A big bounce-back win.
Recap
Blue Jackets goalie Daniil Tarasov had to be sharp with just 14:40 remaining in the first period as he denied Ryan Carpenter on a two-on-one from the right circle.
The Jackets opened the scoring for the second consecutive game when Zach Werenski cleaned up a rebound from Liam Foudy just to the right of the blue paint with 2:06 to play in the opening frame.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE JACKETS | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| RANGERS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
#CBJ Werenski (2) goal pic.twitter.com/If0UC1XyUi
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) October 23, 2022
The Rangers had the advantage through the first 10 minutes of the period but the Jackets bounced back in the final 10 as the Blue Jackets entered the first intermission up 1-0.
End of P1: #CBJ 1-0 #NYR
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) October 23, 2022
5v5 stats (via @NatStatTrick):
xG: CBJ 0.79-0.82 NYR
CF: CBJ 14-20 NYR
SF: CBJ 7-9 NYR
SCF: CBJ 8-10 NYR
HDCF: CBJ 5-3 NYR
Columbus doubled its lead less than two minutes into the middle frame when Andrew Peeke's right-wing wrist shot that Jaroslav Halak will want to have back.
#CBJ Peeke (1) goal pic.twitter.com/CuqbyfdPbu
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) October 23, 2022
Yegor Chinakov joined Peeke as Jackets to score their first goals of the year when he fired a wrist shot from the top of the right circle to extend the Columbus lead to 3-0.
#CBJ Chinakov (1) goal pic.twitter.com/hVYUU6UFbj
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) October 23, 2022
The Rangers showed a sign of life when Artemi Panarin took advantage of a failed clearance by Gustav Nyquist and scored on a wrist shot from the high slot before the Rangers' five-on-three power play expired with 1:16 to play.
Panarin gets the Rangers on the board!
— Rangers Videos (@SNYRangers) October 23, 2022
(via @RangersMSGN) pic.twitter.com/yc9ztqPHwi
The Jackets took a 3-1 lead into the third period, in large part to the play of Tarasov, who made 15 saves in the middle frame.
Unlike last night, Columbus did not squander its two-goal lead. In fact, the Jackets added on.
Eric Robinson scored his first goal of the year when he deflected a right-point shot from Erik Gudbranson with 5:47 left in regulation.
#CBJ Robinson (1) goal pic.twitter.com/zNmy9enwvO
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) October 23, 2022
Kent Johnson scored his second goal in as many days just 44 seconds later to the left of the Rangers' blue paint to extend the Columbus lead to 5-1.
#CBJ Johnson (2) goal pic.twitter.com/ZET53cztp5
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) October 23, 2022
That was the final tally as the Jackets defeated the Rangers 5-1 and improved to 3-4-0 on the season.
Stats
- Shots on goal: CBJ 21-31 NYR
- Face-off %: CBJ 33-67 NYR
- Power play: CBJ 0/1-0/3 NYR
- Giveaways: CBJ 6-10 NYR
- Blocked shots: CBJ 21-13 NYR
- Hits: CBJ 15-26 NYR
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5v5 stats (via naturalstattrick.com):
- xG: CBJ 2.00-1.94 NYR
- Chances: CBJ 38-56 NYR
- Shots: CBJ 20-23 NYR
- Scoring chances: CBJ 20-32 NYR
- High-danger chances: CBJ 11-8 NYR
Injury Update
Nick Blankenburg left the game briefly in the first period with an upper-body injury but returned soon after. However, he left the game at the beginning of the second period and was ruled out.
#CBJ say Nick Blankenburg suffered an upper-body injury and will not return against #NYR. Jackets playing with five defensemen for the rest of the game.
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) October 23, 2022
Next Up
The Jackets are back in action Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Nationwide Arena against the Arizona Coyotes. Their next game after that is Friday at 7 p.m. at Nationwide Arena against the Boston Bruins. Both games will be broadcast on Bally Sports Ohio and on 97.1 FM The Fan.
