OCTOBER 13, 2023•STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Wait is over as Isles open season at home vs. SabresOnly one NHL team will have waited longer to begin its 2022-23 season than the New York Islanders.
Rangers meet Blue Jackets out to build on well-rounded openerThe opener of the Peter Laviolette era was a rousing success for the New York Rangers, who defended well and received big nights from their...
OCTOBER 13, 2023•STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
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Filip Chytil - Records assist Opening NightChytil registered one assist, three shots and two PIM against Buffalo on Thursday.
ImpactChytil was a doubt heading into Thursday's contest due to an upper-body injury but appears to be back to 100 percent. After a career-year last season, in which he recorded personal bests in goals (22), assists (23) and shots (177), the 24-year-old Czech will be hoping to replicate those numbers heading into the rest of the 2023-24 campaign.
OCTOBER 13, 2023•ROTOWIRE
K'Andre Miller - Well-rounded Opening Night outingMiller had a shorthanded assist, three shots, two blocked shots and one hit in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Sabres.
ImpactMiller's strong all-around performance included a helper on Chris Kreider's shorthanded goal, which stretched New York's lead to 4-1 in the third period. The 23-year-old defenseman led the Rangers with 23:39 TOI, including well over two minutes on both the power play and penalty kill. His 2:46 power-play TOI was inflated by a late power play with the game well in hand, but Miller's presence on the second unit adds to his upside coming off a 2022-23 campaign in which he scored 43 points, only three of which came on the man advantage.
OCTOBER 13, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Blake Wheeler - Quiet debut with RangeersWheeler had two shots on goal and a minus-1 rating in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Sabres.
ImpactWheeler skated on the third line with Vincent Trocheck and Will Cuylle while featuring on the second power-play unit in his debut with the Rangers. New York breezed by Buffalo in its first game of the season despite Wheeler's quiet night, but the Rangers are hoping the 37-year-old winger still has some gas in the tank coming off a 55-point season in Winnipeg.
OCTOBER 13, 2023•ROTOWIRE
