COLUMBUS (AP) — Jack Roslovic scored a tiebreaking goal in the second period to lift the Blue Jackets to a 4-2 victory over New York, snapping the Rangers’ franchise record-tying 10-game win streak.
Dmitri Voronkov and Kirill Marchenko each had a goal and an assist, Ivan Provorov also scored, and Johnny Gaudreau had two assists for Columbus, which had lost three straight at home.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 38 shots as the Blue Jackets won the opener of the teams’ home-and-home set that concludes Wednesday in New York.
Artemi Panarin and Adam Edstrom scored, and Jonathan Quick stopped 37 shots for the Rangers, who lost for the first time since Jan. 26.
They still lead the Metropolitan Division with 81 points — seven ahead of second-place Carolina.