Dylan Garand stars in NHL debut, but Rangers fall to Jets 3-2 in shootout
John Jones-Imagn Images Dylan Garand made 35 saves in an impressive NHL debut, but couldn’t seal the deal in the shootout Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. As a result, the New York Rangers dropped a 3-2 decision to the Winnipeg Jets. Garand’s save total was third most by a Rangers goalie making his NHL debut.
The 23-year-old rookie allowed single goals in the first and second periods, and stopped all 12 shots he faced with the score tied in the third period and overtime. But Kyle Connor and Gabe Vilardi beat him in the shootout, where at the other end of the ice, Jets goalie Eric Comrie denied Vincent Trocheck and J. T.
Miller . “That was awesome. It was pretty surreal.
I really just tried to be present and take it all in. It was everything you could ever hope and dream of. It sucks to not get the win for the guys, but it was a dream come true,” Garand stated postgame.
Miller had two assists for the Rangers (28-33-9), who earned a standings point, but lost their fourth straight game (0-3-1). Tye Kartye and Mika Zibanejad scored for New York, which managed 29 shots against Comrie, including four in overtime, when they had a full two-minute power play. Despite the two Vezina Trophy winners — Igor Shesterkin and Connor Hellebuyck — watching from their respective benches, the understudies more than held their own in this one.
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