Penguins and Rangers to square off on NHL's opening night
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The Florida Panthers are set to raise their second consecutive Stanley Cup banner before beginning the NHL season against the Chicago Blackhawks. The back-to-back champions play at 5 p.m. EDT on Oct.
Mike Sullivan will coach against the team he coached for the past 10 seasons when the Rangers open the season.
The NHL schedule makers wasted no time pitting longtime Penguins coach Mike Sullivan against his former team. Sullivan led the Pens to Stanley Cup Championships in 2016 and 2017, but Pittsburgh hadn't won a playoff series since 2018 and failed to qualify for the post-season the last three years.
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ForeverBlueShirts on MSNHiring Mike Sullivan as coach most impactful Rangers move in offseason: pollThe New York Rangers have done their fair share of retooling after missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season. Though