John Giannone of MSG Networks had the perfect appraisal of the New York Rangers’ first home win in eight tries this season, a 6-3 victory over the struggling Nashville Predators at Madison Square Garden on Monday night.
It was “a night on home ice when the Rangers finally were able to raise their sticks and not their blood pressure — or their tempers,” Giannone deadpanned after the Blueshirts ended the longest season-opening home losing streak in their history.
The Rangers (8-7-2) did indeed get to raise their sticks and salute the sellout crowd of 18,006 after they ended their dreadful 0-6-1 start at the Garden by scoring six times, equaling their offensive output in the seven losses.