The New York Rangers welcomed back approximately 2,000 fans to Madison Square Garden for the first time since COVID-19 put a stop to the 2020 regular season last March.
They would need the support of their fans as they took on the Boston Bruins, one of the best teams in the NHL.
Some more good news: Artemi Panarin is still out while he deals with accusations of assaulting a woman in 2011, but defenseman K’Andre Miller is off the COVID-19 protocol list and back in the lineup, taking Anthony Bitetto’s spot.