New York Rangers 2, Detroit Red Wings 0: final score and stats
New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers 2 to Detroit Red Wings 0, on Friday, October 2, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Detroit Red Wings vs New York Rangers.
NHLFriday, October 2, 2026
DateOct 2, 2026
Start time6:30 PM ET
VenueLittle Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
TVTNT/truTV
Attendance19,515
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top performers
Detroit Red Wings
Team comparison
New York RangersDetroit Red Wings
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
2-1-0Record0-1-0
3rd in Metropolitan DivisionStanding8th in Atlantic Division
2-7Road record / home record4-6
LWWWLLast 5LLLWL
L1StreakL3
Team stats
New York RangersDetroit Red Wings
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
New York Rangers
Alberts Smits D · Upper Body
Injured ReserveSean Durzi D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveIgor Shesterkin G · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveJoe Veleno C · Lower Body
Injured ReserveAidan Thompson C · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveDetroit Red Wings
Albert Johansson D · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveDylan Larkin C · Suspension
Injured ReserveSimon Edvinsson D · Contract Dispute
Injured ReserveBox score
New York Rangers Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:22 | 2:35 | 0:00 | 10:47 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaroslav Chmelar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:11 | 0:06 | 0:00 | 9:05 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Cuylle | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14:43 | 2:06 | 1:28 | 11:09 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:30 | 5:32 | 0:00 | 11:58 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tye Kartye | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:12 | 0:06 | 1:29 | 13:37 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Laba | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:05 | 0:10 | 0:56 | 10:59 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21:30 | 5:29 | 0:00 | 16:01 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.T. Miller | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17:28 | 4:54 | 0:07 | 12:27 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Perreault | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 | 2:03 | 0:00 | 13:21 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11:26 | 2:15 | 0:45 | 8:26 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Veleno | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:34 | 0:00 | 1:47 | 11:47 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 53.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mika Zibanejad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:21 | 5:01 | 1:28 | 14:52 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 58.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Durzi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:19 | 2:18 | 1:16 | 15:45 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Adam Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:50 | 5:17 | 1:37 | 15:56 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:07 | 0:06 | 1:31 | 19:30 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Pettersson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:56 | 0:00 | 2:31 | 19:25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Schneider | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:36 | 0:27 | 1:05 | 15:04 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alberts Smits | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:26 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:26 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
New York Rangers Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Garand | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1.000 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Appleton | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:18 | 0:00 | 2:58 | 7:20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:17 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 14:11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Brandsegg-Nygard | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:39 | 0:56 | 0:00 | 8:43 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.T. Compher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:28 | 0:03 | 3:20 | 13:05 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Copp | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 22:17 | 2:06 | 3:31 | 16:40 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 52.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Danielson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:41 | 0:59 | 0:00 | 8:42 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex DeBrincat | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 19:43 | 2:07 | 0:14 | 17:22 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmitt Finnie | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:24 | 1:46 | 1:01 | 11:37 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Kasper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:50 | 0:57 | 0:49 | 9:04 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 76.9 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Keegan Kolesar | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10:23 | 0:07 | 0:34 | 9:42 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Rasmussen | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:54 | 0:57 | 2:20 | 11:37 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lucas Raymond | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:01 | 2:04 | 0:33 | 17:24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Chiarot | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:31 | 0:02 | 2:43 | 15:46 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Faulk | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:29 | 1:41 | 1:08 | 18:40 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Albert Johansson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:29 | 0:00 | 4:04 | 13:25 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Johansson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:10 | 0:07 | 0:58 | 18:05 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Axel Sandin-Pellikka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:27 | 1:46 | 2:11 | 12:30 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Moritz Seider | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 25:16 | 2:16 | 4:20 | 18:40 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gibson | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .950 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 59:02 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
NYR lead series 1-0
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Dec 11, 2026NYR 0, DET 0
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Frequently asked questions
Who won New York Rangers vs Detroit Red Wings?
New York Rangers won, 2-0, on Friday, October 2, 2026.
What was the final score of New York Rangers vs Detroit Red Wings?
New York Rangers 2, Detroit Red Wings 0.
Who were the top performers?
New York Rangers: Eeli Tolvanen (1 goals).
Where is New York Rangers vs Detroit Red Wings played?
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI.
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