The Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers play for the fourth and final time this season.
The CBJ and Rangers play the biggest game of their seasons tonight for either team. But honestly, you could say that for every game from here on out, and it would be true.
The Jackets must expect the Rangers to come out and throw everything at them. Columbus is due for a good game at home, and now would be the time to have one of those games where they score six goals at home. The schedule doesn't get any easier, so the pressure has been turned up a couple of notches for this young team.
Rangers Stats
- Power Play – 19.1% - 24th in NHL
- Penalty Kill – 82.2% - 5th in NHL
- Goals For - 198 – 14th – 3.00 GPG – 13th
- Goals Against – 201 – 20th – 3.05 GPG – 20th
Series History vs. The Rangers
- Columbus is 13-15-1 at home and 24-23-7 in 54 all-time meetings vs. New York.
- The Blue Jackets are 3-2-2 in the last seven games vs. the Rangers at NWA.
Who To Watch For The Rangers
- Artemi Panarin leads the Rangers with 28 goals and 69 points.
- Adam Fox leads the Rangers with 43 assists.
- Igor Shesterkin is 22-22-4 with a .906 SV%.
CBJ Player Notes vs. Golden Rangers
- James van Riemsdyk has 27 points in 57 games against New York.
- Zach Werenski has 18 points in 25 games.
- Daniil Tarasov is 2-0-1 with a .956 SV% against the Rangers in his career.
Injuries
- Erik Gudbranson (upper body) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 16 (62 Games)
- Sean Monahan (upper body) is on Injured Reserve retroactive to Jan. 7 (24 Games)
- Kevin Labanc (shoulder) is on Injured Reserve as of Feb. 21 and out for the season (9 Games)
- Cole Sillinger is day-to-day with an upper body injury (6 Games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 278
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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