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Top-5: Rangers shut out in first three home games
Raphael Simard
Top-5: Rangers shut out in first three home games
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Last night in the NHL, the Canadiens got their home season off to a great start with a win.Still, there were seven other games in all four corners of the league. Here are the results and highlights:

1. Rangers are blanked in their first three home gamesLast year, surprisingly, the Ranges had a bad season and even missed the playoffs. This season is still young, but let's just say it's off to a bad start. New York has a 2-3-0 record, but all three losses have come at home. In three games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers haven't given their fans a goal. That's impressive.

Yesterday, the Oilers won 2-0.

A 30-save shutout for Stuart Skinner. After the game, Mika Zibanejad told the media he didn't even know whether to laugh or cry at his team's poor home record.

Meanwhile, former Ranger Chris Kreider is having fun in Anaheim.

2. Sidney Crosby 9th all-time in assistsLet's talk about the Ducks game, because everything's looking up for the California club. They've won two of their first three games, and yesterday they won against Sidney Crosby's Penguins.

As for Justin Brazeau, he just can't stop scoring.

He has four goals in as many games to start the season.

In Anaheim, youngsters Cutter Gauthier and Beckett Sennecke continued to show great chemistry.

3. A first win for Cayden Primeau in TorontoLast night, the Leafs faced the Habs' next opponents the Nashville Predators, and Toronto made short work of the Preds with a 7-4 victory. It wasn't Cayden Primeau's best performance (26 saves on 30 shots), but he still won the game – his first victory in a Leafs uniform.

Nashville didn't look like an improved team.

The visitors scored in their own net.

On the Leafs' side, Easton Cowan, playing in his second NHL game, picked up his first point.

John Tavares, Matthew Knies, William Nylander and Oliver Ekman-Larsson finished with three points each

4. Michael Misa's NHL debutIt was Michael Misa's baptism of fire yesterday as he and the Sharks took on the mighty Hurricanes. Carolina played spoiler in San Jose, scoring five goals en route to a 5-1 victory.

The most recent second overall pick of the auction finished with a minus-2 record and two blocked shots on just over 15 minutes of playing time. It's tough to play Carolina when they control the puck like this.

In the win, Logan Stankoven was the only Carolina player with two points

5. Capitals win in overtimeIn Washington, with the Lightning leading 1-0, Connor McMichael decided to work his magic. What a pass here to Aliaksei Protas.

Later in the third period, with the home side still trailing, the Caps scored a goal on their first power play of the year.

It was about time.

And in overtime, Jacob Chychrun sealed the deal. He was well posted at the mouthpiece.

'Prolongation'

– Big check.

– Very cool.

– A $9.25M defenseman by the way.

– Last night's top scorers.

(Credit: NHL.com)

– Four games on the bill tonight.

(Credit: Google)
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