"NEW YORK -- Mika Zibanejad was at a loss for words after he and the New York Rangers made history Tuesday night by becoming the first team in NHL history to get shut out in each of its first three home games of the season. "I don't know whether to laugh or cry," Zibanejad said after a 2-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. "I honestly don't know.""
""We can all go home and sleep well knowing we played another good home game," Miller said. "We're competitors. We want to win. We'd love to see the puck go in the net. Right now, it's not." Sam Carrick, who arguably was one of New York's best players, almost scored with 2:31 left, but Skinner flashed his glove to make the save."
"None of those shots made it over the goal line, and a couple of other attempts rang off the crossbar and out. "We have two crossbars that go crossbar or post that goes right by the goal line," Zibanejad said. "I think we're creating lots of chances. I think there's enough high-danger chances that we're creating, but we're not scoring. Simple.""
The New York Rangers failed to score in each of their first three home games, marking the first time an NHL team began a season with three consecutive home shutouts. The 180-minute scoreless stretch at Madison Square Garden is the second-longest to start a season at home, behind the 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates' 187:19. The previous modern-era mark was 155:17 by the Florida Panthers in 2001. Players expressed frustration despite creating high-danger chances; several strong scoring opportunities were stopped by Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner, some attempts hit the crossbar, and a late Sam Carrick bid was denied.
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