NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers made some history Tuesday night by becoming the first team in NHL history to get shut out in each of its first three home games of the season.

The Rangers’ 180-minute drought at Madison Square Garden is the second-longest to start a season at home, behind only the now-defunct Pittsburgh Pirates in 1928. They went the first 187:19 without a goal at Duquesne Gardens before Hib Milks scored in the third period of their home game.

The previous longest in modern era among teams that still exist was 155:17 by the Florida Panthers in 2001.

Artemi Panarin had an early chance all alone in front against Edmonton that was stopped by Stuart Skinner. Will Cuylle also got the puck on net after an Oilers turnover only to be turned aside, and fourth-liners Adam Ed

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