They didn’t get a third straight win, but the Blue Jackets did eke a hard earned point out of a 2-1 shootout loss to the New York Rangers on Nov. 15 at Nationwide Arena.
Despite being outshot 32-24 and being held without a shot in overtime, the Jackets (9-7-2) overcame a 1-0 deficit on a power-play goal by Dmitri Voronkov late in the second period and leaned on goalie Jet Greaves (31 saves) to get a point in defeat.
Kirill Marchenko, who extended his career-long points streak to 11 games with an assist, scored the Blue Jackets’ lone goal in the shootout. He tied it 1-1 in the top of the third round, but J.T. Miller won it for the Rangers (10-7-2) with a wrist shot under the crossbar in the bottom half.
Igor Shesterkin (23 saves) was outstanding in net for the Rangers, who won their sixth straight road game and improved to 9-1-1 away from Madison Square Garden. New York scored the game’s first goal to go up 1-0 at 5:42 in the second period. Mika Zibanejad batted his own rebound into the net to cap a Rangers power play, and former Blue Jackets forward Artemi Panarin got the primary assist.
Voronkov tied it 1-1 with 4:40 left in the second by ending a Blue Jackets power play with the goal lamp flashing behind Shesterkin. Following a shot from Zach Werenski, Voronkov tapped home the rebound for his second goal of the season.
Werenski got the first assist and Marchenko got the second to extend his points streak, which is now tied for third longest in Blue Jackets history with Patrik Laine’s 11-game streak in 2021-22.
Blue Jackets reporter Brian Hedger can be reached at bhedger@dispatch.com and @BrianHedger.bsky.social