Rangers suffer tough loss to Blue Jackets in overtime, 4-3

Chris Kreider scored two goals for the Blueshirts

12/28/2018, 2:48 AM
Dec 27, 2018; New York, NY, USA; New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal (18) and Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Oliver Bjorkstrand (28) fight for the puck during the second period at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Danny Wild-USA TODAY Sports / Danny Wild
Dec 27, 2018; New York, NY, USA; New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal (18) and Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Oliver Bjorkstrand (28) fight for the puck during the second period at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Danny Wild-USA TODAY Sports / Danny Wild

Chris Kreider scored two goals for the Rangers but the Blue Jackets tied the game late in the third period before scoring the winner in overtime. >> Box score

First period:

  • 9:17 CBJ Oliver Bjorkstrand; Assists: Boone Jenner, Cam Atkinson
  • 13:59 NYR Jimmy Vesey; Assists: Kevin Hayes, Vladislav Namestnikov
  • 16:08 CBJ David Savard; Assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Scott Harrington

Second period:

  • 1:45 NYR Chris Kreider (Power play); Assists: Mats Zuccarello, Kevin Hayes

Third period:

  • 12:06 NYR Chris Kreider; Assists: Brady Skjei, Henrik Lundqvist
  • 17:40 CBJ Zach Werenski; Assists: Boone Jenner

Overtime:

  • 0:31 CBJ Pierre-Luc Dubois; Assists: Artemi Panarin, Seth Jones

What's next:

The Rangers travel to Nashville to take on the Predators on Saturday at 8 p.m.

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