Because even after taking a 4-3 win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday night at Nationwide Arena, the Blueshirts still lost four of their final seven games and will certainly have their work cut out for them in a 27-game sprint to the regular-season finish line when they return from the nearly two-week pause.

Denton Mateychuk's late turnover in his own end set up Will Cuylle's winning goal in the Rangers' 4-3 come-from-behind victory.