Rangers rookie Dylan Garand shuts out Red Wings one week after he was cut

DETROIT — And on the Rangers’ third game in four nights, Dylan Garand pitched his first career shutout. The rookie netminder will be the Blueshirts backup goalie to start October after all, after the club put Joonas Korpisalo on injured reserve before their home opener.Just two practices later in Hartford, Garand was already on his way back to New York before he made his season debut in a 2-0 win over the Red Wings on Friday night.  Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mollie Walker about the inside buzz on the Rangers.

Suddenly, the so-called competition for the spot behind Igor Shesterkin during preseason is irrelevant. Garand may not have officially won the No.2 job out of camp, but the 24-year-old sure looked capable of changing that following a 23-save performance Friday night. Amid a litany of concerns for the Red Wings organization, Little Caesars Arena didn’t have nearly as much juice as Madison Square Garden did for the Rangers home opener.

Detroit is still trying to stabilize after transitioning front-office staple Steve Yzerman into an advisory role and promoting assistant general manager Shawn Horcoff on an interim basis. Red Wings fans in attendance let the organization know just how they feel about the team and Dylan Larkin, who was stripped of his captaincy after he requested a trade this summer. In street clothes during player introductions due to an injury, Larkin was booed incessantly. The lack of enthusiasm in the building was beneficial for the Rangers early in the first period.Earning the first power play of the night, the Rangers capitalized when Sean Durzi recorded his first goal as a Ranger on a laser shot from the high slot.  Sign up for Inside the Rangers, a weekly Sports+ exclusive.

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