COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:
Mar. 28, 2023 Game No. 73 (23-42-7, 53 pts.)
at New York Rangers (43-20-10, 96 pts.), Madison Square Garden Road Game No. 37 (9-22-5, 23 pts.) The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.
THE LAST GAME: MAR. 25, 2023 – CBJ 2 at MTL 8
CBJ Goal Scorers: Pederson (3), Marchenko (19)
MTL Goal Scorers: Hoffman (13), Ylonen (6), Harvey-Pinard (10), Harvey-Pinard (11), Gallagher (5), PP – Harvey-Pinard (12), Belzile (5), Suzuki (23)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (18/24; 37:02), Hutchinson (6/8; 22:58); MTL – Montembeault (21/23; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/4; PK: 2/3 | Shots: CBJ: 23 / MTL: 32
3 Stars: 1. Harvey-Pinard, MTL; 2. Suzuki, MTL; 3. Hoffman, MTL
Noteworthy: CBJ went 1-2-0 in their season series vs. MTL… CBJ and MTL were tied, 2-2, after the 1st period, but MTL scored 6 unanswered goals to win (4 in 2nd and 2 in 3rd)… Johnson tallied his 23rd assist of the season to extend his points streak to 3-straight games (1-3-4)… Roslovic registered his 32nd assist of the campaign, extending his points streak to 3 consecutive outings (2-3-5)… Marchenko scored a goal and now has 3-1-4 in his past 6 contests… Pederson scored a goal to give him 1-1-2 in his last 3 outings.
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); approximately 6 months (66 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (59 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (57 games)
Laine (triceps strain); approximately two-four weeks (2 games)
Gudbranson (separated shoulder); approximately six weeks (1 game)
Olivier (lower leg bone bruise); approximately two-four weeks (1 game)
Blankenburg (ankle); week-to-week
Merzlikins (lower body); day-to-day
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 464
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Mar. 27 Added Sweezey to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 26 Added Gillies to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Lalonde to Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 25 Added Christiansen and Fix-Wolansky to the roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 23 Loaned Sillinger to Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 22 Assigned Tarasov to Cleveland (AHL)
TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
7pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan
AGAINST THE RANGERS
2022-23 Series: 1-1-0 (1-0-0 at NYR)
2021-22 Series: 1-2-0 (0-1-0 at NYR)
All-Time Series: 21-19-1-4 (10-6-1-3 at NYR)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 5-5-0 | 7-3-0
All-Time GF/GA: 137/133
All-Time SF/SA: 1,410/1,406
All-Time PP: 19-of-142
All-Time PK: 114-of-137
THE LAST GAME VS. NYR: JAN. 16, 2023 – CBJ 1 vs. NYR 3
CBJ Goal Scorers: Peeke (4)
NYR Goal Scorers: Zibanejad (20), PP – Goodrow (9), Kravtsov (3)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (30/33; 56:54); NYR – Halak (22/23; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/4; PK: 4/5 | Shots: CBJ: 23 / NYR: 33
3 Stars: 1. Zibanejad, NYR; 2. Kakko, NYR; 3. Peeke, CBJ
Noteworthy: NYR scored twice in the 1st and added one in the 2nd… Peeke scored CBJ’s lone goal 1:21 into the 3rd… Roslovic recorded his 20th assist of the season, giving him assists in two-straight games (0-3-3).
SEASON SERIES LEFT: Apr. 8 at CBJ
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. NYR)
CBJ had their 2-game win streak snapped in the series in the most recent meeting on Jan. 16… The club has picked up points in 11 of the last 17 games in the all-time series since 2/26/17 (10-6-1)… CBJ have won 7 of the last 9 games played at MSG dating back to 1/31/17… Winning team has scored 4+ goals in 4 of the last 5 meetings… CBJ have recorded 3 of the 4 shutouts in the all-time series but NYR recorded the most recent one by Shesterkin on 10/29/21 (4-0 W at NYR)… NYR own 2 of the 3 hat tricks and penalty shots in the all-time series… Most goals scored at NYR: 6 (1/31/17)… Most goals allowed at NYR: 7 (11/23/09).
NOTED (Player Highlights vs. NYR)
Gaudreau notched his 300th career point (2nd goal) on 10/21/18 at NYR… Gudbranson notched his 1st career assist on 12/11/11 at NYR and skated in his 500th career game on 12/22/19 at NYR… Jenner skated in his 100th career game on 4/6/15 at NYR and his 200th career game on 11/18/16 vs. NYR… Laine notched his 4th career hat trick on 3/6/18 at NYR (Lundqvist)… Peeke made his NHL debut on 12/5/19 vs. NYR.
