The Rangers lose to Utah on a dramatic opening night

Keller’s broke the 2-2 tie at 6:02 after Alex Kerfoot tried to take a puck from Miller behind the Rangers’ goal, and Stenlund extended Utah’s lead to 4-2 a few minutes later. This was probably the most frustrating goal of the night for Shesterkin, who had a clear view of the shooter but was still beaten at the near post.

Adam Edström fights and is thrown out

Miller’s crazy goal cut New York’s deficit to 4-3 with 10:42 left in the period, but a series of penalties quickly followed. It started with a fight between one of the newest Rangers, Sam Carrick, and Michael Kesselring, but their fight was quickly overshadowed when a second fight broke out between rookie Adam Edström and McBain.

Edstrom celebrated his 24th birthday by delivering a few hard blows to the Utah center’s head, proving that Matt Rempe isn’t the only Blueshirt freshman who knows how to throw to the ground. But the battle proved costly. Because they dropped the gloves after Carrick and Kesselring had already started exchanging blows, both Edström and McBain were given game-misconduct penalties and ejected from the competition.

A controversial call

Although Edström and McBain were out of the game and Carrick and Kesselring were in the penalty box, whistles continued to blow.