After what has felt like the longest offseason in recent history, Rangers fans everywhere rejoiced in saying, “we are so back.” The Blueshirts kicked off their 97th campaign with a visit to their neighbors upstate, the Buffalo Sabres.
1st Period:
The puck dropped on the new season and once we got through the initial first day jitters, the Rangers were establishing good pace. Right off the bat, that second line of Artemiy Panarin, Filip Chytil and Alexis Lafrenière stood out and had a great look off the rush, resulting in one of their first scoring chances of the night.