NHL roundup: Blue Jackets win in OT over Rangers in crazy nine-goal game

[h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/columbus-blue-jackets/0vCzmbQ5/"]Blue Jackets[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/columbus-blue-jackets-0vCzmbQ5/new-york-rangers-O4zxeyWN/?mid=fNsC6FKa"]5-4[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-rangers/O4zxeyWN/"]Rangers[/a][/h2][p]Four different players scored a goal each for the Blue Jackets as they got out to a 4-0 lead heading into the third period. That's when the Rangers nearly completed one of the craziest rallies of the season. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gavrikov-vladislav/QyWC31ei/"]Vladislav Gavrikov[/a] (10) scored within the first 30 seconds of the period as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/perreault-gabe/bsPZW04P/"]Gabe Perreault[/a] (4) found the net just 24 seconds later, slashing the Blue Jackets' lead in half to 4-2 within a minute. [/p][p]After 12 minutes went by, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/borgen-will/pGPzGS3m/"]Will Borgen[/a] (4) made it 4-3 before  Perreault scored his second goal of the game, and fifth of the season, with just under five minutes left to go in the third, forcing overtime. [/p][p]But it was Columbus' [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marchenko-kirill/bVXAN7KN/"]Kirill Marchenko[/a] (22) who played hero, scoring his second goal of the game, giving Columbus the win as they improved to 30-21-8, while the Rangers dropped to an Eastern Conference-worst 23-29-8. [/p][embed guid="bb6dbaa1-2925-4068-8217-f1a0f21db3fb" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BTVsxQcPOI" social-type="youtube" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/philadelphia-flyers/QySGG7oT/"]Flyers[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/philadelphia-flyers-QySGG7oT/toronto-maple-leafs-ShE7Z8G3/?mid=j3GLiBLi"]3-2[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/toronto-maple-leafs/ShE7Z8G3/"]Maple Leafs[/a][/h2][p]The Flyers got out to a 2-1 lead after scoring two straight unanswered goals from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dvorak-christian/pOcbSnfi/"]Christian Dvorak[/a] (13) then [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cates-noah/2eQleaaq/"]Noah Cates[/a] (12).[/p][p]But Toronto's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nylander-william/AJbnjbw2/"]William Nylander[/a] (20) took advantage of a power play opportunity and tied it up with just under three minutes left to go in regulation.[/p][p]After a scoreless overtime, the Flyers ended up forcing a fourth-straight loss for the Maple Leafs after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/michkov-matvey/rqbOXA6q/"]Matvei Michkov[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zegras-trevor/r7up9Iwr/"]Trevor Zegras[/a] both scored in the shootout. [/p][p]Toronto fell to 27-24-10 as they've now lost 10 of their last 13 games. Philly improved 28-21-11, earning their third straight win. [/p][embed guid="2a12487c-c8c0-4502-a161-7bbcca2b69fd" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G_IEoFJ4WM" social-type="youtube" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/detroit-red-wings/dnJdmCF0/"]Red Wings[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/detroit-red-wings-dnJdmCF0/nashville-predators-QV0K6kn4/?mid=jkyL4gkC"]4-2[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nashville-predators/QV0K6kn4/"]Predators[/a][/h2][p]It may have been a Pyrrhic victory for the Red Wings after coming back from being down 2-1.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raymond-lucas/rHtqARGj/"]Lucas Raymond[/a] (20) would tie it in the second period before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/johansson-albert/lh2PQY2m/"]Albert Johansson[/a] (2) scored a short-handed goal to take the lead. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/debrincat-alex/bDQ5AqfL/"]Alex DeBrincat[/a] (31) would send home the empty-netter in the third for extra insurance. However, Detroit goalie [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gibson-john/h0JhvD5j/"]John Gibson[/a] left the game with an upper-body injury. [/p][p]The Red Wings improved to 35-20-6, while the Preds dropped to 27-25-8. [/p][embed guid="2027f618-3215-4ebf-8658-a8efda9dab48" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaSdpsxJomw" social-type="youtube" /][h2]Ongoing[/h2][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dallas-stars/vVAvnIuC/"]Dallas Stars[/a] vs. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vancouver-canucks/YiOrnTV9/"]Vancouver Canucks[/a][/h2][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/seattle-kraken/MibYQ5nU/"]Seattle Kraken[/a] vs. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/carolina-hurricanes/Sx0gl0tm/"]Carolina Hurricanes[/a][/h2][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/colorado-avalanche/hACAnvBa/"]Colorado Avalanche[/a] vs. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-kings/CIDo8i2o/"]Los Angeles Kings[/a][/h2]