Player of the Night: Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets
Bob made 36 saves and recorded his 21st career shutout in helping the Blue Jackets to a 2-0 win over the New York Rangers. The win was the Blue Jackets’ third in a row while New York was blanked for the first time this season.
Highlight of the Night: Bob was on his game:
MISC:
• Despite the loss, Henrik Lundqvist was outstanding for the Rangers in stopping 40 shots.
• Artemi Panarin’s power play goal in the third period put the game out of reach:
• New York has dropped two in a row since their six-game winning streak.
• Tomas Tatar snapped a 1-1 tie midway through the third period and Dylan Larkin added the insurance tally as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1.
• The Sabres, who have now lost four straight, had their chances, but Jimmy Howard stopped 19 of 20 shots and was thankful for one of his posts:
Factoid of the Night:
Per @EliasSports: @ZachWerenski joined Nikita Nikitin (Mar. 1-3, 2012) as the only defensemen in @BlueJacketsNHL franchise history to register the game-winning goal in back-to-back games. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/CG44P0bZsP
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 18, 2017
Scores:
Columbus 2, New York Rangers 0
Detroit 3, Buffalo 1
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