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The NHL playoffs aren't scheduled to start for another three months. But a postseason-like intensity has already arrived for the New York Islanders and Columbus Blue Jackets.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New York Islanders NHL game to be played on January 20, 2025 on ESPN.

They played connected, fast hockey in a matchup of last place teams to snap a two-game losing streak. Before the game, the team inducted Brent Sutter into its Hall of Fame.

At least for now, the Islanders stopped the bleeding. Doing so on the same night the organization honored Brent Sutter — inducting him into the team’s Hall of Fame and unveiling his name on the Ring of Honor at UBS Arena — with one of the season’s better crowds in attendance,