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The Rangers and the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins treated fans to a wild, rollercoaster of a game on Tuesday night that ended in the most heartbreaking of circumstances for the hosts.
Sidney Crosby scored the tying goal with less than a minute remaining in regulation, Evgeni Malkin put in the winner 58 seconds into overtime
Drew Stafford scored early in the third period, backup goalie Keith Kinkaid stopped 29 shots in his season debut and the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Saturday night.
With his first goal as a Blue Jacket, Artemi Panarin showed exactly why Columbus traded for the elite forward over the summer.
The calendar reads Oct. 13 and only four games have been played, but the 1-3 Rangers are already in a show-me situation.
From top to bottom, the 1-3-0 Rangers haven't been up to snuff through four games. It's hard to be a winning hockey club when so few players are performing close to their A-game.
New York outshot the Blues 32-23 overall but dropped to 1-3.
Mika Zibanejad has begun his second season with the Rangers in scorching form, collecting four goals through three games.
Brady Skjei and Mika Zibanejad scored, Henrik Lundqvist stopped 34 shots for his 62nd career shutout and the New York Rangers picked up their first win of the season, beating the Montreal Canadiens Sunday night.
Toronto pulled ahead 5-1 in the first period before the Rangers scored four straight to quieten the Air Canada Centre crowd.
An 82-game hockey season is a grueling marathon packed with peaks and valleys. Early results should be taken with a grain of salt because few teams come out of the gates like a well-oiled machine.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 37 shots, Tyson Barrie scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the Colorado Avalanche beat the New York Rangers 4-2 in the teams' season opener Thursday night.
The Pittsburgh Penguins earned back-to-back Stanley Cup championships because of their star power, speed, emerging youth and contributions up and down the roster.
General manager Jeff Gorton spent the offseason shaping the Rangers into a younger and faster bunch. As a result, there is a heightened level of expectations this season.
Every hockey team wants to enter the regular season on a high, but positive trends are more important than scoreboard results.
