5-0

A 5-0 win. The Rangers played the exact opposite of game 1. Fast, aggressive, communication, great passing. Alexandar Georgiev planted his flag into the ice in minute one and had the entire crease on lockdown. His fifth career shutout; his second against the Islanders.

Whatever coach Quinn told them and however practice went after that, it worked. This was the team everyone was expecting. Putting in Phillip Di Giuseppe turned out to be smart, putting Tony DeAngelo in a time out for throwing a temper tantrum and getting a stupid unsportsmanlike penalty in game one…could pay off. It’s up to DeAngelo to get it through his head that he needs to be an adult. Quinn ain’t having that noise this season. He was benched last season for discipline reasons too, enough of the nonsense.

Discipline made the difference in this game. The Islanders got way more penalties. They were the ones who struggled to get any kind of control. The Rangers took the lead right away and it made a big difference. You could see the confidence. Kakko even got a sweet goal!

The future looks bright.