Another 48 Hours
The Rangers were bad opening night, and really there was little to take from it. Igor Sheshterkin missed saves you’d expect him to make, and the offense, defense and special teams all looked ill prepared for the start of the season. Jack Johnson‘s penalty less than two minutes into the game set the tone for what would end up being eight times shorthanded on the night, with the Isles converting two of those chances.
Just two days later and it was almost a mirror image. It was the Isles who gave up the early lead, and it was Alexandar Georgiev who looked the more assured of the two goaltenders, backstopping the team to his fifth career shutout.