New York hosts season opener against Winnipeg

Posted October 03, 2019 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Winnipeg Jets vs. New York Rangers

New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers square off against the Winnipeg Jets at home for the season opener.

New York went 10-12-6 in Metropolitan Division games and 18-14-9 at home a season ago. The Rangers scored 221 total goals last season, 44 on power plays and seven shorthanded.

Winnipeg went 47-30-5 overall in the 2018-19 season while going 22-18-1 on the road. The Jets scored 270 total goals last season averaging 3.3 per game.

The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams.

Rangers Injuries: None listed.

Jets Injuries: Bryan Little: out (concussion).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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