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Rangers rookie Dylan Garand shuts out Red Wings one week after he was cut

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Walker, M. (2026, October 3). Rangers rookie Dylan Garand shuts out Red Wings one week after he was cut. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/02/sports/rangers-rookie-goalie-dylan-garand-shuts-out-red-wings-a-week-after-he-was-cut/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-03 · by Mollie Walker

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Rangers rookie goalie Dylan Garand earned a shutout against the Red Wings on Friday night, just one week after being waived and assigned to AHL Hartford. Despite joining the team unexpectedly due to Joonas Korpisalo’s injury, Garand made 23 saves in the 2-0 victory, solidifying his potential as Igor Shesterkin's backup. The game was marked by a lackluster atmosphere at Little Caesars Arena and Detroit's recent organizational changes.
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In early October, Dylan Garand, a rookie goaltender for the New York Rangers, was unexpectedly recalled from Hartford after being sent down during training camp due to the injury of regular backup Joonas Korpisalo. Just two practices later in Hartford, Garand returned to New York and made his fourth NHL start on October 7 against the Detroit Red Wings. He delivered a strong performance by recording his first career shutout with 22 saves in a 2-0 victory for the Rangers. This game came shortly after the Rangers' home opener at Madison Square Garden, where Garand was initially not expected to play due to cuts made during training camp. Despite the late call-up and limited practice time, Garand's solid performance suggests he has earned a chance to prove himself as the backup goalie, with head coach Mike Sullivan expressing confidence in him.

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“While both articles mention Joonas Korpisalo's injury and Dylan Garand being called up, they describe different occurrences: Article A reports on the initial placement of Korpisalo on injured reserve, while Article B covers a game that Garand played after his recall.”
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🔮 And when the Rangers finally started to catch some momentum following J.T. Miller’s fourth goal of the season, Reimer couldn’t track a one-timer from Drew Doughty at the top of the zone and his team lost any push it had just as quickly as it started.
🔮 If a certain percentage of the ones that hit the posts have gone in the net, we wouldn’t be having this conversation.
🔮 The Rangers struggled mightily with clearing the puck and breaking it out of their zone, which led to Batherson’s second of the game less than two minutes into the second period.
2026-10-25 · assertive framing · Rangers outgunned by Senators after another slow start
🔮 tRY IT NOWThe adjustment to having three lefties (Pavel Dorofeyev, Alexis Lafrenière, J.T. Miller) and two righties (Adam Fox and Mika Zibanejad), as opposed to the four-righty alignment they’ve deployed the last seven seasons, is apparently more significant than one would expect.
🔮 With effective spurts that haven’t always been enough to demand results, the second line hopes that staying the course will pay off.
🔮 Teams will have to face Igor Shesterkin (when he returns from injury next season), Ilya Sorokin and Hellebuyck during the New York-New Jersey swing.
🔮 In his sixth consecutive start, rookie netminder Dylan Garand struggled mightily with rebound control.
🔮 “As soon as I stepped on the ice, I could feel the energy.
🔮 tRY IT NOWAgainst the clubs projected to finish near the bottom of the standings — such as the Red Wings, Canucks and Ducks — the Rangers have won by a combined margin of 13-4.
🔮 “I think the biggest thing in-zone — and this is a discussion we’ve had with our group — is our willingness to create off the shot more,” Sullivan said.
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Blueshirts DETROIT Rangers Red Wings the Red Wings

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Rangers ORG · 10× Garand PERSON · 7× DETROIT GPE · 3× Red Wings ORG · 2× the Red Wings ORG · 2× Blueshirts ORG · 1× Dylan Garand PERSON · 1× Hartford ORG · 1× Joonas Korpisalo PERSON · 1× New York GPE · 1×

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Mike Sullivan said he and Garand have had numerous conversations throughout the entire process, with the Rangers head coach assuring that the Canadian goaltender knows the organization believes in him.
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🔮 The rookie netminder will be the Blueshirts backup goalie to start October after all, after the club put Joonas Korpisalo on injured reserve before their home opener.
2026-10-03 · New York Post
Rangers rookie Dylan Garand shuts out Red Wings one week after he was cut · assertive framing

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And on the Rangers’ third game in four nights, Dylan Garand pitched his first career shutout. asserted
Garand → pitch → shutout
The rookie netminder will be the Blueshirts backup goalie to start October after all, after the club put Joonas Korpisalo on injured reserve before their home opener. asserted
club → start → opener
Just two practices later in Hartford, Garand was already on his way back to New York before he made his season debut in a 2-0 win over the Red Wings on Friday night. asserted
he → make → night
tRY IT NOWSuddenly, the so-called competition for the spot behind Igor Shesterkin during preseason is irrelevant. asserted
competition → try → preseason
Garand may not have officially won the No. 2 job out of camp, but the 24-year-old sure looked capable of changing that following a 23-save performance Friday night. uncertain
old → win → performance
Amid a litany of concerns for the Red Wings organization, Little Caesars Arena didn’t have nearly as much juice as Madison Square Garden did for the Rangers home opener. asserted
Garden → have → opener
Detroit is still trying to stabilize after transitioning front-office staple Steve Yzerman into an advisory role and promoting assistant general manager Shawn Horcoff on an interim basis. asserted
Detroit → try → basis
Red Wings fans in attendance let the organization know just how they feel about the team and Dylan Larkin, who was stripped of his captaincy after he requested a trade this summer. asserted
he → let → trade
In street clothes during player introductions due to an injury, Larkin was booed incessantly. asserted
Larkin → boo → injury
Earning the first power play of the night, the Rangers capitalized when Sean Durzi recorded his first goal as a Ranger on a laser shot from the high slot. asserted
Durzi → earn → slot
A “sell the team” chant promptly reverberated around the lower bowl in response. asserted
chant → sell → response
While the Rangers controlled play for the majority of the opening frame, it was all Detroit in the final minutes. asserted
it → control → minutes
The Red Wings posted the last six shots on goal — not including Anton Johansson’s shot off the far post — heading into the first intermission, but they weren’t able to break through. asserted
they → post → intermission
Eeli Tolvanen scored an empty-net goal to give the Rangers some insurance in the end. asserted
Tolvanen → score → end
While it came sooner than expected, after he was waived and assigned to AHL Hartford to start the season, Garand looked ready. asserted
Garand → come → season
The Rangers placed Korpisalo on injured reserve with an undisclosed lower-body injury on Thursday and had to recall Garand just five days after cutting him. asserted
Rangers → place → him
Mike Sullivan said he and Garand have had numerous conversations throughout the entire process, with the Rangers head coach assuring that the Canadian goaltender knows the organization believes in him. asserted
organization → say → him
The belief Garand already has in himself, however, has been evident since he made his NHL debut late last season. asserted
he → have → debut
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