Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins had the final laugh over Mike Sullivan and the New York Rangers in the opening game of the 2025-26 NHL season. Following the defeat, the new head coach in NYC voiced a clear statement about captain J.T. Miller.

The Rangers couldn’t give their new coach a debut win over his former club in the NHL. Crosby and the Penguins walked into Madison Square Garden and played spoiler on the opening night for fans in The Big Apple.

Not only did the Penguins defeat the Broadway Blueshirts, they handed them a deflating shutout loss. Debuting new goalie Arturs Silovs shut the door and kept all 25 shots he faced out of the net during the showdown in New York.

Concerns around the captain

However, a bigger reason for concern in New York was Miller’s debut as capt

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