A night of firsts for Rangers rookies in 6-1 win over Blackhawks: takeaways
It was a night of firsts for the kids wearing blue Friday night at Madison Square Garden, when the New York Rangers overwhelmed the Chicago Blackhawks 6-1. Adam Sykora scored his first NHL goal; Drew Fortescue picked up his first point in his NHL debut; and goalie Dylan Garand earned his first NHL victory to help the Rangers (29-35-9) end a six-game skid (0-5-1). In tonight’s game, Drew Fortescue made his NHL debut, Adam Sykora scored his first NHL goal and Dylan Garand earned his first NHL win.
It is the first time since Nov. 10, 1932 (Asmundson, Aitkenhead, Voss) that three different Rangers each recorded such milestones in the same… pic. twitter.
com/k8FI3bPgh7 — NY Rangers PR (@NYR_PR) March 28, 2026 Another rookie, defenseman Matthew Robertson , also scored for New York, and veteran captain J. T. Miller contributed a goal and two assists.
Jonny Brodzinski scored twice and 14 skaters recorded at least one point to support Garand, who made 28 saves in his second impressive start since he was recalled from Hartford of the American Hockey League last week. Garand stopped 35 of 37 shots in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday. After the Rangers surrendered the first goal of the game late in the opening period, they quickly tied things up less than a minute later and pulled away in a dominant second period.
Chicago broke through at 17:34 of the first on a goal by Nick Lardis, off a broken play and an assist by Tyler Bertuzzi. But the Rangers pulled even at 18:32, when the third line buzzed the Blackhawks net, and Conor’s Sheary’s centering pass hit the skate of Miller, who was jostling for position above the blue paint, and into the net. Though Sheary originally was credited with the goal, it was rightfully awarded to Miller later on, his 15th of the season.
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