The Rangers came to Detroit with a set of new lines, a returning Ryan Lindgren, and their dads in tow. After a tough loss to the Islanders, some combination of those things seemed to do the trick, as the Rangers downed the Red Wings 8-2.
In the first period, they very much looked like a team adjusting to new lines. Neither team seemed able to establish an offensive zone presence or create many high quality chances. The Rangers broke the stalemate when Mika Zibanejad, who was playing in career game number 700, cleanly won an offensive zone draw to Adam Fox.