Rangers rally for 5-4 win over stumbling Blue Jackets

New York Rangers

28-13-1 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Final

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Columbus Blue Jackets

27-7-4 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	1	2	3	T
NYR	1	1	3	5
CBJ	3	1	0	4

Grabner (Rangers - RW): Goals: 2, Assists: 1
Clendening (Rangers - D): Goals: 2, Assists: 0
Hartnell (Blue Jackets - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1

11:23PM,EST

• Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- For the first 40 minutes Saturday night, the Columbus Blue Jackets looked like the team that piled up 16 straight wins during one impressive streak.
Then the third period started, and the Blue Jackets looked like the team that got pounded by Washington in its previous game.
Michael Grabner scored on a breakaway with 17 seconds left, and the New York Rangers rallied for a dramatic 5-4 victory over Columbus that included four unanswered goals -- three in the final period.
"When some pucks went in, I thought we got nervous as a team and lost ourselves a little bit," Columbus coach John Tortorella said.
Grabner's shot through Curtis McElhinney's pads after a turnover handed the Blue Jackets their second straight loss after they pulled within one of the NHL record for consecutive wins.
Grabner and Adam Clendening each had two goals and Oscar Lindberg also scored for the Rangers, who moved within a point of the Blue Jackets at the top of the tough Metropolitan Division.
Columbus got goals from Markus Nutivaara, Cam Atkinson, Scott Hartnell and Lukas Sedlak but was badly outplayed by New York in the frenetic third period.
"The way we played in the third, we deserved to at least get a tie game, I think," said Henrik Lundqvist, who had 33 saves for the Rangers. "We pushed for the next goal all the time, had good speed and good energy. It took us a while to get going."
McElhinney, who subbed for Sergei Bobrovsky in the first of back-to-back home games, had 29 saves, but was juked by Grabner on a rush and couldn't stop the game-winner.
The Blue Jackets put together a fast start against the Rangers after their win streak was stopped by a 5-0 loss at Washington on Thursday night.
Nutivaara wound up and rocketed a slap shot past Lundqvist from just inside the blue line at 1:54 of the first. The Blue Jackets got another goal just 10 seconds into a power play when Sam Gagner slid a pass across the mouth of the goal and Atkinson slammed it home for his team-leading 19th goal at 4:37.
The Rangers made it 2-1 when Lindberg got his first goal of the season on a rush, lifting the puck over McElhinney's shoulder from the right circle with 14:01 gone in the first.
Gagner got another slick assist less than 2 minutes later when he took the puck away from Kevin Klein deep in the Rangers' zone and passed it out from behind the net to Hartnell, who batted it out of the air and into the goal. That put Columbus up 3-1 at the end of the first.
Columbus extended the lead 3 minutes into the second when Lukas Sedlak carried the puck over the blue line on a rush and juked Lundqvist with a shot between the pads.
The rest of the game was all New York.
Grabner answered just over a minute later with a wrist shot from the right circle on a 2-on-1 rush. Clendening netted his first two goals of the season in the third period, setting up Grabner's dramatic dash.
"I don't want to put it all on (McElhinney), but we do need a couple of saves there," Tortorella said.
The Rangers outshot Columbus 14-6 in the final period.

Game notes
The Rangers lead the NHL in goals with 144. ... New York ended an eight-game home winning streak for Columbus. ... Bobrovsky is expected to play Sunday against Philadelphia. ... New York F Rick Nash (groin) missed his eighth straight game because of a groin injury. Nash is the Blue Jackets' career scoring leader (289 goals, 547 points). ... Rangers D Marc Staal missed his second straight game with an upper-body injury. ... The Blue Jackets' home attendance was up 20 percent in December over last year.
UP NEXT
Rangers: Host Toronto on Friday.
Blue Jackets: Host Philadelphia on Sunday.
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Final

Series (Game 2 of 5)

Rangers 5

(28-13-1, 57 pts)

Blue Jackets 4

(27-7-4, 58 pts)

7:00PM,EST,January 7,2017
Nationwide Arena, Columbus,Ohio

	1	2	3	T
NYR	1	1	3	5
CBJ	3	1	0	4

M. Grabner (Rangers - RW): Goals: 2, Assists: 1
A. Clendening (Rangers - D): Goals: 2, Assists: 0
S. Hartnell (Blue Jackets - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1

Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.

Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 1st period
0:00	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan won faceoff in neutral zone
0:35	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Kevin Hayes saved by Curtis McElhinney
0:46	Columbus	Shot missed by Brandon Dubinsky
1:07	NY Rangers	Giveaway by J.T. Miller in defensive zone
1:09	Columbus	Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Henrik Lundqvist
1:20		Stoppage - Icing
1:20	Columbus	William Karlsson won faceoff in defensive zone
1:25	Columbus	Ryan Murray shot blocked by Jesper Fast
1:50	Columbus	Takeaway by Markus Nutivaara in defensive zone
1:54	Columbus	Goal scored by Markus Nutivaara assisted by Josh Anderson
1:54	Columbus	Lukas Sedlak won faceoff in neutral zone
2:20	Columbus	Giveaway by Curtis McElhinney in offensive zone
3:04		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
3:04	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan won faceoff in defensive zone
3:10	NY Rangers	Shot missed by Chris Kreider
3:32	Columbus	Cam Atkinson credited with hit on Derek Stepan in defensive zone
3:39	Columbus	Boone Jenner credited with hit on Mats Zuccarello in neutral zone
4:15		Stoppage - Icing
4:15	NY Rangers	Kevin Hayes won faceoff in offensive zone
4:23	Columbus	Shot on goal by Nick Foligno saved by Henrik Lundqvist
4:25	Columbus	Markus Nutivaara shot blocked by Brady Skjei
4:27	NY Rangers	Penalty to Ryan McDonagh 2 minutes for Cross checking Nick Foligno
4:27	Columbus	Power play - Sam Gagner won faceoff in defensive zone
4:37	Columbus	Power Play Goal Scored by Cam Atkinson assisted by Nick Foligno and Sam Gagner
4:37	NY Rangers	Oscar Lindberg won faceoff in neutral zone
4:51	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan won faceoff in defensive zone
4:51		Stoppage - Icing
5:34	NY Rangers	Mats Zuccarello credited with hit on Jack Johnson in defensive zone
5:49	Columbus	Nick Foligno credited with hit on Jesper Fast in offensive zone
5:55	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Dan Girardi saved by Curtis McElhinney
5:56		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
5:56	NY Rangers	Marek Hrivik won faceoff in defensive zone
6:01	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Kevin Klein saved by Curtis McElhinney
6:46	NY Rangers	Giveaway by Adam Clendening in offensive zone
7:01	Columbus	Shot on goal by Cam Atkinson saved by Henrik Lundqvist
7:21	Columbus	Shot missed by Cam Atkinson
7:30	Columbus	Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Henrik Lundqvist
7:53	NY Rangers	Chris Kreider credited with hit on Josh Anderson in offensive zone
8:00	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Chris Kreider saved by Curtis McElhinney
8:07		Stoppage - Icing
8:07	Columbus	William Karlsson won faceoff in offensive zone
8:12		Stoppage - TV timeout
8:12	NY Rangers	Penalty to Mats Zuccarello 2 minutes for Tripping Josh Anderson
8:12	NY Rangers	Shorthanded - Kevin Hayes won faceoff in offensive zone
8:27	Columbus	Power play - Sam Gagner shot blocked by Dan Girardi
8:28	Columbus	Power play - Shot on goal by Sam Gagner saved by Henrik Lundqvist
8:42		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
8:42	NY Rangers	Shorthanded - Michael Grabner won faceoff in neutral zone
9:14		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
9:14	Columbus	Power play - Shot on goal by Zach Werenski saved by Henrik Lundqvist
9:14	NY Rangers	Shorthanded - Derek Stepan won faceoff in offensive zone
10:06	NY Rangers	Shorthanded - Giveaway by Jesper Fast in defensive zone
10:14	Columbus	Brandon Saad shot blocked by Nick Holden
10:27	Columbus	Giveaway by Boone Jenner in defensive zone
10:49	Columbus	Shot on goal by Josh Anderson saved by Henrik Lundqvist
11:15	NY Rangers	Penalty to Marek Hrivik 2 minutes for Hooking Jack Johnson
11:15		Stoppage - TV timeout
11:15	Columbus	Power play - Alexander Wennberg won faceoff in defensive zone
11:41	Columbus	Power play - Sam Gagner shot blocked by Mats Zuccarello
11:42	Columbus	Power play - Sam Gagner shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
11:43		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
11:43	NY Rangers	Shorthanded - Kevin Hayes won faceoff in offensive zone
12:40	Columbus	Power play - Shot on goal by Cam Atkinson saved by Henrik Lundqvist
12:54	Columbus	Power play - Zach Werenski shot blocked by Dan Girardi
13:00	Columbus	Power play - Shot missed by Sam Gagner
13:07	Columbus	Power play - Shot missed by Cam Atkinson
13:41	Columbus	Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Henrik Lundqvist
13:49	NY Rangers	Kevin Klein credited with hit on Boone Jenner in offensive zone
14:01	NY Rangers	Goal scored by Oscar Lindberg assisted by Michael Grabner and Nick Holden
14:01	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan won faceoff in neutral zone
14:36	NY Rangers	Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Ryan Murray
15:05		Stoppage - Puck in Benches - TV timeout
15:05	NY Rangers	Marek Hrivik won faceoff in neutral zone
15:57	Columbus	Goal scored by Scott Hartnell assisted by Sam Gagner
15:57	NY Rangers	Oscar Lindberg won faceoff in neutral zone
