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New York Rangers Seek Fresh Start After Historic Home Goalless Drought

The New York Rangers' home start to the 2025-26 season felt cursed, with a 1:80.57-minute streak that lasted more than three games and the longest season-opening home goalless drought by a still-existing franchise. Veteran Mika Zibanejad expressed frustration over the team's failure to convert a number of chances. The team's home opener against the Tampa Bay Lightning is a crucial opportunity for the team, as the Lightning finished third in the Eastern Conference last season and features the reigning Hart (Nikita Kucherov), Vezina (Andrei Vasilevskiy) and Jack Adams (Jon Cooper) Trophy winners. Despite a 3-0 loss to the Boston Bruins, the team believes this will be a fresh start.

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