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Columbus Blue Jackets vs New York Rangers

Regular season · Sunday, January 3, 2027 · Madison Square Garden

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Game preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, January 3, 2027, with puck drop at 6:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, CBJHN, SN+ and TVAS.

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

Rest and travel

Blue Jackets

First game of a road trip.

  1. 242026-12-24: no game
  2. 252026-12-25: no game
  3. 262026-12-26: at WSH
  4. 272026-12-27: vs EDM, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 282026-12-28: no game
  6. 292026-12-29: at MTL
  7. 302026-12-30: no game
  8. 312026-12-31: vs WSH
  9. 12027-01-01: no game
  10. 22027-01-02: vs BOS
  11. 32027-01-03: 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

Back home after a game in Dallas.

  1. 242026-12-24: no game
  2. 252026-12-25: no game
  3. 262026-12-26: no game
  4. 272026-12-27: at STL
  5. 282026-12-28: no game
  6. 292026-12-29: vs DET
  7. 302026-12-30: no game
  8. 312026-12-31: at DAL
  9. 12027-01-01: no game
  10. 22027-01-02: no game
  11. 32027-01-03: vs CBJ
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,372 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,745 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