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Game #58 recap: Jackets fall in regulation to Rangers as Panarin nets two, CBJ waste solid Merzlikins start

The Cannon | February 29, 2024

Related Topics: Columbus Blue Jackets, Artemi Panarin, Elvis Merzlikins, Sean Kuraly, Ivan Provorov, Chris Kreider, Igor Shestyorkin, Erik Gudbranson, Adam Boqvist, Johnny Gaudreau

The Columbus Blue Jackets went east to Madison Square Garden to complete their series against the New York Rangers on Wednesday night. Here’s how they lined up:

#CBJ warmup lineup vs #NYR here in NYC ->

Gaudreau-Jenner-Roslovic
Chinakhov-Voronkov-Marchenko
Johnson-Sillinger-Nylander
Danforth-Kuraly-Olivier

Werenski-Boqvist
Provorov-Severson
Bean-Gudbranson

Merzlikins
Tarasov

Here’s what happened.

First Period

The Blue Jackets opened with energy, including a Sean Kuraly breakaway, but the most dangerous play early was an Artemi Panarin chance that was deftly turned aside by Elvis Merzlikins. With 9:01 to go in the first, the Jackets took the game’s first penalty as Ivan Provorov was boxed for interference to prevent a breakaway, but the Jackets killed it.













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