Boone Jenner and Sean Kuraly each had two goals and the Columbus Blue Jackets scored four straight to rally from an early deficit and beat the New York Rangers 5-3 on Thursday night, breaking a three-game losing streak.

Gus Nyquist also scored, Zach Werenski had three assists and Patrik Laine contributed two for the Blue Jackets, who trailed 2-0 less than five minutes into the game. Jenner also added an assist.

A night after Columbus gave up a record 62 shots to Calgary in a 6-0 loss, Joonas Korpisalo stopped 33 for his fifth win.

"This was an important bounce-back game for us," Blue Jackets coach Brad Larsen said. "This was a tough game. That team was rested. They were waiting for us. (Our team) handled this really well. They paid attention to what we were trying to talk about and get better at. They were so much more focused and ready to be a competitive team tonight."

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Columbus Blue Jackets forward Boone Jenner, left, celebrates with forward Gustav Nyquist, center, and forward Sean Kuraly after Kuraly's goal against the New York Rangers during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. The Blue Jackets won 5-3. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists for the Rangers against his former team. Barclay Goodrow and Mika Zibanejad also scored, and rookie defenseman Braden Schneider added two assists. Alexandar Georgiev made 14 saves in his third loss in five games.

New York dropped into a first-place tie in the Metropolitan Division with Carolina and Pittsburgh at 60 points apiece, though the Hurricanes have several games in hand

Blue Jackets bounce back, beat Rangers

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