More than video tributes and a warm reception from the fans, really all Chris Kreider and Jacob Trouba wanted Monday night in their return to Madison Square Garden was a victory against their former team. And they got just that, when the Anaheim Ducks skated past the New York Rangers 4-1.
The final score doesn’t do justice to how tight this game was. The Ducks scored three times in the third period to snap a 1-1 tie, including two goals in the final minute of play — one into an empty net and another after Igor Shesterkin returned to the ice.