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NHL Prop Bets: New York Rangers vs Columbus Blue Jackets (March 2, 2026)

The Columbus Blue Jackets (29-21-8) face the New York Rangers (23-29-7) at Madison Square Garden. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Monday's matchup.

  • The Blue Jackets have a 32-26 Puck Line record this season, while the Rangers hold a record of 29-30.
  • The Blue Jackets have a 27-29-2 O/U record this season (meaning 27 games have gone over the total points line, 29 have gone under and two have resulted in a push). The Rangers have a 24-33-2 O/U record.

Goals For Insights

  • The Blue Jackets are averaging 3.09 goals per game this season (17th in the league). Comparatively, the Rangers are averaging only 2.59 (27th).
  • Defensively, the Blue Jackets are giving up 3.17 goals per game this season (22nd in the league), while the Rangers are giving up an average of 3.14 goals (20th).

Shots

  • Looking at creating chances to score, Columbus is averaging 30.0 shots per game this season (5th in the NHL). Meanwhile, NY Rangers is allowing its opposition 28.8 shots per game (20th).
  • Flipping that script, the Blue Jackets are allowing 30.1 shots per game (28th in the NHL), while the Rangers are averaging 25.4 shots (T28th).

Power Play

  • Columbus holds a power play percentage of 19.6%, ranking 18th in the league this season, while NY Rangers sits 10th with 22.6% of its power play opportunities converted.

Penalty Kill %

  • On the opposite end, the Blue Jackets have a penalty kill rate of 77.4% (ranked 23rd), compared to the Rangers at 79.7% (15th).

P1 Result

  • Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
    Total Home Road Last 10
    Columbus 26-14-18 17-4-7 9-10-11 6-1-3
    NY Rangers 16-23-20 5-13-9 11-10-11 2-5-3

To Go To Overtime

  • The Blue Jackets have played in 17 games that have gone to overtime this season, while the Rangers have appeared in 16.

To Go To a Shootout

  • The Blue Jackets have played in 6 games that have gone to a shootout this season, while the Rangers have appeared in 3.

Last Time They Met

NY Rangers recorded a 1-2 overtime victory over Columbus at Nationwide Arena when these teams last met on November 15. Mika Zibanejad led the way to that result, scoring 1 goal. The Rangers have now won three straight at Nationwide Arena against the Blue Jackets.