Overview
- The New York Rangers beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 Monday night, extending their perfect start at Madison Square Garden.
- Dylan Garand started in goal for the Rangers, made 29 saves and continued his strong run filling in after Igor Shesterkin’s injury.
- Sean Durzi opened the scoring early and Oliver Bjorkstrand had two goals while Alexis Lafrenière added two assists to fuel New York’s attack.
- Anaheim started Ville Husso in net and faced a travel-delayed roster that the Associated Press said showed signs of fatigue during the game.
- Mikael Granlund returned to Anaheim’s lineup and Nick Jensen made his Ducks debut, and the teams head into their next games with momentum and recovery questions to answer.