The Rangers’ offensive woes at home are now historic.

The Blueshirts became the first team in NHL history to be shut out in each of its first three games to start a season when they lost 2-0 to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. Trent Frederic’s second-period goal turned out to be the game-winner, and Adam Henrique added an empty-net goal with 1:08 left to play. Goaltender Stuart Skinner made 30 saves for the Oilers to earn the shutout.

And the Rangers could make more history in their next home game: The defunct Pittsburgh Pirates were blanked for the first 187 minutes and 19 seconds at home in the 1928-29 season, and with the Rangers’ goal drought to start the season now at 180 minutes, they can break that record if they fail to score before the 8:19 mark of

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