After a quick swing in and out of the State of Hockey, the Rangers have returned home for an Original Six matchup with the Detroit Red Wings. It’ll be New York’s “B” team once again as Igor Shesterkin, Filip Chytil, and Adam Fox remain out of the lineup for the time being.
Detroit entered the 2023-24 campaign destined to slog around the NHL’s mushy middle. A team that’s not good enough to be a top tier Cup contender, but as accumulated enough talent under general manager Steve Yzerman not to bottom out and at least remain competitive for large portions of the season.