Rangers – Columbus 3:5 (end)
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New York Rangers
3:5 (0:1, 1:1, 2:3)
Columbus Blue Jackets
Wednesday 21.03.2018, 00:10 • Madison Square Garden, New York • NHL
     
    56:54
    Penalty for Columbus Blue Jackets (Thomas Vanek – 2 min., tripping).
     
    53:36
    Penalty for Columbus Blue Jackets (Boone Jenner – 2 min., holding).
     
    46:32
    Penalty for Columbus Blue Jackets (Artemiy – 2 min., high-sticking).
     
    34:45
    Penalty for Columbus Blue Jackets (Markus Nutivaara – 2 min., hooking).
     
    33:02
    Penalty for New York Rangers (Paul Carey – 2 min., high-sticking).
     
    30:07
    Penalty for New York Rangers (Neal Pionk – 2 min., delay of game / shooting or throwing the puck out).
    Goals and assists: 34. K. Hayes (Fast), 48. Zibanejad (Pionk, Buchnevich), 59. Kreider (Skjei, Sproul) – 15. Wennberg (Vanek, R. Murray), 45. Nutivaara (N. Foligno)


    New York Rangers: H. Lundqvist (Georgijev) – Pionk, M. Staal, Sproul, Skjei, Gilmour, O'Gara (A) – Fast (A), Zibanejad, Kreider – Zuccarello, K. Hayes, Spooner – Buchnevich, Namestnikov, Vesey – Carey, Desharnais, C. McLeod.
    Columbus Blue Jackets: Bobrovsky (Korpisalo) – R. Murray, Werenski, D. Savard, Cole, Nutivaara, J. Johnson (A) – Atkinson, N. Foligno (C), – Bjorkstrand, Dubois, Milano – Vanek, Wennberg, Jenner (A) – Letestu, Calvert, Sedlák.

    Referees: Chmielewski, Sutherland – Nowak, Heyer

    Attendance: 17 194