BY: DAVID KOLB
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NEW YORK RANGERS (36-18-1) at COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS (35-14-5)
Coverage begins at 7 PM on MSG
- The Rangers head to Columbus to face the Blue Jackets tonight for the fourth time this season.
- New York is 8-2-0 in the last 10 games.
- The Blueshirts are 18-7-0 on the road during the 2016-17 season.
- The Rangers currently own the first Wild Card slot in the Eastern Conference with a 12-point cushion over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
DID YOU KNOW?
Former Ranger and current Blue Jackets alternate captain Brandon Dubinsky recorded 213 points in 393 games as a Blueshirt.
- Kevin Klein tied single-game career-highs with two goals, two points and a plus-three rating in Saturday’s victory over Colorado.
- The 37th pick overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft notched a multi-goal game for the second time in his NHL career.
- The 32-year-old defenseman has one in three games vs. Columbus this season.
DID YOU KNOW?
Klein has developed a knack for scoring ever since he came over in a trade with Nashville. Klein has scored 22 goals in 215 games as a Blueshirt compared with 16 goals in 403 games with the Predators.
“I’m just really proud and I’m really thankful for that opportunity. This organization means so much to me and they’ve given me the opportunity to play a lot of hockey. It’s been 12 years where I’ve been getting a lot of starts and I’ve had a lot of good teammates throughout the years, and you think back to them right now, obviously because they’re part of it as well.”
— Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist after registering his 400th career win Saturday
DID YOU KNOW?
Lundqvist recorded his first NHL win on Oct. 13, 2005 against the Devils.
Rangers defenseman Nick Holden is second among all skaters on the team with 20:30 of average time on ice.
DID YOU KNOW?
Holden made his NHL debut with the Blue Jackets and played parts of two seasons with Columbus (2010-11; 2012-13)
REACTIONS TO LUNDQVIST’S 400th NHL WIN
