The Jackets open the season against the Philadelphia Flyers at 7 p.m.
Rookie David Jiricek and Justin Danforth also scored for Columbus, which opened with a 4-2 loss at home to Philadelphia on Thursday night.Columbus Blue Jackets forward Boone Jenner celebrates after his third goal against the New York Rangers during the second period.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 24 shots before leaving the game with an illness after the second period. Spencer Martin came in for the last 20 minutes and stopped 15 shots in his Columbus debut. The Rangers looked ready to dominate early, scoring 50 seconds in when Gustafsson's centering pass went off a Blue Jackets player's skate through traffic and slid past Merzlikins on his glove side.
There were also three near goals in the first period. The Rangers had two waved off for offsides at 9:14 and 14:36, and Patrik Laine’s shot at 7:24 trickled halfway over the goal line before being pulled out by Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba.
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