Gabe Perreault Felt ‘It Was Time’ To Join Rangers
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The Rangers secured one getting to overtime then got the other on Vincent Trocheck’s tap-in of Artemi Panarin’s pass 24 seconds into OT, a 5-4 win that won’t go down as a thing of beauty but does put...
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Gabe Perreault got the full New York Rangers experience on Wednesday.
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It was a rollercoaster affair, but the New York Rangers defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-4 in overtime on Wednesday night.
Gabe Perreault is expected to wear the number 94 for the New York Rangers as he makes his NHL debut on Wednesday night and there’s some deep history behind that decision.
Gabe Perreault, the 19-year-old New York Rangers' consensus top prospect, is on track to make his NHL debut Wednesday night.
The Rangers (35-32-7, 77 points) are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games and have a 5-9-0 mark this season against their final eight opponents. They are tied with the Canadiens for the final wild card, but Montreal has a game in hand. Columbus is two points back but has two games in hand on the Rangers.
The 2023 first-round pick could make his NHL debut Wednesday against the Wild if coach Peter Laviolette puts him in the lineup.
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Unfortunate his (college) season is over,” coach Peter Laviolette said. “But fortunate for us, he’s now a member of the New York Rangers.”
The advent of "The Gabe Perreault Era" begins tomorrow night at The Garden when the Minnesota Wild come to town. Finished with his basic training at Boston College, right wing Perreault joins a "Kiddie Korps" that will energize the Rangers right into the playoffs.