The New York Rangers are one of 10 teams in NHL history to be shut out in their first two home games in any one season. They try to avoid becoming the first with three straight, when the Edmonton Oilers visit Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night.
It’s pretty hard to fathom that the Rangers (2-2-0) haven’t scored yet in 120 minutes of hockey at MSG. That’s especially so after watching their most recent home game, when the Rangers blitzed Washington Capitals goalie Charlie Lindgren with 35 shots and 34 scoring chances (12-6 advantage in the high-danger variety), per Natural Stat Trick, yet lost 1-0.