How to Watch New York Rangers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 2-28-2024

A pair of squads at opposite ends of their conference’s standings, the New York Rangers (second in the Eastern Conference at 39-17-3) and the Columbus Blue Jackets (16th in the Eastern Conference at 19-28-10), square off on Wednesday, February 28 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, MSG, and BSOH.

Rangers vs. Blue Jackets Game Info

• Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Rangers and Blue Jackets Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Rangers Insights

• The Rangers’ 196 total goals (3.3 per game) make them the ninth-best scoring team in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Rangers are one of the stingiest units in NHL action, conceding 161 total goals (2.7 per game) to rank sixth.
• Their goal differential (+35) makes them fifth-best in the league.
• The 46 power-play goals the Rangers have put up this season (on 185 power-play chances) are the seventh-most in the NHL.
• The Rangers have the league’s sixth-best power-play conversion rate (24.86%).
• The Rangers have scored four shorthanded goals this season.
• The Rangers’ 82.94% penalty-kill success rate is fourth-best in the league.
• The Rangers win the fifth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 53.1%.
• The Rangers shoot 10.7% as a team (eighth in the league).
• The Rangers have shut out opponents three times this season. As a team, they are averaging 18.7 hits and 16.2 blocked shots per game.

Rangers Key Players

• Artemi Panarin is one of New York’s top contributors this season with 78 points. He has averaged 0.6 goals per game, shooting 15.3%.
• Vincent Trocheck is another of New York’s major contributors currently with 56 total points (20 goals and 36 assists) to his name.
• On 145 shots (for 19 goals) and 35 assists, Mika Zibanejad has contributed 54 points this season.
• Across 38 games played, Igor Shesterkin has a goaltending record of 25-12-1. During those games, he’s allowed 101 goals while recording 1011 saves.

Rangers Injuries

Filip Chytil: Upper Body (Out For Season), Blake Wheeler: Lower Body (Out For Season)

Blue Jackets Insights

• The Blue Jackets have 168 goals this season (3.0 per game), 22nd in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets concede 3.7 goals per game (209 in total), 31st in the NHL.
• Their -41 goal differential is 28th in the league.
• With 24 power-play goals (on 164 chances), the Blue Jackets are 30th in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets’ power-play percentage (14.63) ranks them 29th in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Blue Jackets have three.
• The Blue Jackets’ have the 25th-ranked penalty kill percentage (76.65%).
• The Blue Jackets win 47.2% of faceoffs, 25th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 9.8% shooting percentage of the Blue Jackets is 20th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have held their opponents scoreless one time.

Blue Jackets Key Players

• Johnny Gaudreau has put up 42 points (0.7 per game) for Columbus, with eight goals and 34 assists in 57 games (playing 19:04 per game).
• Zachary Werenski is one of the impact players on offense for Columbus with 33 total points (0.7 per game), with four goals and 29 assists in 45 games.
• Columbus’ Kirill Marchenko is among the leaders on the team with 31 total points (17 goals and 14 assists).
• Elvis Merzlikins has a .902 save percentage (35th in the league), with 924 total saves, conceding 100 goals (3.3 goals against average). He has put up an 11-12-7 record this season.

Blue Jackets Injuries

Adam Fantilli: Leg (Out), Patrik Laine: Collarbone (Out)