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Rangers vs Blue Jackets Final: 6-2 - Recap

The Blue Jackets came up short Tuesday against the Rangers, falling 6-2.

The Rangers were a -385 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.

New York got goals from Mika Zibanejad, Vincent Trocheck, Filip Chytil, Vladimir Tarasenko, Artemi Panarin, and Patrick Kane in the victory. Chytil opened the scoring at 5:23 of the first period.

Igor Shesterkin turned in a 28-save effort for the Rangers.

Columbus got goals from Kirill Marchenko, and Johnny Gaudreau in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Columbus got a 30-stop effort from Michael Hutchinson in the loss.

On the power play, New York went 1-for-2, while the Blue Jackets were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.

Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 36-30.

Next game, New York takes its act on the road to face New Jersey looking for another win. For Columbus, they head on the road to face Boston.