PLAYER NOTABLES vs. NYR
• Gaudreau – 8-7-15 in 15 career GP, including points in 5 of his last 7 games – with 3 multi-point efforts (6-3-9)
• Kuraly – 4-2-6 in 21 career GP, including points in 2 of his last 3 games against the NYR (2-1-3)
• Foudy – 0-2-2 in 2 career GP, including notching his 1st career multi-assist game in the last game at MSG on 10/23/22
• Roslovic – 1-3-4 in 11 career GP, including assists in each of his last 2 games against the club (0-3-3)
NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
New York Rangers 4, Florida Panthers 3 – March 25, 2023 – FLA Live Arena
NYR Goals: K. Kakko (14), A. Lafreniere (15), P. Kane (20), F. Chytil (21)
FLA Goals: A. Barkov (19, 20), R. Lomberg (11)
NYR Goalie: J. Halak (W – 31/34)
FLA Goalie: S. Bobrovsky (L – 38/42)
NYR Shots: 42
FLA Shots: 34
NYR PP: 0/3
NYR PK: 2/2
RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers closed out the road trip with a multi-goal comeback win in Sunrise on Saturday. The Rangers extended their road point streak to five-straight road games (4-0-1) and have points in 16 of their last road 19 contests (11-3-5).
RANGERS RUNDOWN
- The New York Rangers head back home for a meeting against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Madison Square Garden (7:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). The Blueshirts have nine more games left in the regular season (four at home, five on road).
- The Blueshirts clinched a spot in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Monday night, the 62nd time in team history the they have made the postseason. New York’s 14 playoff appearances since the 2005-06 season are tied for the second most in the NHL.
- New York has points in nine of its last 10 games (8-1-1) and wins in six of its last seven contests. At home, the Rangers have won five of their last six and 10 of their last 13 games. The Blueshirts are 13-5-0 in their last 18 home games.
- Since December 5, New York is 32-10-5 for 69 points. In the NHL in that span, the Rangers rank third in points, wins, points percentage (.734), and power play percentage (23.7), while also ranking fourth in goals per game (3.55).
- With a 2.69 mark, the Rangers have allowed the fifth fewest goals against per game in the NHL.
- The Blueshirts have 21 comeback victories this season, tied for the third most in the NHL. New York is 15-2-5 when tied after two periods – their 15 wins are the most in the NHL.
- New York’s plus-21 goal differential in the third period ranks fourth in the NHL.
- The Blueshirts have scored 21 goals over their last five games and four or more goals in five of their last seven contests. When scoring four or more goals, New York is 29-0-0 and one of two teams in the NHL (VGK) to have a perfect such record.
- The Blueshirts have earned at least one point in eight of their last 12 games against Columbus (6-4-2). At home, the Rangers have points in three of their last five against them (1-2-2).
- Patrick Kane has recorded more assists (52) and points (76) against the Blue Jackets than any other opponent in the NHL.
- With Vincent Trocheck’s next goal, he would join Kreider, Zibanejad, Chytil and Panarin to hit the 20-goal mark this season. The last season to feature five different 20-goal scorers for the Ranger was 2015-16 (Derick Brassard, Mats Zuccarello, J.T. Miller, Derek Stepan and Chris Kreider).
- The Rangers defensemen group has compiled 176 points, tied for the third most in the NHL.
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Mar. 25 Florida W, 4-3
Mar. 23 at Carolina W, 2-1
Mar. 21 Carolina L, 3-2
Mar. 19 Nashville W, 7-0
Mar. 18 Pittsburgh W, 6-0
MAN GAMES LOST – 46
PLAYER INJURY/REASON DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
Ryan Lindgren Upper-Body Mar. 23-25 2
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 23 – Agreed to terms with Bryce McConnell-Barker on entry-level contract
March 21 – Agreed to terms with Brett Berard on entry-level contract
ALL-TIME RECORD 23-18-1-3 (50 PTS)
2022-23 1-1-0
2021-22 2-1-0
NYR HOME 9-7-1-3 (22 PTS)
NYR AWAY 14-11-0-0 (28 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 3-2-0
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Kane (24) – A: Kane (52) – Pts: Kane (76)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Kreider (15) – A: Stepan (21) – Pts: Kreider (21)
2022-23 SEASON SERIES
October 23 at MSG L, 5-1
January 16 at Columbus W, 3-1
March 28 at MSG 7:00 PM ET
April 8 at Columbus 7:00 PM ET
SPECIAL TEAMS
- On the penalty kill, New York has been perfect in its last seven games (16-for-16) and in 11 of its last 12 games (29-for-31)
- Since the trade deadline on March 3, the Blueshirts’ 92.9 PK percentage ranks first in the NHL.
