The New York Rangers defeated the Arizona Coyotes 2-1 in what was a very exciting home opener full of action and chaos. The Blueshirts improved to 2-1-0 on the season, and started the season off at home on a positive note.
1st Period:
Both teams were active right from the jump as there were minimal play stoppages and ample chances going either way through the first half of the period. Quite the track meet as MSG’s John Giannone described it from between the benches following the first TV timeout of the broadcast.
Not long after, Ryan Lindgren took a big hit from Nick Bjugstad that left him slowly skating to the Rangers bench.