The Columbus Blue Jackets were in a daze until power forward Mathieu Olivier used physicality to snap them out of it; Kirill Marchenko extends streak

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — J.T. Miller and Vincent Trocheck scored in the shootout to give the New York Rangers their NHL-leading ninth road win, 2–1 over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

Igor Shesterkin made 24 saves for the New York Rangers in a 2-1 shootout win against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena in Columbus on Saturday. Mika Zibanejad scored the only goal in regulation for the Rangers (10-7-2), who have won three in a row and four of their past five. Vincent Trocheck and J.T. Miller scored in the shootout.

The Blue Jackets, with the loser's point, are on a four-game point streak during their busiest stretch of the season.

Columbus Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner is back on IR, where he's spent time in each of the past five seasons for multiple issues.

Trending: Columbus went 1-1-1 against the Habs last year, including 1-0-1 in Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets dropped an overtime contest against Montreal by a 4-3 score Nov. 27, then beat the Canadiens by a 5-4 final Dec. 23. Overall, the Blue Jackets are just 2-5-2 in the series the last three years.

A big reason why the Rangers have been inconsistent is because their skill players haven’t pulled their weight. But all of a sudden, Artemi Panarin has nine points and a plus-four rating in his last four games, and it is ostensibly related to a haircut.