Dmitry Voronkov, Kirill Marchenko and Ivan Provorov scored for Columbus. Artemi Panarin broke his personal NHL sniper record with his 33rd goal.
Rangers forward Matt Rempe scored again, staging his fourth fist fight in five games in which he took to the ice in the league. Columbus striker Matthew Olivier emerged victorious in the fight, and Rempe went to the locker room to clean up. The goal was the 16th of his NHL career, placing him fourth in franchise history in his debut season.