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Rangers beat the Ducks 5-2 to improve to 6-0-0 at home to start the season

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Whyno, S. (2026, October 20). Rangers beat the Ducks 5-2 to improve to 6-0-0 at home to start the season. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/rangers-beat-the-ducks-5-2-to-improve-to-6-0-0-at-home-to-start-the-season/article_52302577-4563-5c69-af93-4f55d87c2e68.html

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The New York Rangers defeated the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Monday night, improving their home record to 6-0-0 this season. Dylan Garand made 29 saves for the Rangers while Sean Durzi scored just 78 seconds into the game, marking it as one of three consecutive home games where the Rangers have scored within the first two minutes. This early scoring trend is seen as a positive sign for a team that struggled with consistency at Madison Square Garden last season.

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The New York Rangers defeated the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on October 20, 2026, improving their home record to an undefeated 6-0-0 for the season. This victory marked a significant turnaround from last year's struggles, where the Rangers were shut out a league-high 10 times and had seven shutout losses at Madison Square Garden. Despite recent road losses, the Rangers showed improved offensive play against the Ducks, with goals early in each period, including one just 78 seconds into the game by Sean Durzi. Rookie goalie Dylan Garand made 29 saves, continuing his strong performance since Igor Shesterkin's injury. The win underscores the team’s potential to bounce back after a challenging previous season.

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Topics

Anaheim Ducks Ducks NEW YORK Rangers the New York Rangers

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NEW YORK GPE · 3× Rangers ORG · 3× Ducks ORG · 2× Anaheim Ducks ORG · 1× Dylan Garand PERSON · 1× Garand PERSON · 1× Igor Shesterkin PERSON · 1× Sean Durzi PERSON · 1× the Eastern Conference ORG · 1× the New York Rangers ORG · 1×

Narrative

Putting goalie Ville Husso in a tough spot with sloppy play, the Ducks looked every bit like a group that endured a 15-hour, delay-filled travel ordeal to the East Coast from southern California.

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2026-10-20 · Toronto Star

Rangers beat the Ducks 5-2 to improve to 6-0-0 at home to start the season · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 0 hedged)

Sean Durzi scored 78 seconds in, Dylan Garand made 29 saves and the New York Rangers defeated the travel-weary Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Monday night to improve to 6-0-0 at home this fall. asserted

Rangers → score → home

The Rangers did not pick up their sixth victory at Madison Square Garden last season until Jan. 26, their 23rd game there. asserted

Rangers → pick → Jan.

They lost 27 of 41 at home on the way to missing the playoffs and finishing last in the Eastern Conference. asserted

They → lose → Conference

Garand was making a fifth consecutive start since Shesterkin went down, and he has allowed two or fewer goals in nine of 10 NHL appearances dating to his debut last spring. asserted

he → make → debut

He got support early and often, with Durzi’s goal making it three home games in a row where the Rangers have a goal in the first two minutes. asserted

Rangers → get → minutes

That has only happened once before for New York, in March 1989. asserted

That → happen → March

Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice, captain J.T. Miller and Gabe Perreault each had a goal and Alexis Lafrenière recorded two assists. asserted

Lafrenière → score → assists

Pavel Dorofeyev, the team’s most notable trade acquisition over the summer, came close on several occasions but remained stuck on two goals for the season. asserted

Dorofeyev → come → season

Putting goalie Ville Husso in a tough spot with sloppy play, the Ducks looked every bit like a group that endured a 15-hour, delay-filled travel ordeal to the East Coast from southern California. asserted

that → put → California

They did not arrive at their hotel until 2:30 a.m., were on the ice for their morning skate less than nine hours later and were getting shut out until scoring twice in the final 70 seconds. asserted

They → arrive → seconds

Up next Ducks: Lukas Dostal is expected to start in net for the second half of their New York back-to-back set, Tuesday night at the Islanders. asserted

Dostal → expect → Islanders