Rangers blanked by Bruins in slow start to supersized season

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-30 · by Mollie Walker

Quick Summary

In their Opening Night game against the Bruins at TD Garden, the Rangers were shut out 3-0. The Bruins scored two quick goals and an empty-netter late in the third period after a scoreless first two periods. Despite generating nearly equal shots as the Bruins, the Rangers struggled with defensive positioning early on, relying heavily on goalie Igor Shesterkin who made 20 saves. The Rangers showed improvement offensively in the third period but could not overcome their earlier deficit.
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Story summary

The New York Rangers kicked off their 2026-27 NHL season with a 3-0 loss against their rivals, the Boston Bruins, on September 29. Despite generating nearly as many shots (24) as the Bruins, the Rangers struggled defensively and relied heavily on goaltender Igor Shesterkin's 20 saves to keep them in the game until late in the third period when Fraser Minten scored the first goal for Boston. Two more quick goals followed shortly after, securing a decisive win for the Bruins. The loss marks consecutive shutout defeats for the Rangers on opening night. Key defensive errors by players like Braden Schneider highlighted the team's early-season issues.

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📰 Rangers Vs Bruins Season Opener
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Who wrote this

Mollie Walker
21 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
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🔮 President and general manager Chris Drury targeted not only skaters adept on special teams, but also emphasized adding versatile players who could play on both wings and both sides on defense, and move up and down the lineup.
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🔮 It was one of a couple that could be heard throughout the night.
2026-10-03 · assertive framing · Frustrated Red Wings fans in Detroit only benefit Rangers in road win
🔮 The rookie netminder will be the Blueshirts backup goalie to start October after all, after the club put Joonas Korpisalo on injured reserve before their home opener.
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🔮 Concerns over the possibility of Garand getting claimed may have been overblown, but they weren’t unwarranted.
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🔮 It may have been the most significant second game of a new campaign in franchise history after the Blueshirts’ ineptitude on home ice became a defining trait of last season.
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🔮 We would replace, but then we wouldn’t stay out, and then we would leak back in and dive back into the play before the defenseman returned.
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Topics

BOSTON Blueshirts Bruins Opening Night Rangers

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Bruins ORG · 3× Rangers ORG · 3× Blueshirts ORG · 2× BOSTON GPE · 1× Hurricanes ORG · 1× Igor Shesterkin PERSON · 1× NHL ORG · 1× Panthers ORG · 1× Raleigh GPE · 1× Shesterkin PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Not only did it take until the 16:14 mark of the third period for the Bruins to open the scoring, but there was also only one goal scored by the Panthers in overtime in their highly anticipated meeting with the 2026 Stanley Cup champion Hurricanes in Raleigh.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-30
2026-09-30 · New York Post
Rangers blanked by Bruins in slow start to supersized season · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 0 hedged)

BOSTON – For the second straight year, the Rangers were shut out on Opening Night. asserted
Rangers → shut → Night
While it was a scoreless affair at TD Garden until late in the third period, the Bruins broke through with two quick goals – as well as one empty-netter – to take a 3-0 win over the Blueshirts in the first of 84 games this season. asserted
Bruins → break → games
The shortened preseason was apparent in the Rangers-Bruins game, as well as across the NHL’s five matchups. asserted
preseason → shorten → matchups
Not only did it take until the 16:14 mark of the third period for the Bruins to open the scoring, but there was also only one goal scored by the Panthers in overtime in their highly anticipated meeting with the 2026 Stanley Cup champion Hurricanes in Raleigh. asserted
Bruins → take → Raleigh
Despite generating nearly the same number of shots as the Bruins, the Rangers bled odd-man rushes through the first two periods. asserted
Rangers → generate → periods
Star goalie Igor Shesterkin had to bail the team out on numerous occasions, whether it was a 2-on-1 opportunity or an uncontested breakaway. asserted
it → have → occasions
Shesterkin ultimately finished with 20 saves. asserted
Shesterkin → finish → saves
The third period saw the Blueshirts not only tighten up their defensive positioning, but also make a significant push offensively early on. asserted
Blueshirts → see → push
They unloaded five consecutive shots to open the frame and had a significant edge for much of the period. asserted
They → unload → period
Once Fraser Minten scored from the high slot, however, the floodgates opened. asserted
floodgates → score → slot
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