 2–1 🔔PHI 😈NJD 1–4 🦆ANA 🐙DET 3–2 🦈SJS

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