COLUMBUS, Ohio – Everything has gone the Rangers’ way this season up until this point. But all it takes is one instant for things to change and the Blueshirts will be hoping that moment didn’t happen Thursday in Nationwide Arena.
Defenseman Adam Fox left Thursday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets one shift into the third period after an awkward collision against the boards with Blue Jackets defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov and did not return. Adding insult to injury, the Rangers lost, 5-3, and fell into a tie for first place in the Metropolitan Division with the Pittsburgh Penguins, who lost in overtime to the expansion Seattle Kraken.