Dylan Garands Rangers honeymoon comes to brutal end in disatrous loss to Devils

It didn’t take long — just 5:09 of game time across the first and second periods — for Dylan Garand’s strong opening act to his chance as the Rangers’ starter to come to a screeching halt across the Hudson River.It didn’t take long, just one 7-1 embarrassment against the Devils that ended with train times back to New York City being broadcast on the Prudential Center video board and “Rangers suck” chants, for the entire lineup to produce their first dud of the season in the first Battle of the Hudson matchup.

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mollie Walker about the inside buzz on the Rangers.And after Garand allowed four goals across the disastrous stretch and was pulled in favor of Spencer Martin, Thursday night served as a reminder that for everything that emerged as bright spots for the Rangers in the first two weeks of the season, they’re still without Igor Shesterkin for the next six months.

Garand, for all the potential he has flashed, only has seven starts and eight appearances to his ledger with massive skates to fill.It wasn’t entirely his fault, as the Rangers didn’t generate many chances across the final 40 minutes and had just 19 shots for the game.

But, after a start to the year where the Blueshirts had fixed plenty of their wrongs from 2025-26 by winning at home and defeating the Islanders, they failed to get another rivalry win.For once, it wasn’t Jack Hughes — who entered with 35 points in 26 games against them — tormenting the Rangers.His brother, Luke Hughes, scored twice, while Evan Rodrigues, Nico Hischier, Arseny Gritsyuk, Stefan Noesen and Cody Glass all added goals for the Devils.

Pavel Dorofeyev scored his second of the season on the power play for the lone Rangers tally, but by that point, with the Blueshirts facing a 6-0 deficit, it was far from being enough.Garand allowed four goals on 14 shots and was pulled less than five minutes into the seco...