Four games into the season, nothing seemed to be working for the Rangers. When they played well defensively, they didn’t score. When they scored, they couldn’t keep the puck out of their own net. And when they changed their lineup, it doesn’t seem to change their luck.
Until Thursday.
Brady Skjei scored 37 seconds into overtime to give the Rangers their first victory of the season, 3-2, over the visiting San Jose Sharks at Madison Square Garden, dropping the Sharks to 1-1-1 on their four-game swing through the New York metropolitan area and Philadelphia. They finish the trip on Sunday in New Jersey against the Devils.