COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Tarasov (knee); Placed on Injured/Non-Roster (Oct. 9); Week-to-Week (14 Games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 33
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 11 Activated Laine off Injured Reserve and assigned Jiricek to Cleveland (AHL)
AGAINST THE RANGERS
2023-24 Series: 1-0-0 (0-0-0 at NYR)
2022-23 Series: 1-3-0 (1-1-0 at NYR)
All-Time Series: 22-21-1-4 (10-7-1-3)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 4-6-0 | 7-3-0
All-Time GF/GA: 144/146
All-Time SF/SA: 1,483/1,512
All-Time PP: 21-of-149
All-Time PK: 119-of-143
LAST GAME VS. NYR: OCT. 14, 2023 – CBJ 5 vs. NYR 3
CBJ Goal Scorers: Jenner (1), PP – Jenner (2), Jenner (3), Jiricek (1), Danforth (1)
NYR Goal Scorers: Gustafsson (1), Cuylle (1), PP – Kreider (3)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (24/25; 39:54); Martin (15/17; 20:00); NYR – Shesterkin (16/21; 56:40)
CBJ PP: 1/1; PK: 2/3 |
Shots: CBJ: 21 / NYR: 42
3 Stars: 1. Jenner, CBJ; 2. Gaudreau, CBJ; 3. Jiricek, CBJ
Noteworthy: Vincent earned his 1st victory as a head coach in the NHL… Jenner notched his 2nd career hat trick (also 3/12/19 vs. BOS), marking the 8th natural hat trick in club history and the earliest hat trick scored in a season… Jiricek scored his 1st career goal in his season debut… Gaudreau registered his 1st multi-point game of the campaign (0-2-2)… Provorov tallied his two points as a Blue Jacket (0-2-2).
BACK-TO-BACK ON THE ROAD
The Blue Jackets close out a stretch of four-of-five games played away from Nationwide Arena from Nov. 4-12 on Sunday at the NY Rangers. The team kicked off its second of 13 back-to-back sets of the campaign with a 5-4 loss at Detroit on Saturday. CBJ swept their first back-to-back set of the campaign, 3-1 over Calgary on Oct. 20 and 5-4 in overtime at Minnesota on Oct. 21. It’s the first of three back-to-backs in the month of November (Nov. 18 at Washington/Nov. 19 at Philadelphia and Nov. 26 at Carolina/Nov. 27 vs. Boston).
JACKETS ON THE KILL
Columbus has killed off all 18 opponent power play opportunities over the past seven contests dating back to Oct. 28 after denying Detroit on all three of its attempts on Saturday. The club ranks third in the NHL in penalty kill percentage this season at 88.4 pct. (38-of-43) and lead the League in penalty kill percentage since Oct. 10 (93.8 pct.), killing off 30-of-32 opponent power play chances over the last 11 games.
BLOCK IT LIKE IT’S HOT
CBJ has been credited with 65 blocked shots over the past three games, including the now fifth-highest total in a game this season with 30 in Monday’s game at Florida. It was also tied for the second-most (third time) blocked shots in a single game in franchise history (stats kept since 2005-06), trailing only 34 blocked shots registered on Mar. 17, 2012 at Vancouver. The club ranks second in the NHL in blocked shots-per-60 minutes (19.31) and third in blocked shots this season (274). Defenseman Erik Gudbranson leads the team and ranks ninth-T among all NHL skaters in blocked shots in 2023-24 with 36. He has posted 1-3-4 and seven blocked shots in the last five games, including his fourth career multi-assist outing with two assists last Monday at Florida.
NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:
RANGERS RUNDOWN
– The New York Rangers finish their three-game homestand with their second contest of the season against the Columbus Blue Jackets (7:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 1050 AM). – New York’s next game after tonight will come on Saturday, Nov. 18 in New Jersey and its next home game is November 25 against Boston. – The Rangers have points in nine-straight games (8-0-1) and are 4-1-0 at home. With a point against Columbus, they will match their season-long streak from last year (10 GP – Jan. 12 – Feb. 18, 2023). On 17 occasions in franchise history have the Blueshirts had a point streak of 10 games or more. – In the NHL, New York has the third most wins (10) and points (21). – It is the fourth time in team history the Blueshirts have won at least 10 of their first 13 games of a season (2023-24, 2016- 17, 2008-09, 1990-91). – The Rangers have the NHL’s second best power play percentage (35.7) and have scored power play goals in 11 of their first 13 games. The Rangers’ 15 power play goals are the fourth most in the league. On the flip side, the Blueshirts’ 86.4 penalty kill percentage is tied for sixth in the league. The Blueshirts have a perfect penalty kill in three-straight games and four of their last five contests. – New York has seven players (Kreider, Fox, Gustafsson, Lafreniere, Panarin, Trocheck, Zibanejad) with nine or more points, tied for the second most in the NHL behind Winnipeg’s eight. – The Rangers have the second best (tied) faceoff percentage in the NHL with a 55.1 percent mark. New York has been over 50 percent in the faceoff circle in 11 of 13 games. LAST GAME – With 234 blocked shots, the Blueshirts rank fourth in the NHL. – Tonight, Mika Zibanejad will play in his 500th game with the Rangers. – The Blueshirts have the third fewest GA/GP (2.08) in the NHL and have allowed the third fewest shots per game in the NHL (27.4). In seven of 13 games, the Rangers have allowed one or fewer goals against – the most in the NHL. – Against Columbus, the Rangers have won six of their last nine games. – The Rangers’ defensemen have recorded 37 points, the sixth most in the NHL, and nine goals are tied for the fourth most. 30.8 percent of all points recorded this season have come from defensemen, the second highest mark in the NHL. – New York is 8-1-1 when scoring first, tied for the most such wins in the NHL. – This weekend, Rangers legendary goaltender will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Lundqvist manned New York’s crease for each of his 15 NHL seasons and set franchise records for games played by a goaltender (887), wins (459) and shutouts (64) while also establishing Rangers records for career playoff games played by a goaltender (130), wins (61) and shutouts (10).
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 11 – Connor Mackey recalled from Hartford
Nov. 10 – Louis Domingue recalled from Hartford
Nov. 10 – Connor Mackey, Louis Domingue, Dylan Garand re-assigned to Hartford
NEW YORK NETMINDERS
As a team, the Blueshirts have the fourth highest (tied) save percentage in the NHL (.924) and third lowest GAA (2.04). The Rangers have had three goaltenders earn a win for them this season, all three allowing one or fewer goals in their first start. On 11 instances in NHL history, a team has had three goaltenders earn a win and allow one or fewer goals in their first starts of the season.
