Game Thread: New York Rangers (46-21-12) at Columbus Blue Jackets (24-46-8) – 08 Apr 2023 – 07:00PM EDT

#New York [](/r/rangers) Rangers (46-21-12) at Columbus [](/r/bluejackets) Blue Jackets (24-46-8)

#Nationwide Arena

##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|
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|04:00PM|05:00PM|06:00PM|07:00PM|08:00PM|##Watch, Listen and Talk:

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|TV|BSOH, MSG|
|Listen|[NYR](https://www.nhl.com/video/c-00099913) – [CBJ](https://www.nhl.com/video/c-000999129)|
|Other-Away|[Preview](http://Rangers.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2022021263) – [Boxscore](http://Rangers.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2022021263) – [Recap](http://Rangers.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2022021263)|
|Other-Home|[Preview](http://BlueJackets.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2022021263) – [Boxscore](http://BlueJackets.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2022021263) – [Recap](http://BlueJackets.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2022021263)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2022021263)|

###Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
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|[](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|Boone Jenner|Kirill Marchenko|[](/r/rangers)|Chris Kreider|Mika Zibanejad|Jimmy Vesey|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Kent Johnson|Jack Roslovic|Liam Foudy|[](/r/rangers)|Artemi Panarin|Vincent Trocheck|Vladimir Tarasenko|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Eric Robinson|Sean Kuraly|Emil Bemstrom|[](/r/rangers)|Alexis Lafreniere|Filip Chytil|Kaapo Kakko|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Joona Luoto|Josh Dunne|Hunter McKown|[](/r/rangers)|Ben Harpur|Barclay Goodrow|Tyler Motte|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Gavin Bayreuther|Andrew Peeke|[](/r/rangers)|Ryan Lindgren|Adam Fox|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Tim Berni|Adam Boqvist|[](/r/rangers)|K’Andre Miller|Jacob Trouba|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Marcus Bjork|Billy Sweezey|[](/r/rangers)|Niko Mikkola|Braden Schneider|

||Goalies||Goalies|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Michael Hutchinson|[](/r/rangers)|Igor Shesterkin|
|[](/r/bluejackets)|Jet Greaves|[](/r/rangers)|Jaroslav Halak|

###Injuries

||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|06 Apr 2023|Illness|DTD|Gaudreau (illness) left Thursday’s game versus the New Jersey Devils and will not return.|unknown|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Lane Pederson|30 Mar 2023|Upper Body|OUT|Pederson (upper body) isn’t expected to return Thursday versus New Jersey.|unknown|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Nick Blankenburg|27 Mar 2023|Ankle|OUT|Blankenburg is considered week-to-week after suffering an ankle injury, the team announced Monday.|unknown|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Elvis Merzlikins|25 Mar 2023|Lower Body|OUT|Merzlikins (lower body) won’t be in the lineup Sunday against the Ottawa Senators, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ official site reports.|unknown|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Erik Gudbranson|24 Mar 2023|Shoulder|OUT|Gubdranson suffered a separated shoulder that will sideline him for six weeks, the team announced Monday.|15 Sep 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Mathieu Olivier|24 Mar 2023|Lower Leg|OUT|Olivier (lower body) will be out for 2-4 weeks, the Jackets announced Monday.|11 Apr 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Patrik Laine|24 Mar 2023|Triceps|OUT|Laine suffered a triceps strain at practice Thursday and is expected to miss 2-4 weeks, as reports.|unknown|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Justin Danforth||Shoulder|IR|Surgery|01 May 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Alexandre Texier||Personal|OUT||01 Jul 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Jake Bean||Shoulder|IR||01 May 2023|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|03 Mar 2023|Shoulder|IR-LT|Not Specified|15 Sep 2023|
|–|–|–|–|–|
|[NYR](/r/rangers)|Patrick Kane|05 Apr 2023|Lower Body|DTD|Kane (lower body) is questionable for Thursday’s game in St. Louis.|unknown|

###Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|G/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|S/G|SA/G|FO%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[Blue Jackets](/r/bluejackets)|78|24|46|8|56|35.8|2.6282|4.02564|18.2|75.5|29.26923|35.46153|48.7|
|[Rangers](/r/rangers)|79|46|21|12|104|65.8|3.35443|2.67088|23.8|80.7|31.67088|29.43037|48.9|

###Team Leaders

|Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|G|[](/r/bluejackets)|Boone Jenner|26|[](/r/rangers)|Mika Zibanejad|39|
|A|[](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|52|[](/r/rangers)|Artemi Panarin|63|
|P|[](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|71|[](/r/rangers)|Artemi Panarin|89|
|+/-|[](/r/bluejackets)|Billy Sweezey|-1|[](/r/rangers)|Ryan Lindgren|27|
|PIM|[](/r/bluejackets)|Mathieu Olivier|81|[](/r/rangers)|Jacob Trouba|61|
|TOI|[](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|23:35|[](/r/rangers)|Adam Fox|24:23|

#In-Game Updates

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