The Rangers are coming into this game with a 26-24-4 record this season and they have not been playing well in their recent games. They have lost 4 of their last 6 games and they are coming off of a 3-2 loss at home against the Penguins in their last game. They have been awful on the road this season as well, losing their last 2 straight as well as 3 of their last 4 games on the road, and they are in a bad spot here as they are on a B2B off that loss to the Penguins. They are going up against a Blue Jackets team that is 26-21-8 this season and they have not been playing well in their recent games. They have lost their last 3 straight games, but their last 2 losses have been in very close 3-2 games, even losing to Utah at home in OT in their last game. Prior to this losing streak, they were hot with 4 wins in their last 5 games so they are going to be hungry to snap this 3 game losing streak and bounce back at home. They are coming off of a 3-2 loss at home to Utah in their last game, but they have been much better at home recently as they won 5 straight games there prior to that Utah loss. Their defense has also been much better as they allowed 2 goals or less in 4 of those 5 wins as well. The Rangers are in a bad spot here on the B2B, but they have also been awful on the road all season, taking a big step back as a team this season while the Blue Jackets have improved a lot, bnow in the playoff hunt as well. The Blue Jackets will win this game at home.