COLUMBUS (AP) — Boone Jenner scored a natural hat trick and Columbus gave Pascal Vincent his first coaching victory by beating the New York Rangers 5-3 for the Blue Jackets’ first win this season.
Rookie David Jiricek and Justin Danforth also scored for Columbus, which opened with a 4-2 loss at home to Philadelphia on Thursday night.
Johnny Gaudreau and Ivan Provorov each added two assists.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 24 shots before leaving the game with an illness after the second period.
Spencer Martin came in for the last 20 minutes and stopped 15 shots in his Columbus debut.
Erik Gustafsson had a goal and an assist, and Will Cuylle and Chris Kreider also scored for the Rangers.
Adam Fox had two assists and Igor Shesterkin made 16 stops.