The New York Rangers got a huge monkey off their backs with their first home win of the season as a major star returned to the lineup.

Mike Sullivan delivered a strong statement to the New York Rangers after the first home win in the 2025-26 NHL season.

Bo Horvat scored twice to move into a tie for the NHL lead and the New York Islanders kept the New York Rangers winless on home ice with a 5-0 victory over their biggest rival Saturday night.

Artemi Panarin scored twice, Alexis Lafreniere finished with a goal and two assists and the New York Rangers ended their season-opening seven-game home winless streak by pulling away for a 6-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Monday night.

Mike Sullivan could not be more relieved after the New York Rangers' first home victory of the season in a relatively comfortable win against Nashville, which also allowed them to move up in the conference standings ahead of the Florida Panthers.

We have four games on Friday’s NHL slate, including an early puck drop in Sweden between Nashville and Pittsburgh. Let’s look ahead to tonight’s three domestic matchups to find the best bet to place in each contest.

The Dallas Stars will take over AT&T Stadium, home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, for one game as part of the 2027 NHL Stadium Series.

“It started with, obviously, with my mom being gone,” Manson said of becoming a Hockey Fights Cancer Champion. “That was just something that hit close to home. So I was like, 'OK, I want to get involved in some way and try to honor her memory, because she fought hard.’”

The Utah Mammoth unveiled their new mascot, Tusky, during Wednesday night's home opener against the Calgary Flames.