17:17	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky credited with hit on Nick Holden in defensive zone
17:24	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Ryan McDonagh saved by Curtis McElhinney
17:26		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
17:26	Columbus	William Karlsson won faceoff in offensive zone
17:57	NY Rangers	Shot missed by Chris Kreider
18:02	NY Rangers	Shot missed by Nick Holden
18:18	Columbus	Shot on goal by David Savard saved by Henrik Lundqvist
18:19	NY Rangers	Penalty to Chris Kreider 2 minutes for Roughing Scott Hartnell
18:19	Columbus	Penalty to Scott Hartnell 2 minutes for Roughing Chris Kreider
18:19	NY Rangers	Oscar Lindberg won faceoff in offensive zone
18:33	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Oscar Lindberg saved by Curtis McElhinney
18:51	Columbus	Shot on goal by Zach Werenski saved by Henrik Lundqvist
19:44	Columbus	Shot on goal by Jack Johnson saved by Henrik Lundqvist
19:49	Columbus	Giveaway by Nick Foligno in defensive zone
20:00		End of 1st period
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 2nd period
0:00	NY Rangers	Oscar Lindberg won faceoff in neutral zone
0:45	Columbus	Alexander Wennberg credited with hit on Chris Kreider in offensive zone
1:11	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky credited with hit on Brady Skjei in defensive zone
1:13	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan shot blocked by Zach Werenski
2:13	NY Rangers	Takeaway by Michael Grabner in offensive zone
2:24	Columbus	Shot missed by Matt Calvert
2:43	Columbus	Lukas Sedlak credited with hit on Kevin Klein in defensive zone
3:00	Columbus	Goal scored by Lukas Sedlak assisted by Jack Johnson and Scott Hartnell
3:00	NY Rangers	Oscar Lindberg won faceoff in neutral zone
3:10	NY Rangers	Jimmy Vesey credited with hit on David Savard in defensive zone
3:30	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Jimmy Vesey saved by Curtis McElhinney
3:44	Columbus	Jack Johnson credited with hit on Oscar Lindberg in offensive zone
4:04	Columbus	Shot on goal by Nick Foligno saved by Henrik Lundqvist
4:06		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
4:06	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff in defensive zone
4:12	NY Rangers	Goal scored by Michael Grabner
4:12	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff in neutral zone
4:24	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Derek Stepan saved by Curtis McElhinney
4:41	Columbus	Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Henrik Lundqvist
4:59	Columbus	Shot on goal by Matt Calvert saved by Henrik Lundqvist
5:00		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
5:00	Columbus	William Karlsson won faceoff in defensive zone
5:30	NY Rangers	J.T. Miller credited with hit on William Karlsson in defensive zone
5:37		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
5:37	NY Rangers	Marek Hrivik won faceoff in defensive zone
5:42	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Brandon Pirri saved by Curtis McElhinney
5:45		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
5:45	Columbus	Lukas Sedlak won faceoff in neutral zone
6:42	NY Rangers	Jesper Fast shot blocked by Seth Jones
6:43		Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
6:43	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff in offensive zone
7:11	Columbus	Shot on goal by Cam Atkinson saved by Henrik Lundqvist
7:12		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
7:12	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan won faceoff in offensive zone
7:46	NY Rangers	Chris Kreider credited with hit on Markus Nutivaara in defensive zone
8:05		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
8:05	Columbus	William Karlsson won faceoff in neutral zone
8:20	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Michael Grabner saved by Curtis McElhinney
8:21		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
8:21	Columbus	William Karlsson won faceoff in offensive zone
8:50	Columbus	Penalty to David Savard 2 minutes for Slashing Marek Hrivik
8:50	NY Rangers	Power play - Brandon Pirri won faceoff in neutral zone
9:22	NY Rangers	Power play - Shot missed by Derek Stepan
9:27	NY Rangers	Power play - Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Brandon Dubinsky
9:28		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
9:28	Columbus	Shorthanded - Boone Jenner won faceoff in offensive zone
10:14		Stoppage - Offside
10:14	NY Rangers	Power play - Derek Stepan won faceoff in neutral zone
10:59	Columbus	Shot missed by Brandon Saad
11:01		Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
11:01	NY Rangers	Oscar Lindberg won faceoff in neutral zone
11:18	Columbus	Takeaway by Seth Jones in offensive zone
11:48	NY Rangers	Adam Clendening shot blocked by Zach Werenski
12:13	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Derek Stepan saved by Curtis McElhinney
12:26	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Adam Clendening saved by Curtis McElhinney
12:28		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
12:28	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff in offensive zone
