Adam Fantilli and Cole Sillinger scored, and Jet Greaves narrowly missed his first career shutout as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the St.

On the road, the goals haven’t – and won’t – come as easily as they have at Nationwide Arena, so the Blue Jackets have to be able to bear down and play enough defense to get wins. On this night, they did that in the shadow of the Gateway Arch.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New York Rangers NHL game to be played on January 18, 2025 on ESPN.

A tired but happy group of New York Rangers hopped a plane for Montreal late Saturday night after a 1-0 shootout victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Madison Square Garden. Cries of “Igor, Igor” rained down on Igor Shesterkin after he completed the victory by denying Kirill Marchenko in the third round to end the game and extend the Rangers’ point streak to 5-0-2.

The Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers met for the first time this season Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers entered the game five points behind the Blue Jackets in the standings right in the thick of the wildcard race in the Eastern Conference.

The New York Rangers return home for the first game of a back-to-back set, a Metro Division clash with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night at MSG (7:00 PM ET - TV: MSG Network - Radio: ESPN 880 AM).