In new head coach Mike Sullivan's debut, the New York Rangers lost their opening night matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0. For almost a decade, Sullivan was the bench boss in Pittsburgh. After parting ways with the Penguins in April , Sullivan was hired as the Rangers coach. After the loss, Sullivan was asked about facing former players like Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang. The Athletic's Peter Baugh shared the head coach's take via X, formerly Twitter.

“It's different,” Sullivan said postgame. “I knew that was going to be the case. But I'm excited about the group we have here in front of me with the Rangers. I'm looking forward to working with this group.”

While the loss stings, the Rangers still have 81 games to make it up. A road trip to Buffalo to take on

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