12:34	NY Rangers	Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by David Savard
13:04	Columbus	Takeaway by Brandon Dubinsky in defensive zone
13:14	Columbus	Shot on goal by Jack Johnson saved by Henrik Lundqvist
13:22	Columbus	Cam Atkinson shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
13:24	Columbus	Shot on goal by Zach Werenski saved by Henrik Lundqvist
13:25		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
13:25	Columbus	Alexander Wennberg won faceoff in defensive zone
13:36	Columbus	Shot on goal by Seth Jones saved by Henrik Lundqvist
13:44	NY Rangers	Nick Holden credited with hit on Brandon Saad in offensive zone
13:45	Columbus	Seth Jones shot blocked by Brady Skjei
13:57		Stoppage - Offside
13:57	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan won faceoff in neutral zone
14:20	Columbus	Takeaway by Matt Calvert in defensive zone
14:21	Columbus	Shot on goal by Matt Calvert saved by Henrik Lundqvist
14:45	Columbus	Matt Calvert credited with hit on Adam Clendening in defensive zone
14:46	Columbus	Shot on goal by Josh Anderson saved by Henrik Lundqvist
15:00	Columbus	Ryan Murray shot blocked by Mats Zuccarello
15:50	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Kevin Hayes saved by Curtis McElhinney
16:03	Columbus	Shot on goal by Cam Atkinson saved by Henrik Lundqvist
16:04		Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout
16:04	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff in defensive zone
16:28	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Michael Grabner saved by Curtis McElhinney
17:00	Columbus	Shot on goal by David Savard saved by Henrik Lundqvist
17:01		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
17:01	NY Rangers	Oscar Lindberg won faceoff in offensive zone
17:47	Columbus	Shot missed by Josh Anderson
17:57	NY Rangers	Takeaway by Jimmy Vesey in defensive zone
17:59	NY Rangers	Jimmy Vesey shot blocked by Ryan Murray
18:00		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
18:00	NY Rangers	Marek Hrivik won faceoff in defensive zone
18:13	Columbus	Shot on goal by Sam Gagner saved by Henrik Lundqvist
18:14		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
18:14	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan won faceoff in offensive zone
18:35	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Derek Stepan saved by Curtis McElhinney
18:36		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
18:36	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff in offensive zone
18:46	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Dan Girardi saved by Curtis McElhinney
18:53	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky shot blocked by Dan Girardi
18:59	Columbus	Cam Atkinson shot blocked by J.T. Miller
19:09		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
19:09	Columbus	Alexander Wennberg won faceoff in defensive zone
19:33	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan shot blocked by Ryan Murray
19:56	Columbus	Nick Foligno shot blocked by Mats Zuccarello
20:00		End of 2nd period
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 3rd period
0:00	Columbus	Alexander Wennberg won faceoff in neutral zone
0:13	Columbus	Penalty to Nick Foligno 2 minutes for Tripping Chris Kreider
0:13	NY Rangers	Power play - Brandon Pirri won faceoff in defensive zone
0:18	NY Rangers	Power play - Shot on goal by Mats Zuccarello saved by Curtis McElhinney
0:18	NY Rangers	Power play - Derek Stepan won faceoff in defensive zone
0:18		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
0:27	NY Rangers	Power play - Shot on goal by Mats Zuccarello saved by Curtis McElhinney
0:42	NY Rangers	Power play - Brandon Pirri shot blocked by Jack Johnson
0:44	NY Rangers	Power play - Shot on goal by Ryan McDonagh saved by Curtis McElhinney
0:51	NY Rangers	Power play - Giveaway by Derek Stepan in defensive zone
1:09	NY Rangers	Power play - Shot missed by Kevin Hayes
1:22	NY Rangers	Power Play Goal Scored by Adam Clendening assisted by J.T. Miller and Kevin Hayes
1:22	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff in neutral zone
2:00	NY Rangers	Takeaway by Oscar Lindberg in offensive zone
2:04	Columbus	Boone Jenner credited with hit on Jesper Fast in defensive zone
2:28	NY Rangers	Shot missed by Adam Clendening
2:38	NY Rangers	Kevin Klein shot blocked by Lukas Sedlak
2:48		Stoppage - Icing
2:48	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan won faceoff in defensive zone
2:59	Columbus	Shot missed by Scott Hartnell
3:14	NY Rangers	Ryan McDonagh credited with hit on Nick Foligno in offensive zone
3:35	NY Rangers	Chris Kreider shot blocked by Nick Foligno
3:48		Stoppage - Icing
3:48	NY Rangers	Oscar Lindberg won faceoff in offensive zone
4:13	NY Rangers	Shot missed by Michael Grabner
4:19	NY Rangers	Nick Holden shot blocked by Matt Calvert
4:39	NY Rangers	Nick Holden shot blocked by Seth Jones
5:01	NY Rangers	Shot missed by Jimmy Vesey
5:24	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Adam Clendening saved by Curtis McElhinney
5:25		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
5:25	Columbus	Alexander Wennberg won faceoff in offensive zone
