Anaheim will look to bounce back after a disappointing performance Saturday night on Long Island. The Ducks fell behind early and could not fight back against the Islanders, falling 7-1 for the club's first loss of the season.
"It's embarrassing for everyone,"
head coach Dallas Eakins said
. "I think this is where you've got to do] a little bit of soul-searching. It should hurt like [heck
. "I thought we played a real good second, and then in the third, I think we ran out of gas so we made a lot of mistakes in the defensive zone, which usually happens from mental mistakes and tired mistakes."
Like he has for each of the last three seasons, forward Artemi Panarin already leads the Rangers in scoring, with six points in three appearances. Panarin's five assists through three games is the most by a Ranger since Brian Leetch and Mark Messier in 1992-93.
Following tonight's game, the Ducks and Rangers will meet for the Southern California half of their two-game season series on Nov. 23 at Honda Center.
