{
  "id": 9250988,
  "title": "Rangers blow 3-goal lead, lose to Islanders in preseason home opener",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/rangers-blow-3-goal-lead-lose-to-islanders-in-preseason-home-opener",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T02:36:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rangers-blow-3-goal-lead-023613156.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The New York Rangers experienced a heartbreaking preseason loss to the New York Islanders at Madison Square Garden, falling 4-3 in their home opener on Tuesday night. The Blueshirts had initially taken a 3-0 lead, but five consecutive power plays by the Islanders ultimately proved decisive. Mattias Maccelli scored the game-winning goal at the 9:29 mark of the third period, solidifying the Islanders' 4-3 victory. Despite physicality from both teams, Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin put up a strong performance, stopping 18 of 20 shots. The Islanders' Cole Beaudoin, acquired via trade, scored the game's opening goal, while Pavel Dorofeyev and Oliver Bjorkstrand also contributed to their team's success.",
  "summary": "The New York Rangers let a 3-0 lead slip away in their preseason home opener Tuesday night, falling 4-3 to […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Impressive Smits debut tops key Rangers takeaways from 4-3 preseason loss",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/impressive-smits-debut-tops-key-rangers-takeaways-from-4-3-preseason",
        "published": "2026-09-23T03:26:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}