With 30 saves on 31 shots, Daniil Tarasov earned his first NHL victory as the Jackets beat the Rangers 5-1 on Sunday.
. And less than 24 hours later, they were set to face the Rangers, who hadn't played since Thursday, at Madison Square Garden, which is a notoriously challenging environment for the visiting team.
— a win that confirmed the Jackets did, indeed, learn from Saturday's loss and apply those learnings in Sunday's win.Blue Jackets clean up defensive details in Rangers win after losing to Penguins Despite an injury to Nick Blankenburg that caused him to leave the game after just one shift of the second period, leaving the Jackets with just five defensemen, they allowed just one goal in their strongest defensive effort of the season. Even when the Rangers applied pressure offensively, their shots tended to be from the perimeter of the ice, and not from the dangerous scoring areas in the middle or around the net.