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)

FREE NHL LIVE STREAM: Watch Rangers vs. Blue Jackets for free with a trial to Fubo!

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.