The Rangers and Penguins, two teams who swapped coaches in the offseason, earned the prime time slot on the NHL’s Opening Night slate on Tuesday.

New Blueshirts head coach Mike Sullivan made his official return to the bench at Madison Square Garden in the 3-0 defeat , with his former team of 10 years, the Penguins, on the other side of the ice.

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“Obviously, it’s different,” Sullivan said. “I knew that was going to be the case, but I’m excited about the group we have here with the Rangers, and I’m looking forward to working with this group.”

The previous time Sullivan stood behind the

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