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Jenner scores hat trick, Merzlikins exits with illness for Columbus

Boone Jenner scored a natural hat trick and Columbus gave Pascal Vincent his first coaching victory by beating the New York Rangers 5-3 Saturday night for the Blue Jackets first win this season.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — For about six minutes there Saturday night, the Rangers were looking like a team that might go 82-0 this season.

The Blue Jackets won 5-3 against the Rangers, led by Jenner's second career hat trick and Jiricek's first NHL goal.

Jenner's hat trick was the second of his career, having scored his first March 12, 2019, against Boston.

Following up on their 5-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres to start the season, the Rangers fell 5-3 in Columbus to the Blue Jackets.

Despite a quick start and controlling play for half the game, the Rangers picked up their first loss of the season in what was quite a wild night involving…

Vincent made it clear that the Blue Jackets' biggest deficiency last week was a lack of passion. "We're going to fix that," he said.

Welcome to the first weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot of the 2023-24 season. The Carolina Hurricanes begin in first, the Pittsburgh Penguins rebounded to take second, and a shootout loss helps the New Jersey Devils start in third. Check out what happened last week and what’s next for all eight teams in the division.