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.

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.

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.

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.