The loss ends the Jackets' winning streak at six games, but extends their string of games earning a point to seven. "It was a great hockey game," Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason said on the FanDuel Sports Network postgame show.

Vincent Trocheck was the lone scorer in a shootout win for the Rangers over the Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

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Even on a night when their offense was nearly non-existent, the Rangers’ continued their recent winning ways. Thanks to Igor Shesterkin.

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Tarasov became the first goaltender in NHL history to record his first career shutout and suffer a loss in the same game.

Prediction for the NHL New York Rangers vs Columbus Blue Jackets match will occur on January 19. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

A mid-January game against the Columbus Blue Jackets originally didn’t jump off the New York Rangers schedule as anything special. But it’s a downright critical game for each team when the Rangers host the Blue Jackets at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

Saturday, January 18th marked the New York Rangers return to Madison Square Garden after a three game road stretch in addition to goaltender Igor Shesterkin's f

The simple answer is that the Rangers are winning again and wins fuel confidence. “You have to do the right things in order to get a win and at the end of the day it’s the winning that helps build the confidence,” Peter Laviolette said. I do think it’s starting to build because we are putting wins in the column.”

The Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers met for the first time this season Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers entered the game five points behind the Blue Jackets in the standings right in the thick of the wildcard race in the Eastern Conference.