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Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, of Russia, reaches for a puck that went wide of the goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, March 24, 2019. Columbus won, 5-0. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

The New York Islanders all but secured their spot in the playoffs over the weekend by beating a pair of teams trying to get into postseason position.

Now comes another desperate foe -- the Columbus Blue Jackets, who will try to get back into a wild card spot Tuesday night when they host the Islanders.

Both teams were off Monday following shutout victories Sunday. The host Islanders blanked the Arizona Coyotes 2-0; the visiting Blue Jackets snapped a three-game losing streak by cruising past the Vancouver Canucks 5-0.

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