Matthew Mugno shares his thoughts on the Ranger's convincing 5-1 victory in the season-opening game on October 12th vs the Buffalo Sabres.
Lafren-yay: Following a par for the course preseason and his 22nd birthday, Lafreniere wore “the big c” and shined last night. The team also utilized him in the left faceoff dot to take draws, where he won 4 out of 5 play starters. He was simply all over the ice and could derail a narrative quickly playing like this…
Second Goalie: The Rangers collectively blocked 23 shots in the game. Jacob Trouba led the way with 8 blocks, and Nick Bonino muffed 4 attempts.
100: With the win, Igor Shesterkin becomes the 7th fastest goaltender to reach 100 wins in NHL history.
200: Adam Fox became the 6th fastest to 200 assists in NHL history on a Chris Kreider power-play tip-in goal.
50 On the Horizon ?: Kreider notched his fourth and fifth goal in a season opener, becoming the 9th player with an SHG in a season opener for the New York Rangers.
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