6:00	NY Rangers	Chris Kreider credited with hit on Nick Foligno in neutral zone
6:11	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Chris Kreider saved by Curtis McElhinney
7:25	Columbus	Shot on goal by Seth Jones saved by Henrik Lundqvist
7:26		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
7:26	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan won faceoff in offensive zone
7:48	Columbus	Giveaway by Brandon Dubinsky in defensive zone
8:01	Columbus	Jack Johnson credited with hit on Derek Stepan in offensive zone
8:09	NY Rangers	Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Jack Johnson
8:32	NY Rangers	Nick Holden shot blocked by Ryan Murray
8:41	Columbus	Brandon Saad credited with hit on Jesper Fast in neutral zone
8:54	Columbus	Shot on goal by Alexander Wennberg saved by Henrik Lundqvist
9:01	Columbus	Shot missed by Nick Foligno
9:16	Columbus	Giveaway by Nick Foligno in defensive zone
9:44	Columbus	Shot missed by Josh Anderson
10:10	Columbus	Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Henrik Lundqvist
10:11		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
10:11	NY Rangers	Oscar Lindberg won faceoff in offensive zone
10:39	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky credited with hit on Oscar Lindberg in neutral zone
11:03		Stoppage - Icing
11:03	Columbus	Sam Gagner won faceoff in offensive zone
11:19	Columbus	Shot on goal by Sam Gagner saved by Henrik Lundqvist
11:21		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
11:21	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan won faceoff in offensive zone
11:30	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Mats Zuccarello saved by Curtis McElhinney
11:31		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
11:31	NY Rangers	J.T. Miller won faceoff in defensive zone
11:39	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Kevin Hayes saved by Curtis McElhinney
11:44	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Kevin Hayes saved by Curtis McElhinney
11:58	Columbus	Giveaway by Matt Calvert in defensive zone
12:15	NY Rangers	Giveaway by Kevin Hayes in defensive zone
12:31	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Oscar Lindberg saved by Curtis McElhinney
12:57	NY Rangers	Goal scored by Adam Clendening assisted by Jesper Fast and Oscar Lindberg
12:57	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan won faceoff in neutral zone
13:18	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Chris Kreider saved by Curtis McElhinney
13:36	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Derek Stepan saved by Curtis McElhinney
13:43	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Chris Kreider saved by Curtis McElhinney
13:48	NY Rangers	Mats Zuccarello credited with hit on Boone Jenner in neutral zone
13:54	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky credited with hit on Ryan McDonagh in defensive zone
14:01	Columbus	Shot missed by David Savard
15:25	Columbus	Shot on goal by Josh Anderson saved by Henrik Lundqvist
15:43	NY Rangers	Mats Zuccarello credited with hit on Zach Werenski in defensive zone
16:05	NY Rangers	Shot missed by Kevin Hayes
16:19	NY Rangers	Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by David Savard
16:33	Columbus	Shot missed by Boone Jenner
16:39	Columbus	Shot on goal by Brandon Dubinsky saved by Henrik Lundqvist
16:54	NY Rangers	Ryan McDonagh credited with hit on Cam Atkinson in offensive zone
17:00	Columbus	Cam Atkinson credited with hit on Dan Girardi in defensive zone
17:11	Columbus	Boone Jenner credited with hit on Dan Girardi in defensive zone
17:12	Columbus	Shot on goal by Seth Jones saved by Henrik Lundqvist
17:13		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
17:13	Columbus	Alexander Wennberg won faceoff in defensive zone
17:27	Columbus	Shot missed by Brandon Saad
17:28		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
17:28	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff in defensive zone
17:47	Columbus	Shot on goal by Cam Atkinson saved by Henrik Lundqvist
17:54	Columbus	Takeaway by Brandon Dubinsky in defensive zone
17:57	NY Rangers	Oscar Lindberg credited with hit on Brandon Dubinsky in offensive zone
18:23		Stoppage - Icing
18:23	Columbus	William Karlsson won faceoff in offensive zone
18:33	NY Rangers	Adam Clendening shot blocked by William Karlsson
18:44	Columbus	David Savard credited with hit on Chris Kreider in offensive zone
19:12		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
19:12	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff in offensive zone
19:18	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Kevin Hayes saved by Curtis McElhinney
19:19		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
19:19	Columbus	Brandon Dubinsky won faceoff in offensive zone
19:40	Columbus	Giveaway by Seth Jones in defensive zone
19:43	NY Rangers	Goal scored by Michael Grabner
19:43		Stoppage - Home Timeout
19:43	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan won faceoff in neutral zone
19:59	Columbus	Shot on goal by Zach Werenski saved by Henrik Lundqvist
20:00		End of 3rd period
20:00		End of Game

