Rangers Daily: Will Cuylle gets ‘inside’ to end goal drought; Detroit loses key defenseman
Almost lost in the feel-good vibes with the New York Rangers lately was Will Cuylle enduring his longest goal drought this season. The 24-year-old forward put an end to that 13-game goalless streak Thursday, when he scored the tying goal as the Rangers rallied from 2-0 down in the third period, before eventually losing 3-2 to the Montreal Canadiens. That he broke through for the first time since March 7 was relief to the rugged forward.
But what made coach Mike Sullivan happiest is how Cuylle scored that goal. Cuylle crashed the net and the puck bounced off of him and over the goal line, after Jonny Bordzinski’s right-wing shot first hit Montreal goalie Cam Fowler. “I just felt like he was inside more, when he goes to the net like that, he’s hard to handle,” Sullivan explained postgame .
“He can really skate, he’s big, he’s strong. The goal he scores is a perfect example — not too many defensemen are going to box him out in that scenario. ” Crash the net 👏 pic.
twitter. com/iwrZ1rm28l — New York Rangers (@NYRangers) April 3, 2026 Though Cuylle does have a strong shot, as he showed in the final minute with a good scoring chance off the rush, most of his goals are going to come around the net. He’s a big (6-foot-3, 212 pounds), strong, fearless forward.
Simply, he’s a handful in front of the net, especially when he gets inside positioning on defensemen. “We’re trying to encourage him to get inside more and, obviously, the timing of when you get in there has a lot to do with it,” Sullivan said. “You can see he’s consciously thinking about trying to get inside more.
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