A good game that ends up on the wrong side.
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0 | 1 | 0 | 0 / 0-1-0-1 | 2 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 0 / 0-0-1-0 | 1 |
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Mika Zibanejad scored in regulation, and J.T. Miller scored the deciding shootout goal as the New York Rangers defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Saturday night at Nationwide Arena.
Igor Shesterkin made 24 saves.
Dmitri Voronkov scored for Columbus. Jet Greaves made 31 saves. Dean Evason coached his 100th career game against the Rangers (49-41-10, .540 P%).
"That's a good hockey team," Werenski said. "They're structured very well. Obviously been a good road team all year. They didn't give us much, but I liked the way we competed and got a point out of it, so definitely on the tougher side of creating stuff, but I liked our compete as well."
With the Blue Jackets needing a jolt in the second period, how did they get back into it?
"No. 24," Evason said. "That got us going, right? Not necessarily the fight but the hit. He literally told the next pair that was going out to get (the puck) in his corner, and he was going to be physical and try to get things stirred up a bit, and he did.
"It gave us a real bump."
Despite the loss snapping a two-game winning streak, Columbus is on a four-game point streak.
Here's how this one went between the Blue Jackets and Rangers.
1st Period:
(5:42 — Penalty Shot): Miles Wood had a penalty shot attempt on Shesterkin after being sent down and going hard into the net.
Miles Wood on the forehand is denied by Igor Shesterkin on the penalty shot.#CBJ has been denied on six straight penalty shots. The last make? Cam Atkinson vs. Carolina in 2021.
— Jeff Svoboda (@JacketsInsider) November 16, 2025
2nd Period:
(5:42 — NYR Goal): Zibanejad broke the scoreless tie as he scored his sixth of the year on the power play to give the Rangers the 1-0 lead. Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox assisted on the play.
STUCK WITH IT. pic.twitter.com/mwxEVfM0us
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) November 16, 2025
(15:20 — CBJ Goal): The Blue Jackets found the equalizer when Voronkov scored his seventh on the power play to tie the game 1-1. Zach Werenski and Kirill Marchenko assisted. Marchenko extended his career-best point streak to 11 games (three goals, 10 assists).
VORO'S TAPS IT IN FOR THE TIE!
— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) November 16, 2025
CBJ x @FanaticsBook pic.twitter.com/WN6xU24uL8
Olivier didn't figure into the scoresheet from a points perspective, but he found a way to be an instrumental figure.
(15:57 — Fight): Mathieu Olivier fought Sam Carrick in a spirited battle, with the edge going to Olivier.
Sam Carrick and Mathieu Olivier were throwing some absolute BOMBS
— Spittin' Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) November 16, 2025
pic.twitter.com/IEgcPszlUU
Before that fight, with the Rangers leading 1-0, Olivier had a big hit on Matthew Robertson in the corner, helping wake everyone up inside the arena and getting the crowd of 16,298 ramped up.
Mathieu Olivier chooses body over puck every time #CBJ | #NYR pic.twitter.com/8IYZ1FYqvv
— Missin Curfew (@MissinCurfew) November 16, 2025
Shootout:
For the second game in the last three, this one was decided in extra time plus a shootout session. Vincent Trocheck and Marchenko were the scorers in the shootout before Miller came away with the deciding shootout tally to give the Rangers the 2-1 win. New York is an NHL-best 9-1-1 on the road. Columbus extended its point streak to four games.
| NYR | GAME STATS | CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | SHOTS | 25 |
| 47.6% | FACEOFFS | 52.4% |
| 1/2 | POWER PLAY | 1/2 |
| 1/2 | PENALTY KILL | 1/2 |
| 31 | HITS | 27 |
| 17 | GIVEAWAYS | 19 |
| 4 | TAKEAWAYS | 7 |
| 12 | BLOCKED SHOTS | 19 |
| ALL SITUATIONS ADVANCED STATS | ||
| 3.01 | EXPECTED GOALS | 3.22 |
| 77 | SHOT ATTEMPTS | 56 |
| 32 | SCORING CHANCES | 32 |
| 10 | HIGH-DANGER CHANCES | 11 |
| Data via NHL.com & NaturalStatTrick.com | ||
Stat Chat:
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Marchenko has registered a point in 16 of 18 games for the Blue Jackets. His 11-game point streak ties Patrik Laine (2021-22) for the third most in franchise history, trailing Cam Atkinson (12, 2018-19) and Ryan Johansen (13, 2014-15).
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Yegor Chinakhov played 7:13 for the night, and went 18:02 in between shifts between the second and third periods.
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The Blue Jackets have played five straight one-goal games (2-1-2), and nine of the last 11 games have been decided by one goal (5-2-2).
- Coming into the play, the winning team in the season series scored four or more goals in nine of the last 10 contests. The 2-1 final score ended a three-game streak by the winning team.
Up Next:
The Blue Jackets conclude the homestand on Monday night with the Montreal Canadiens. Puck-drop is 7:30 p.m.
