NEW YORK (AP) — Trent Frederic scored, Stuart Skinner stopped all 30 shots he faced and the back-to-back defending Western Conference-champion Edmonton Oilers beat the New York Rangers 2-0 on Tuesday night.
The Rangers became the first team in NHL history to get shut out in each of their first three home games of a season. Their 180-minute goal drought at Madison Square Garden is the second-longest, behind only the now-defunct Pittsburgh Pirates’ 187:19 in 1928.
kAm$<:??6C ;@:?65 (2D9:?8E@?’D r92C=:6 {:?58C6? 2?5 E96 !:EED3FC89 !6?8F:?D’ pCEFCD $:=@GD 😕 3=2?<:?8 }6H *@C< @G6C E96 A2DE 6:89E 52JD] w:D 36DE D2G6 62C=J 42>6 27E6C tG2? q@F492C5 EFC?65 E96 AF4< @G6C[ 2?5 $<:??6C 56?:65 (:== rFJ==6 @? 2 9:89\52?86C D4@C:?8 492?46 😕 7C@?E] w6 2=D@ 8=@G65 2 D9@E 7C@> $2> r2CC:4< H:E9 aib` =67E]k^Am
kAmp52> w6?C:BF6 D62=65 :E H:E9 2? 6>AEJ\?6EE6C H:E9 `i_g =67E]k^Am
kAmx8@C $96DE6C<:? EFC?65 2D:56 a_ @7 E96 a` D9@ED E96 ~:=6CD AFE @? ?6E] %96 @?=J 8@2= 96 2==@H65 42>6 >:5H2J E9C@F89 E96 D64@?5 A6C:@5 H96? z2DA6C: z2A2?6? DACF?8 uC656C:4 😕 2== 2=@?6 A2DE 5676?D6>2? &C9@ ’22<2?2:?6? 2?5 362E $96DE6C<:? 7:G6\9@=6]k^Am
kAm}6H *@C< 925 @AA@CEF?:E:6D[ :?4=F5:?8 4@?D64FE:G6 A@H6C A=2JD E92E :?4=F565 `a D64@?5D @7 7:G6\@?\E9C66 E:>6] u2?D 3@@65 =2E6 😕 E96 D64@?5 @7 E9@D6 27E6C t5>@?E@? 4=62C65 E96 AF4< 5@H? E96 :46 2?5 282:? =2E6C E@ 6IAC6DD E96:C 5:DD2E:D724E:@?]k^Am
kAmrp!x%p{$ b[ {xvw%}x}v a[ ~%k^Am
kAm(p$wx}v%~} Wp!X — y24@3 r9J49CF? D4@C65 `i`h :?E@ @G6CE:>6 2?5 (2D9:?8E@? 362E %2>A2 q2J 7@C :ED E9:C5 DEC2:89E H:?]k^Am
kAm%@> (:=D@? 925 2 8@2= 2?5 EH@ 2DD:DED[ 2?5 p=:26 😕 H:E9 EH@ DEC2:89E C@25 H:?D 282:?DE E96 }6H *@C< xD=2?56CD 2?5 #2?86CD] sJ=2? $EC@>6 2=D@ 925 EH@ 2DD:DED 2?5 {@82? %9@>AD@? 7:?:D965 H:E9 `f D2G6D]k^Am
kAmy2<6 vF6?EK6= 2?5 qC2J56? !@:?E D4@C65 7@C %2>A2 q2J[ 2?5 p=6I6: ‘2D:=6GD<:J 925 ad D2G6D] %96 {:89E?:?8 92G6 =@DE E9C66 @7 7@FC]k^Am
kAm(:E9 E96 D4@C6 E:65 `\` 27E6C EH@ A6C:@5D[ !@:?E 82G6 E96 {:89E?:?8 E96 =625 H:E9 2 A@H6C\A=2J 8@2= `iab :?E@ E96 E9:C5 2D 96 E:AA65 ‘:4E@C w65>2?’D D9@E A2DE %9@>AD@?]k^Am
kAm(:=D@? E:65 :E 282:? 2E cide H:E9 (2D9:?8E@?’D 7:CDE A@H6C\A=2J 8@2= @7 E96 D62D@?] %96 r2A:E2=D 925 72:=65 @? E96:C 7:CDE `_ 492?46D[ :?4=F5:?8 EH@ 😕 E9:D 82>6]k^Am
kAm%96 {:89E?:?8 E@@< 2 `\_ =625 fi_e :?E@ E96 82>6] ~77 2 7246@77 😕 E96 r2A:E2=D’ K@?6[ p?E9@?J r:C6==: D6?E E96 AF4< E@ #J2? |4s@?289 2E E96 =67E A@:?E] |4s@?289 E96? D6?E 2 A2DD E@ vF6?EK6= @? E96 :?D:56 6586 2E E96 3@EE@> @7 E96 C:89E 4:C4=6 2?5 E96 7@CH2C5 BF:4<=J 362E %9@>AD@? 7@C 9:D 7:CDE @7 E96 D62D@?]k^Am
