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Columbus Blue Jackets vs New York Rangers

Regular season · Sunday, December 13, 2026 · Madison Square Garden

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CBJNHL · CBJHN · MSG

Game preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, December 13, 2026, with puck drop at 6:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, CBJHN and MSG.

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

Rest and travel

Blue Jackets

First game of a road trip.

  1. 32026-12-03: at CAR
  2. 42026-12-04: no game
  3. 52026-12-05: at NSH
  4. 62026-12-06: no game
  5. 72026-12-07: at TBL
  6. 82026-12-08: no game
  7. 92026-12-09: no game
  8. 102026-12-10: vs MIN
  9. 112026-12-11: no game
  10. 122026-12-12: vs MTL
  11. 132026-12-13: at NYR, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~478 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~478 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Rangers

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Carolina and Detroit).

  1. 32026-12-03: vs SJS
  2. 42026-12-04: no game
  3. 52026-12-05: vs COL
  4. 62026-12-06: no game
  5. 72026-12-07: vs NJD
  6. 82026-12-08: at CAR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 92026-12-09: no game
  8. 102026-12-10: no game
  9. 112026-12-11: at DET
  10. 122026-12-12: no game
  11. 132026-12-13: vs CBJ
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~481 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,417 mi
on this 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

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CBJNYR

Settled lines

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

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

Goalie pull, down one

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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

Season series