Preview
The New York Rangers (6-3-0, 1-3-0 on the road) visit the Columbus Blue Jackets (2-3-0, 2-2-0 at home) at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH on Sat, Oct 17, 2026, 7:00 PM ET (4:00 PM PT). Columbus is 7th in the Metropolitan Division and New York 2nd before the game. New York has won 2 of its last 4.
Injury report
NYR 5 long-term · CBJ 1 day-to-day
New York Rangers
Also out: 5 on injured reserve (Igor Shesterkin, Joe Veleno, Joonas Korpisalo, Aidan Thompson, …).
Columbus Blue Jackets
- Conor Garland RW · illnessDay-to-day
Season so far, before the game
Goals Against Average NYR 2.33 · CBJ 4.20
| Season | NYR | CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| Goals Against Average | 2.33 | 4.20 |
| Shots Against per Game | 24.8 | 26.8 |
| Penalty Kill Percentage | 92.9 | 61.1 |
| Power Play Goals Against | 2 | 7 |
| Short Handed Goals Against | 0 | 0 |
| Goals For per Game | 3.11 | 3.00 |
| Shots per Game | 22.8 | 27.8 |
| Power Play Goals | 6 | 2 |
| Power Play Percentage | 22.2 | 16.7 |
| Short Handed Goals | 1 | 0 |
| Penalty Minutes | 106 | 61 |
- Goals: Cole Sillinger (CBJ), 3
- Assists: Charlie Coyle (CBJ), 5
- Points: Cole Sillinger (CBJ), 5
- Goals: Alexis Lafreniere (NYR), 7
- Assists: Adam Fox (NYR), 9
- Points: Alexis Lafreniere (NYR), 11
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