Despite 37 saves from Elvis Merzlikins, the Blue Jackets losing streak extended to five after a 4-3 shootout loss to the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F/SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE JACKETS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| NY RANGERS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
1st Period
Justin Danforth opened the scoring at 16:26 from the front of the net when he deflected Erik Gudbranson's wrist shot from the right-wing wall.
#CBJ Gudbranson (44) has a ton of time and space as he fires a shot from the wall that's deflected in by Danforth (17). CBJ 1-0 #NYR https://t.co/y9QPAff0eP
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) November 13, 2023
Chris Kreider tied the game with a right-circle shot on an odd-man rush at 18:46 after receiving a nice no-look feed from Erik Gustafsson.
#CBJ Gudbranson (44) gets caught too far into the offensive zone and the Rangers have numbers as Zibanejad (93) chips the puck up to Wheeler (17), who finds Gustafsson (56) in the slot, who dishes a no-look feed to Kreider (20) in the right circle for the goal. CBJ 1-1 #NYR https://t.co/9TMjAeNXAu
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) November 13, 2023
The clubs were knotted at one after the first period with each team registering seven shots on goal.
2nd Period
After a turnover by Adam Boqvist, Vincent Trocheck's cross-ice feed found Alexis Lafreniere, who beat Elvis Merzlikins from the left doorstep at 11:17.
Another avoidable goal conceded by the Jackets. This time, Boqvist's (27) pass doesn't connect with Bean (22), and Panarin (10) picks up the puck, finds Trocheck (16), who finds the goal-scorer Lafreniere (13) with a cross-ice feed. #CBJ 1-2 #NYR https://t.co/WEvHavboMd
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) November 13, 2023
Adam Fantilli tied the game with a lightning-quick wrist shot from the left circle at 12:35 that beat Rangers goalie Jonathan Quick to the far side.
Just an absolutely wicked quick release here by #CBJ Fantilli (11) to beat #NYR Quick (32) to the far side from the right circle. https://t.co/S1VmFxIhpt
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) November 13, 2023
Sean Kuraly dispatched a rebound from Alexandre Texier's shot past Quick from the right doorstep at 12:54 to give the Jackets a 3-2 lead.
#CBJ Gudbranson (44) does a nice job of keeping Jones' (6) clearing attempt in the zone before finding Texier (42) who fires a shot off Quick's (32) pads, where Kuraly (7) is able to score from the right doorstep. CBJ 3-2 #NYR https://t.co/BLm75rtFv2
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) November 13, 2023
Columbus headed to the third period ahead 3-2 along with a 23-22 edge in shots on goal.
3rd Period
Jack Roslovic had a great chance to double the lead at 6:27 after a feed from Johnny Gaudreau saw him in front of the net, but Quick made the save.
Lafreniere tied the game from the right doorstep at 19:49 to send the game to overtime.
The Jackets and Rangers headed to the extra period with New York ahead 39-26 in shots on goal.
Overtime
Both teams had several chances highlighted by Texier's left-circle shot, but nobody found the net.
Shootout
Lafreniere scored the shootout's only goal and the Rangers won.
With the loss, the Jackets fall to 4-7-4.
Stats
- Shots on Goal: CBJ 29-40 NYR
- Face-off %: CBJ 36.2-63.8 NYR
- Power play: CBJ 0/1-0/3 NYR
- Giveaways: CBJ 4-10 NYR
- Takeaways: CBJ 5-7 NYR
- Blocked shots: CBJ 22-12 NYR
- Hits: CBJ 11-18 NYR
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5-on-5 stats (via naturalstattrick.com):
- Expected Goals (xG): CBJ 2.22-2.10 NYR
- Shot Attempts (CF): CBJ 40-59 NYR
- Shots on Goal (SF): CBJ 23-31 NYR
- Scoring Chances (SCF): CBJ 24-24 NYR
- High-Danger Chances (HDCF): CBJ 12-4 NYR
Injury Update
No players on the active roster are injured.
Next Up
The Blue Jackets return to Columbus to face the Penguins on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
The club is back in action at Nationwide Arena against the Coyotes on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