Game Information

Arena: Nationwide Arena Location: Columbus, Ohio	Referees: Mike Leggo, Francois St. Laurent Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Pierre Racicot
Attendance: 19,001 (104.8% full)

Team Statistical Comparison

Key:  NY Rangers   Columbus
Total Shots    34  37	PIM  8    6	Hits    13  17	Giveaways    5  7	Takeaways    3  5	Faceoffs Won  35    28

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	NYR	CBJ
1:54		Markus Nutivaara (2) Assist: Josh Anderson	0	1
4:37		Cam Atkinson (19) (Power Play) Assists: Sam Gagner, Nick Foligno	0	2
14:01		Oscar Lindberg (1) Assists: Michael Grabner, Nick Holden	1	2
15:57		Scott Hartnell (10) Assist: Sam Gagner	1	3
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
4:27		Ryan McDonagh: 2 Minutes for Cross checking
8:12		Mats Zuccarello: 2 Minutes for Tripping
11:15		Marek Hrivik: 2 Minutes for Hooking
18:19		Chris Kreider: 2 Minutes for Roughing
18:19		Scott Hartnell: 2 Minutes for Roughing
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	NYR	CBJ
3:00		Lukas Sedlak (4) Assists: Scott Hartnell, Jack Johnson	1	4
4:12		Michael Grabner (17) Unassisted	2	4
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
8:50		David Savard: 2 Minutes for Slashing
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	NYR	CBJ
1:22		Adam Clendening (1) (Power Play) Assists: J.T. Miller, Kevin Hayes	3	4
12:57		Adam Clendening (2) Assists: Oscar Lindberg, Jesper Fast	4	4
19:43		Michael Grabner (18) Unassisted	5	4
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
0:13		Nick Foligno: 2 Minutes for Tripping

