The New York Rangers must start scoring at home, especially with Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers coming to Madison Square Garden this week.
The Rangers are scoreless in two home games, so far, totaling 120 minutes of play. That won’t do again with McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the rest of the high-powered Oilers making their only visit of the season to the Garden on Tuesday.
New York opened its season with a lackluster 3-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins at MSG in Mike Sullivan’s coaching debut on Broadway. After road wins at Buffalo (4-0) and Pittsburgh (6-1), the Rangers returned home Sunday and dominated the Washington Capitals, only to lose 1-0 because Caps goalie Charlie Lindgren stood on his head in the 35-save shutout.