After the game at home at Madison Square Garden, Mika Zibanejad praised the team's effort.
A sweet start to the season for the Rangers, who last season were eliminated by Tampa Bay in the semi-finals of the NHL playoffs.
- The way we played tonight is very reminiscent of how we want to play, that we trust ourselves and trust the system.
We did a good job tonight and we have to continue with it, said Zibanejad after the match.
The NHL season could hardly have started better for the 29-year-old center.
In front of the home crowd, including Rangers legend Henrik Lundqvist in the stands, Zibanejad first flicked in a backhand goal in the box play in the second period.
The second goal instead came on the power play, when Zibanjead was behind a direct shot that was measured at 137 kilometers per hour in the third period.
- It is of course nice to see the puck go in, not only to get the victory but the way we won, he says according to AP.