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NEW YORK — Vincent Trocheck scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and Igor Shesterkin stopped a penalty shot with under five minutes remaining as the New York Rangers beat the Arizona Coyotes 2-1 to win their home opener. Chris Kreider also scored for the Rangers, who won for the second time in three games this season. Trocheck's deflection at 8:26 on the power play snapped a 1-all tie. Adam Fox and Artemi Panarin assisted on Trocheck's first goal of the season. Shesterkin finished with 26 saves. He denied Jason Zucker on a penalty shot at 15:12 of the third to preserve the one-goal lead. Clayton Keller scored for Arizona.
