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Rangers expect Dylan Garand to bounce back after getting pulled in ugly outing

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-16 · by Andrew Crane

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Dylan Garand faced criticism after being pulled from an NHL game where he allowed four goals on 14 shots as the Rangers lost to the Devils 7-1. Despite this setback, head coach Mike Sullivan and teammate Adam Fox expressed confidence in Garand’s ability to recover, noting his strong performance prior to this game. The team recently signed veteran goaltender James Reimer to provide depth while both Shesterkin and Korpisalo are injured.
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On October 15, 2026, the New York Rangers faced off against their rivals, the New Jersey Devils, in the first matchup of the Battle of the Hudson. Despite initial promise and strong play by rookie goaltender Dylan Garand early in the season, the Rangers suffered a crushing 7-1 loss as Garand was pulled after allowing four goals on 14 shots within less than five minutes into the second period. The Devils capitalized on errors, with key players like Evan Rodrigues scoring crucial goals to extend their lead. Head coach Mike Sullivan and teammates expressed confidence in Garand's ability to bounce back from this setback, emphasizing that Thursday’s performance was not reflective of the team's potential.

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Andrew Crane
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AHL Hartford Blueshirts Devils NHL Rangers

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Rangers ORG · 7× Garand PERSON · 6× NHL ORG · 5× Blueshirts ORG · 3× Dylan PERSON · 3× Korpisalo PERSON · 3× AHL Hartford ORG · 2× Hartford ORG · 2× Reimer PERSON · 2× Shesterkin PERSON · 2×

Narrative

Garand’s season to this point has been a whirlwind, as he was cut in training camp, placed on waivers, sent to AHL Hartford after clearing and then brought back up before the Rangers’ second game of the season once Korpisalo sustained a lower-body injury.
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🔮 I know Dylan will bounce back.

Claims (27 extracted, 0 hedged)

In the aftermath of the worst start of Dylan Garand’s NHL career, the Rangers didn’t blame the rookie goaltender who’s been thrust into the starting role after injuries to Igor Shesterkin and Joonas Korpisalo. asserted
who → blame → Shesterkin
It still added a disappointing twist to what otherwise had been a promising — and historic — start to his NHL career. asserted
what → add → career
Garand allowed four goals on 14 shots, including two in 31 seconds to end his night, before getting pulled in favor of Spencer Martin in the Blueshirts’ 7-1 loss to the Devils. asserted
Garand → allow → Devils
Garand entered the night with a 1.15 goals against average and a .951 save percentage in 2026-27. asserted
Garand → enter → 2026
’s not on Dylan,” head coach Mike Sullivan said. asserted
Sullivan → ’ → Dylan
“I think Dylan’s played pretty good for us. asserted
Dylan → think → us
He’s played sound hockey. … asserted
He → play → hockey
I know Dylan will bounce back. asserted
Dylan → know → ?
He’s a high-character kid. asserted
He → ’ → ?
He’s a competitive guy. asserted
He → ’ → ?
He’s played really well for us to this point. asserted
He → play → point
I would expect him to respond the right way, just like our team.” asserted
him → expect → team
Garand’s season to this point has been a whirlwind, as he was cut in training camp, placed on waivers, sent to AHL Hartford after clearing and then brought back up before the Rangers’ second game of the season once Korpisalo sustained a lower-body injury. asserted
Korpisalo → cut → injury
Then, when Shesterkin’s season ended last Friday with a right knee injury, Garand became the starter — and proceeded to win his first two starts to give the Blueshirts hope of surviving without their franchise goaltender. asserted
Garand → end → goaltender
But Garand, for all the potential he has flashed, only has seven starts and eight appearances on his ledger with massive skates to fill. asserted
he → flash → skates
He stopped Jack Hughes in the first period, but everything unraveled after Evan Rodrigues beat him off a J.T. Miller turnover near the end of the first period and Luke Hughes’ shot deflected off Adam Fox’s skate and in at the start of the second. asserted
shot → stop → second
“We’re gonna need him here for a lot of games,” Fox said, “and he’s been playing great. asserted
he → go → games
He’s mentally tough, and I know he can bounce back. … asserted
he → ’ → ?
He knows how important he is to us as a team and what we’re trying to do. asserted
we → know → what
That game doesn’t fall on him by any means.” asserted
game → fall → means
The Rangers added some veteran goaltending depth to their organization in the wake of Shesterkin’s season-ending injury and Korpisalo’s presence on long-term injured reserve. asserted
Rangers → add → reserve
James Reimer, the 38-year-old who has played in 539 career NHL games, signed a professional tryout agreement with AHL Hartford, the Wolf Pack announced Thursday. asserted
Pack → play → Hartford
Reimer can play in up to 25 games before they’d need to make a call on his future, and Hartford’s depth has been thinned with Garand and Martin — who began the season as the Blueshirts’ top two AHL options — now in the NHL. asserted
who → play → NHL
The Rangers said Oct. 10 that Korpisalo would miss another four weeks. asserted
Korpisalo → say → weeks
Reimer hasn’t started more than 25 games in a season at the NHL level since 2022-23, and last year, he appeared in 14 with the Senators — including 13 starts — while posting a 7-4-2 record, an .886 save percentage and a 2.42 goals against average. asserted
he → start → average
Alexis Lafrenière was given a game misconduct late in the third period over what he said to an official. asserted
he → give → official
… Justin Dowling centered the fourth line after his recall from Hartford on Wednesday. asserted
Dowling → center → Wednesday
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