CBJ
Columbus Blue Jackets
40-29-12 · L1 · L10: 2-7-1
OT
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
Final/OT
5—4
2026-03-02 · Madison Square Garden
NYR
New York Rangers
33-38-9 · L2 · L10: 5-5-0
W
OT
L
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
NYR controlled xG 2.7 to 2.3 but CBJ won on execution · Decided in overtime
xG Flow
CUMULATIVECBJ xG
2.30
ACTUAL
5 — 4
NYR xG
2.66
Scoring Timeline
0.11
HIGH xG
1P 05:50Even Strength
19
Adam Fantilli(16)
C · CBJ · #19
Kirill Marchenko (28), Denton Mateychuk (14)CBJ 1 - 0 NYR
0.06
MED xG
1P 15:32Power Play
86
Kirill Marchenko(21)
R · CBJ · #86
Ivan Provorov (15), Charlie Coyle (29)CBJ 2 - 0 NYR
0.15
HIGH xG
2P 03:27Power Play
23
Sean Monahan(11)
C · CBJ · #23
CBJ 3 - 0 NYR
0.04
MED xG
2P 11:54Even Strength
24
Mathieu Olivier(9)
R · CBJ · #24
Charlie Coyle (30), Damon Severson (18)CBJ 4 - 0 NYR
0.11
HIGH xG
3P 00:30Even Strength
84
Vladislav Gavrikov(10)
D · NYR · #84
Alexis Lafrenière (21), Will Cuylle (16)CBJ 4 - 1 NYR
0.03
LOW xG
3P 00:54Even Strength
94
Gabe Perreault(4)
R · NYR · #94
CBJ 4 - 2 NYR
0.41
HIGH xG
3P 12:52Power Play
17
Will Borgen(4)
D · NYR · #17
Gabe Perreault (6), J.T. Miller (24)CBJ 4 - 3 NYR
0.09
MED xG
3P 15:14Even Strength94
Gabe Perreault(5)
R · NYR · #94
Will Borgen (5), Vincent Trocheck (27)CBJ 4 - 4 NYR
0.11
HIGH xG
OT 01:043 on 386
Kirill Marchenko(22)
R · CBJ · #86
Damon Severson (19), Adam Fantilli (25)CBJ 5 - 4 NYR
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
90
Elvis Merzlikins
G · CBJ · #90
29/33 saves, .878 SV%, -1.2 GSAx
★2
94
Gabe Perreault
R · NYR · #94
2G, 1A, 6 SOG
★3
86
Kirill Marchenko
R · CBJ · #86
2G, 1A, 4 SOG
Team Stats
CBJNYR
29Shots33
2.30xGF2.66
43.1CF%56.9
48.5FO%51.5
1/1PP0/1
15Hits27
21Blocks13
13Giveaways11
3Takeaways6
2PIM2
Period Breakdown
| Period | CBJ SOG | NYR SOG | CBJ xG | NYR xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | 4 | 0.83 | 0.13 |
| 2nd | 7 | 12 | 1.08 | 0.72 |
| 3rd | 9 | 13 | 0.27 | 1.81 |
| OT | 0 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.00 |
| Total | 24 | 29 | 2.29 | 2.66 |
Penalties
2 TOTAL1P 14:34
Teamunsportsmanlike-conduct-bench (2 min)
2P 02:14
Boone Jennertripping (2 min)
Drawn by Matthew Robertson