NHL news: Mayhem takes over Blue Jackets-Islanders game

The sport between Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Islanders became an all-out brawl on the ice within the second interval.

The chaos began when Blue Jackets ahead Mason Marchment picked off Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer close to the impartial zone. Islanders star Mat Barzal then took issues into his personal palms and hit Marchment along with his stick in a retaliatory transfer.

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New York Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer (48) seems to move as Columbus Blue Jackets heart Brendan Gaunce (16) defends through the first interval at Nationwide Enviornment on Dec. 28, 2025. (Russell LaBounty/Imagn Pictures)

Barzal was focused by Columbus gamers shortly after the battle, resulting in a battle. NHL officers needed to peel gamers aside to regain management of the sport.

Marchment acquired a two-minute penalty for tripping Schaefer. Barzal acquired a extreme five-minute penalty and a recreation misconduct for his actions.

Islanders gamers supported Barzal after the sport.

“I feel he went off and thought it was a unclean transfer in opposition to Schaef,” Adam Pelech of New York advised the newspaper. New York Post after the sport. “We’re all with Barzy, after all.”

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A scrum breaks out through the second interval between the New York Islanders and the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Enviornment on December 28, 2025. (Russell LaBounty/Imagn Pictures)

Islanders heart Kyle Maclean added that they needed to stick up for Barzal.

“He is a younger man, one among your greatest gamers,” he mentioned. “So there are methods to go about issues, but it surely’s good to see Barzy doing one thing. We stand behind him. It is a punishment that may kill us, I feel. So it is good to see.’

The rating was 1-1 on the time of the brawl, however Columbus would achieve the higher hand over New York from that second on.

Blue Jackets star Kirill Marchenko scored two targets, together with one with 3:19 remaining. Ivan Provorov leveled the match at 2–2 a couple of minute earlier than Marchenko’s aim. Cole Sillinger scored an empty web aim.

Columbus received 4-2.

Max Shabanov and Bo Horvat each scored for the Isles.

Columbus Blue Jackets proper wing Kirill Marchenko (86) celebrates scoring a aim in opposition to the New York Islanders through the third interval at Nationwide Enviornment on December 28, 2025. (Russell LaBounty/Imagn Pictures)

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The Blue Jackets are again on the ice on Monday in opposition to the Ottawa Senators. New York returns to play the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday.

The Related Press contributed to this report.

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