Player Summary

New York Rangers Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % A. Clendening D 2 0 -1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 15:02 1:15 0:00 13:47 0 0 00.0 J. Fast RW 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 24 15:47 0:00 1:00 14:47 0 0 00.0 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 27 19:10 0:00 3:10 16:00 0 0 00.0 M. Grabner RW 2 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 15:10 0:00 0:59 14:11 1 0 100.0 K. Hayes RW 0 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 16:25 1:15 2:12 12:58 3 7 30.0 N. Holden D 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 29 22:01 0:55 1:10 19:56 0 0 00.0 M. Hrivik LW 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 13 7:32 0:00 0:30 7:02 4 3 57.1 N. Jensen LW 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 6:59 0:00 0:00 6:59 0 0 00.0 K. Klein D 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 15:48 0:00 1:00 14:48 0 0 00.0 C. Kreider LW 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 2 3 0 0 29 19:53 1:54 0:00 17:59 0 0 00.0 O. Lindberg C 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 14:47 0:00 0:00 14:47 9 5 64.3 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 30 24:58 2:14 3:00 19:44 0 0 00.0 J. Miller C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 26 17:14 1:15 2:12 13:47 1 2 33.3 B. Pirri C 0 0 -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 8:42 1:54 0:00 6:48 2 1 66.7 B. Skjei D 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 21:06 0:00 0:00 21:06 0 0 00.0 D. Stepan C 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 33 21:34 1:54 0:59 18:41 15 10 60.0 J. Vesey LW 0 0 -1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 12:13 1:15 0:00 10:58 0 0 00.0 M. Zuccarello RW 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 2 3 0 0 30 19:59 1:54 0:28 17:37 0 0 00.0 New York Rangers Scratches Player Detail R. Nash Groin M. Staal Upper Body Columbus Blue Jackets Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % J. Anderson RW 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 13:13 0:00 0:00 13:13 0 0 00.0 C. Atkinson RW 1 0 -1 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 23 17:59 3:12 1:08 13:39 0 0 00.0 M. Calvert LW 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 18 14:51 0:00 1:05 13:46 0 0 00.0 B. Dubinsky C 0 0 -2 1 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 23 17:15 0:58 1:08 15:09 10 7 58.8 N. Foligno LW 0 1 -2 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 26 17:59 3:12 0:17 14:30 0 0 00.0 S. Gagner C 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 13:45 3:12 0:00 10:33 2 4 33.3 S. Hartnell LW 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 16 9:35 0:56 0:00 8:39 0 0 00.0 B. Jenner C 0 0 -2 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 20 16:49 0:58 0:39 15:12 1 0 100.0 J. Johnson D 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 29 20:58 0:00 1:18 19:40 0 0 00.0 S. Jones D 0 0 -2 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 28 23:28 0:58 1:44 20:46 0 0 00.0 W. Karlsson C 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 14:34 0:00 0:58 13:36 7 10 41.2 R. Murray D 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 21 17:54 0:00 1:51 16:03 0 0 00.0 M. Nutivaara D 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 12:32 0:00 0:00 12:32 0 0 00.0 B. Saad LW 0 0 -3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 27 16:31 0:58 0:17 15:16 0 0 00.0 D. Savard D 0 0 -1 2 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 29 20:52 0:02 0:39 20:11 0 0 00.0 L. Sedlak C 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 8:45 0:00 0:00 8:45 2 5 28.6 A. Wennberg C 0 0 -2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 18:21 3:12 0:46 14:23 6 9 40.0 Z. Werenski D 0 0 -1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 19:53 3:12 0:46 15:55 0 0 00.0 Columbus Blue Jackets Scratches Player Detail D. Prout Scratched S. Harrington Scratched M. Hannikainen Scratched

Goaltending Summary

New York Rangers Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM H. Lundqvist 37 4 33 .892 60:00 0	Columbus Blue Jackets Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM C. McElhinney 34 5 29 .853 59:37 0

Shots On Goal

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T
New York Rangers	7	11	16	34
Columbus	15	13	9	37

Power Play Summary

Team	PPG / PPO
New York Rangers	1 of 2
Columbus	1 of 3

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.