Columbus, Ohio – Coach Peter Laviolet made some changes to the Rangers lineup by defeating the Blue Jacket 4-3 on Saturday, the club's final game before the 4 Nations face-off break .
Defensive man Urjo Varkaninen, who missed the previous two games due to illness, was reinserted in his regular post to the left of Braden Schneider in the third defensive pairing.
As a result, Zach Jones was once again a healthy wound after two games were filled.
Given the role Jones has found himself for most of this season, what we can expect is that Varkaninen will return when he gets healthy.
However, the other changes Laviolette made were clearly a decision.
Jimmy Vissy will be on the right wing of the first line alongside Artemipanarin and JT Miller, despite playing in four consecutive contests following nine games stretches and nine games stretches. I've noticed it.
It bumped into Mika Zibanejad, who had played there in the previous four games, and went back to the center of the third line.
He had Chris Cryder and Arthur Kariev. His wings returned to the lineup after four games as healthy wounds.
The second line consisted of Will Quill, Vincent Trokek and Alexis Lafreniere, but Riley Smith, along with Sam Carrick and Matt Lempe, took Visy's spot on the left wing of the fourth unit. .
Jonathan Quick stopped 22 of the 25 shots he saw in his eighth victory of the season.
Kaliyev opened up the Rangers' score with a sweet rap-around goal under two minutes of the game.
The 23-year-old has three goals and assists in 11 games so far this season.
With a winning assist, Adam Fox extended his point streak to four games, bringing together one goal and three assists.
He also has eight points (two goals, six assists) in the last nine innings.
He also gave Fox 40 assists to the season. This connects him with James Patrick, the second most in team history among defensive men.
He became the fifth skater and first defensive man, recorded five consecutive 40 assist seasons with the Rangers, and became the fourth US-born defensive man in NHL history.
