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03/02 21:26 CST Marchenko scores 2nd goal in OT as Blue Jackets weather a
furious comeback try and beat Rangers 5-4
Marchenko scores 2nd goal in OT as Blue Jackets weather a furious comeback try
and beat Rangers 5-4
NEW YORK (AP) --- Kirill Marchenko scored his second goal of the game 1:04 into
overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets edged the New York Rangers 5-4 Monday
night after squandering a four-goal lead.
Columbus built a 4-0 advantage through the first two periods before the Rangers
staged a furious comeback by scoring four unanswered goals, including Gabe
Perreault's tying goal with 4:46 left in the third, to force OT.
Marchenko also added an assist for Columbus, which snapped a two-game skid .
Adam Fantilli, Sean Monahan and Mathiew Olivier also scored for the Blue
Jackets, and Charlie Coyle had two assists. Elvis Merzlikins stopped 27 of the
31 shots he faced.
After falling behind four goals after two periods, the Rangers rallied in the
third, scoring twice in a 24-second span in the first minute. New York, which
had a 16-7 edge in shots in the period, scored two more goals in just over a
two-minute span later in the third and managed to force overtime before falling
short.
Perreault finished with two goals, and Vladislav Gavrikov and Will Borgen also
scored for New York, which dropped to 7-16-5 at Madison Square Garden. The
Rangers were coming off a 3-2, shootout win over Pittsburgh on Saturday that
snapped a five-game skid. Igor Shesterkin made 23 saves.
Fantilli opened the scoring with a goal in his third straight game, netting his
16th on a tip-in shot at 5:50 of the first. Marchenko, who assisted on
Fantilli's score, made it 2-0 with a power-play goal at 15:32.
The Rangers had an apparent power-play goal by J.T. Miller disallowed early in
the second when the officials ruled there was goaltender interference. Moments
later, the Blue Jackets got a short-handed goal by Monahan. Olivier added a
score at 11:54 of the middle period.
New York stormed back in the third on goals by Gavrikov 30 seconds into the
period, and Perreault 24 seconds later. Borgen scored at 12:52, and Perreault
added his second at 15:14.
Up next
Blue Jackets: Host Nashville on Tuesday.
Rangers: Host Toronto on Thursday.
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