The New York Rangers have high expectations for the 2025-26 season under new head coach Mike Sullivan . They missed the playoffs last season, a precipitous fall from their Presidents' Trophy win the year before. But four games into the new era, things are not going well on Broadway. After two periods against the Oilers on Tuesday, the Rangers had made history with their scoreless streak at Madison Square Garden.

“History at Madison Square Garden. Rangers have surpassed the 2001-02 Panthers (155:17) for the longest season-opening streak without a goal on home ice among teams that still exist,” The Athletic's Peter Baugh reported, citing NHL Stats. “The now-defunct Pittsburgh Pirates are the only team with a longer streak (187:19 in 1928).”

The Rangers opened the season with Sullivan

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