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New York Rangers vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular season · Saturday, October 17, 2026 · Nationwide Arena

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CBJNHL · CBJHN · MSG

Game preview

The New York Rangers visit the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Saturday, October 17, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, CBJHN and MSG.

This is the first of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Rangers

Game 2 of a road trip: New Jersey, now Columbus.

  1. 72026-10-07: no game
  2. 82026-10-08: no game
  3. 92026-10-09: at WSH
  4. 102026-10-10: no game
  5. 112026-10-11: vs VAN
  6. 122026-10-12: no game
  7. 132026-10-13: vs TBL
  8. 142026-10-14: no game
  9. 152026-10-15: at NJD
  10. 162026-10-16: no game
  11. 172026-10-17: at CBJ
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~468 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~478 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Blue Jackets

Another game at home.

  1. 72026-10-07: no game
  2. 82026-10-08: no game
  3. 92026-10-09: vs PIT
  4. 102026-10-10: at STL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 112026-10-11: no game
  6. 122026-10-12: no game
  7. 132026-10-13: vs FLA
  8. 142026-10-14: no game
  9. 152026-10-15: no game
  10. 162026-10-16: no game
  11. 172026-10-17: vs NYR
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

New York RangersRangersTue, Oct 13 vs TBL
  1. L1Zibanejad#93Dorofeyev#16Perreault#94
    10:41 together at 5v5
  2. L2Kartye#24Lafrenière#13Miller#10
    9:44 together at 5v5
  3. L3Cuylle#50Laba#42Tolvanen#17
    8:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewRempe#73Beaudoin#53Bjorkstrand#28
    2:31 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pettersson#26Durzi#5
    16:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Gavrikov#44Fox#23
    12:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Schneider#4Smits#12
    9:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Lafrenière LZibanejad CMiller CPerreault RFox D2:48
  2. 2Cuylle LBjorkstrand RTolvanen RPerreault RDurzi D0:30

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kartye LTolvanen RGavrikov DFox D0:45
  2. 2Kartye LTolvanen RPettersson DSchneider D0:38
Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsTue, Oct 13 vs FLA
  1. L1Knies#89Johnson#91Fantilli#19
    8:53 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMonahan#23Nichushkin#43Garland#83
    6:27 together at 5v5
  3. L3Coyle#3Sillinger#4Olivier#24
    4:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewHeinen#58Lomberg#94Voronkov#10
    4:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1Severson#78Werenski#8
    15:29 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewGudbranson#44Soucy#7
    9:43 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewChristiansen#2Mateychuk#5
    9:42 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Knies LCoyle CJohnson CFantilli CWerenski D1:19
  2. 2Voronkov LMonahan CNichushkin RGarland RMateychuk D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Coyle CSillinger CSeverson DWerenski D1:10
  2. 2Heinen LCoyle CChristiansen DMateychuk D0:59

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NYRCBJ

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NYR 75% (6th most settled)CBJ 63% (10th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

NYR 1:36 left (9th latest · 22 pulls)CBJ 1:29 left (3rd latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NYR 47.0s (8th shortest)CBJ 50.6s (5th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NYR 28% (14th least often)CBJ 34% (6th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series