The Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers play the second of four meetings this season
The Columbus Blue Jackets will play their final game before they get a two-week break for the Four Nations Tournament. They welcome the New York Rangers tonight at Nationwide Arena.
The Rangers lost last night to the Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison Square Garden, and have gone 5-4-1 in the last 10 games. It's always a fun time when the Rangers visit Columbus.
The Jackets are on the struggle bus right now. They've lost three straight and have gone 4-4-2 in the last 10 games. The team has been decimated by injuries losing Kirill Marchenko, Dante Fabbro, and Sean Monahan in recent weeks. Two of those three are in the top three in scoring, and Fabbro is a top-pairing defenseman, so it hasn't been fun lately.
With all that said, they're still lingering around the wild card spots, just one point out of WC2. Every game, every point is extremely important right now.
But now they have a chance to rest, relax, and get healthy during this two-week break. It's time to get healthy.
Series History vs. The Rangers
- Columbus is 13-14-1 at home and 23-22-6 in 51 all-time meetings vs. New York.
- The Blue Jackets have one five straight against NYR at Nationwide Arena.
- The Rangers won the first meeting of the season 1-0 in a shootout.
Who To Watch For The Rangers
- Jonathan Quick is 7-5-2 with a .901 SV%.
- Artemi Panarin leads the NYR with 23 goals and 57 points.
- Adam Fox leads the Rangers with 39 assists.
CBJ Player Notes
- Zach Werenski has 15 points in 23 games vs. the Rangers. He has a 20-game home points streak ongoing.
- James van Riemsdyk has 25 points in 55 games against NYR.
- Damon Severson has 18 points in 42 career games vs. New York.
- Jake Christiansen will play his 100th career NHL game tonight.
Injuries
- Boone Jenner (shoulder) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 7; (55 Games)
- Erik Gudbranson (upper body) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 16; (52 Games)
- Yegor Chinakhov (upper body) is on Injured Reserve (34 Games)
- Sean Monahan (upper body); is on Injured Reserve retroactive to Jan. 7 (12 Games)
- Kirill Marchenko (jaw); is on Injured Reserve on Feb. 3 (2 Games)
- Dante Fabbro (upper body) unknown return date (2 Games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 222
How to Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be on FanDuel Sports Network. Steve Mears will be on the play-by-play. The radio broadcast will be on 97.1 The Fan with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play.
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