Will Cuylle scored twice in the third period as the Rangers picked up a much-needed 4-3 victory over the Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Saturday night in the final game before the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off break.

COLUMBUS -- Will Cuylle scored the go-ahead goal at 18:21 of the third period, and the New York Rangers rallied for a 4-3 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Saturday. Cuylle scored from the right circle on a carom off the wall after Urho Vaakanainen had tied the game 3-3 at 1:57 of the third for the Rangers.

Will Cuylle scored the go-ahead goal with 1:39 left and the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Saturday night. Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist, Arthur Kaliyev and Urho Vaakanainen also scored — a goal originally credited to Cuylle,

Because even after taking a 4-3 win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday night at Nationwide Arena, the Blueshirts still lost four of their final seven games and will certainly have their work cut out for them in a 27-game sprint to the regular-season finish line when they return from the nearly two-week pause.

Denton Mateychuk's late turnover in his own end set up Will Cuylle's winning goal in the Rangers' 4-3 come-from-behind victory.

As Werenski noted, it’s also important to keep pace in the standings as the Blue Jackets push to end a four-season playoff drought. Columbus has lost three games in a row after Thursday night’s 3-2 overtime loss against Utah, moving the Blue Jackets to a point behind Detroit for the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference.

When most NHL fans think about the Columbus Blue Jackets, they think about Rick Nash. He is widely considered the greatest Blue Jackets player of all time. Related: 17 Years Ago Today, Rick Nash Dog Walked The Entire Phoenix Coyotes Franchise Unfortunately,

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