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NHL, round 1

Friday, October 2, 2026Little Caesars ArenaAll Atlanta sports
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Rangers beat Red Wings 2-0

The New York Rangers beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-0 on Friday at Little Caesars Arena.

The Rangers led after every period. The first period made the difference: the Rangers outscored the Red Wings 1-0.

The Rangers had 21 shots to 22.

For the Rangers, Eeli Tolvanen (RW): 1.

The Rangers improve to 2-1-0. The Red Wings fall to 0-1-0.

Attendance: 19,515.

Full recap at ESPN: Dylan Garand makes 22 saves for 1st career shutout as Rangers beat Red Wings 2-0

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#17
NYR · GoalsEeli Tolvanen RW1
#23
NYR · AssistsAdam Fox D1
#17
NYR · PointsEeli Tolvanen RW1
ForwardsBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
O. Bjorkstrand RW011013:222:350:0010:4719000010000.0000
J. Chmelar RW02009:110:060:009:0513000100000.0000
W. Cuylle LW060014:432:061:2811:09210012002250.0300
P. Dorofeyev RW200017:305:320:0011:5820010200000.0000
T. Kartye LW110115:120:061:2913:3720001110000.0000
N. Laba C020012:050:100:5610:59200002004833.3000
A. Lafreniere LW012021:305:290:0016:0126000110010.0100
J.T. Miller LW041117:284:540:0712:272200022061233.3100
G. Perreault RW200015:242:030:0013:2123011210000.0000
E. Tolvanen RW130111:262:150:458:2621120110000.0100
J. Veleno C001013:340:001:4711:47190000007653.8112
M. Zibanejad C010021:215:011:2814:522901013010758.8100
DefensesBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
S. Durzi D100019:192:181:1615:4526110200000.0027
A. Fox D100122:505:171:3715:5626001200000.0000
V. Gavrikov D220021:070:061:3119:3027000000000.0100
M. Pettersson D100121:560:002:3119:2525000100000.0100
B. Schneider D220016:360:271:0515:0424000100000.0100
A. Smits D010011:260:000:0011:2619000000000.0012
GoaliesGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
D. Garand G02200221.000192160:0000

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