The moment has finally arrived.
After a long offseason in the wake of an early playoff exit, a summer that saw established veterans come to Broadway with championships in mind, and and half a dozen exhibition contests that managed to produce some surprises en route to the current roster, opening night for the Rangers is here.
Peter Laviolette will coach his first game as the bench boss as a team he spent a portion of his NHL playing career with. Four offseason additions will be making their Rangers’ debut tonight. All of that and more is set to happen against a Buffalo Sabres team looking to build on its best season in over decade, a 91 point effort that was their best since a 96 point campaign in 2010-11.