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Rangers blanked by Bruins in slow start to supersized season

For the second year running, New York began its schedule with a scoreless defeat, marking the initial instance in club history of consecutive opening night shutouts following a 3-0 loss in Boston. Despite more than fifty-six minutes of scoreless hockey, the hosts broke the deadlock with a pair of quick strikes followed by an empty-net marker late in regulation to secure the victory.

Head coach Mike Sullivan pointed to poor execution rather than effort as the primary issue, while captain J.T. Miller attributed defensive lapses and odd-man rushes to mistimed forward reloading and subpar puck management.

Goaltender Igor Shesterkin kept his team within striking distance throughout the first two periods by turning away multiple high-danger scoring chances before finishing the night with twenty saves.

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