kAm!C@E2D E:65 :E 7@C (2D9:?8E@? H:E9 aiaa =67E 😕 E96 >:55=6 A6C:@5] r@??@C |4|:4926= 492D65 5@H? E96 AF4< 369:?5 E96 {:89E?:?8 ?6E 2?5 D6?E 2 A2DD 324< !C@E2D @? E96 =67E D:56 2?5 96 BF:4<=J 362E ‘2D:=6GD<:J 7@C 9:D E9:C5 @7 E96 D62D@?]k^Am
kAm|p!{t {tpu$ f[ !#tsp%~#$ ck^Am
kAm%~#~}%~ Wp!X — ~=:G6C t<>2?\{2CDD@? 2?5 y@9? %2G2C6D 6249 925 2 8@2= 2?5 EH@ 2DD:DED 2?5 %@C@?E@ D?2AA65 2 EH@\82>6 D<:5 H:E9 2 H:? @G6C }2D9G:==6]k^Am
kAmpFDE@? |2EE96HD 925 EH@ 8@2=D[ :?4=F5:?8 2? 6>AEJ\?6EE6C[ 2?5 y2<6 |4r236 2?5 q@33J |4|2?? 2=D@ D4@C65 7@C %@C@?E@] r2J56? !C:>62F >256 ae D2G6D] (:==:2> }J=2?56C 925 EH@ 2DD:DED 2?5 25565 2? 6>AEJ\?6E 8@2=] |2EE96H z?:6D 7:?:D965 H:E9 E9C66 2DD:DED]k^Am
kAm}:4< !6C3:I 925 2 8@2= 2?5 2? 2DD:DE[ 2?5 |:4926= |4r2CC@?[ tC:< w2F=2 2?5 #@>2? y@D: D4@C65 7@C }2D9G:==6] yFDEFD p??F?6? DE@AA65 a` D9@ED 😕 2 >2E49FA @7 324
kAm!C:>62F[ H9@ H2D A:4<65 @77 H2:G6CD 7C@> E96 r2C@=:?2 wFCC:42?6D =2DE H66< H:E9 y@D6A9 (@== 2H2J 7C@> E96 |2A=6 {627D 5F6 E@ 2 72>:=J >2EE6C[ C68:DE6C65 9:D 7:CDE }w{ G:4E@CJ D:?46 }@G] af[ a_ac[ H:E9 E96 |@?EC62= r2?25:6?D]k^Am
kAm%@C@?E@ 9625 4@249 rC2:8 q6CF36 42==65 2 E:>6@FE 27E6C }2D9G:==6 D4@C65 8@2=D cc D64@?5D 2A2CE 😕 E96 D64@?5 A6C:@5 E@ 6C2D6 2 a\_ 567:4:E] %96 |2A=6 {627D AFD965 29625 H96? %2G2C6D D4@C65 9:D 7:CDE 8@2= @7 E96 D62D@? 3J 32?8:?8 9@>6 2 =@@D6 AF4< 27E6C 2 ?:7EJ 8:G6\2?5\8@ 36EH66? }J=2?56C 2?5 t<>2?\{2CDD@?] |4|2?? >256 :E c\a E9C@F89 c_ >:?FE6D]k^Am
kAmrp}psxt}$ d[ z#pzt} c[ ~%k^Am
kAm|~}%#tp{ Wp!X — r@=6 r2F7:6=5 D4@C65 9:D D64@?5 8@2= @7 E96 82>6 2E biad @7 @G6CE:>6 E@ 8:G6 |@?EC62= 2 H:? @G6C $62EE=6]k^Am
kAmr2?25:6?D C@@<:6 DE2?5@FE xG2? s6>:5@G E:65 E96 82>6 H:E9 =6DD E92? E9C66 >:?FE6D =67E 😕 E96 E9:C5 A6C:@5[ 7@C4:?8 ~%]k^Am
kAmp=6I }6H9@@< 2?5 z:C3J s249 2=D@ D4@C65 7@C |@?EC62=] $2>F6= |@?E6>362F=E >256 `g D2G6D 2D E96 r2?25:6?D C2? E96:C H:??:?8 DEC62< E@ E9C66 82>6D 😕 E96 @A6?6C @7 2 7@FC\82>6 9@>6DE2?5]k^Am
kAmr2F7:6=5 D4@C65 😕 2 7@FCE9 DEC2:89E r2?25:6?D 9@>6 @A6?6C] }6H9@@< D4@C65 9:D 7:CDE 8@2= @7 E96 D62D@? 😕 9:D b__E9 42C66C }w{ 82>6] %96 8@2= H2D 2DD:DE65 3J 5676?D6>2? p=6I2?5C6 r2CC:6C[ H9@ A=2J65 😕 9:D b__E9 82>6]k^Am
kAmy256? $49H2CEK[ y2?: }J>2?[ y2>:6 ~=6<2 y2c65=”” d4=”” e96=”” zc2=”” h9=”” e96:c=””/>