Day: October 8, 2018

After three games, the Rangers are still looking for their first win and points of the season.  It’s the first time they’ve gone winless in the first three games since 2011-12, and worst start to the year going back to 1998-99 when they lost their first four.

There must be something about October 7th / 8th, because this is the third time that the Rangers have given up eight goals or more in the last six seasons on these dates.  The last time was just last year, when they lost by a similar 8-5 score to the Toronto Maple Leafs on the same date.  Back in 2013 on October 8th, they lost to San Jose by a score of 9-2 in Alain Vigneault’s first season.