COLUMBUS (AP) — Chris Kreider scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the New York Rangers topped the Blue Jackets 3-1.
Oliver Bjorkstrand got his team-leading 19th goal and Elvis Merzlikins had 25 saves for injury ravaged Columbus, which lost its fourth straight.
The Blue Jackets are 0-2-2 in their last four since a 10-game point streak.
Alexandar Georgiev had 36 saves and Pavel Buchnevich also scored for the Rangers.
They have won four straight and are 7-2 in their last nine. They swept a back-to-back, beating Minnesota in a shootout on Thursday night.
Georgiev started ahead of Igor Shesterkin, who missed his second game with an ankle injury