After posting 38 points in 71 games with the Boston Bruins last season, James van Riemsdyk spent much of the off-season unsigned after the Original Six club decided not to bring him back.

The Blue Jackets jumped up by three goals, which was too much for the struggling Sharks. The Jackets would put away San Jose 4-1.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — James van Riemsdyk scored twice and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 on Thursday night to extend their win streak to six games — their longest since ...

Artemi Panarin scored twice, Chris Kreider got the go-ahead goal with 9:38 left and the New York Rangers rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night. Reilly Smith tied it 3-all with a short-handed goal 28 seconds into the third period for the Rangers,

Van Riemsdyk scored two goals in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Sharks. The 35-year-old winger delivered his second multi-goal performance in January, tipping home a Damon Severson shot early in the second period before icing the game with an empty-netter late in the third.

Columbus Blue Jackets (22-17-6, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New York Rangers (21-20-3, in the Metropolitan Division)

Logan Cooley scored a power-play goal 57 seconds into the second period to give Utah a 3-2 lead. Matias Maccelli scored twice in the opening period and notched his third two-goal game of the season as Utah dropped to 2-8-2 in its past 12 contests.

William Nylander scored his second goal of the game at 1:10 of overtime to give Toronto a victory over New Jersey. Devils coach Sheldon Keefe was back at Scotiabank Arena as a visitor for the first time since being fired by the Maple Leafs in the spring.

Dylan Larkin scored two goals and the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 on Thursday night.

The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the New York Rangers after James van Riemsdyk scored two goals in the Blue Jackets' 4-1 win against the San Jose Sharks.