In the 50th second, Rangers defender Erik Gustafsson opened the scoring. In response, Columbus forward Boone Jenner scored a first-half brace. In the first case, he was assisted by Johnny Gaudreau and Kirill Marchenko, in the second – Johnny Gaudreau and Ivan Provorov. In the second period, Boone Jenner scored the third goal. In the 34th minute, David Jirczek increased Columbus’ lead. Ivan Provorov made the pass again. In the 51st minute, Will Killy scored another goal for the visitors, but in the 56th minute, Justin Danforth increased the Columbus Blue Jackets’ lead to 5:2. In the final minute, Chris Kreider scored on the power play with assists from Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox.
Russian goalkeeper Igor Shesterkin played in goal for the Rangers.
- Marchenko’s productive play didn’t help Columbus in the Philadelphia game
Source: Sport
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