Rangers’ Quinn starts off right
Neal Pionk scored 1:20 into overtime to lift the Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the Devils, giving David Quinn a victory in his preseason coaching debut Monday night.
Pionk’s goal was the only time the Rangers led in the game. Lias Andersson scored two goals and Pavel Buchnevich also scored for the visiting Rangers.
The Rangers hired Quinn from Boston University to be the 35th head coach in franchise history on May 23.
Alexandar Georgiev made 16 saves on 18 shots before he was replaced by Marek Mazanec, who made eight saves.
Nick Lappin scored twice for the Devils, and John Quenneville chipped in a goal. Keith Kinkaid made 14 saves in the first two periods, and Cameron Johnson stopped 10 of 12 shots in the third period and OT.
FLYERS 3, ISLANDERS 1
In Philadelphia, Shayne
Gostisbehere scored twice to spark the Flyers past the Islanders.
Mikhail Vorobov also scored for Philadelphia.
Flyers starter Michal Neuvirth made eight saves in his half of the game before he was replaced by Carter Hart, who stopped all 11 shots he faced.
Mike Sislo scored the Isles’ lone goal. Thomas Greiss allowed all three Philadelphia goals on 13 shots. Jeremy Smith made seven saves.
BROWNS KICKER GETS BOOT
Zane Gonzalez got kicked to the curb.
The Browns released the wayward kicker on Monday after his four misses on Sunday in New Orleans cost Cleveland its first victory since 2016 with a 21-18 loss to the Saints.
Gonzalez has been replaced by free agent Greg Joseph, who was one of several kickers to work out for the Browns following Sunday’s kicking calamity.
Joseph was with the Miami Dolphins during training camp and preseason, but he was beaten out for the starting job by Jason Sanders.
The 24-year-old Joseph kicked for four seasons at Florida Atlantic. He’ll have minimal time to get up to speed with the Browns, who host the Jets on Thursday night. Joseph made 3 of 3 field-goal attempts in four exhibitions.
Gonzalez’s meltdown in the Superdome was the latest malfunction for the Browns, who have played well enough to win their first two games but remain winless since Dec. 24, 2016.
MEYER ADMITS ‘ERROR’
Ohio State coach Urban
Meyer said he has sent letters and had conversations with families of players as a key step toward containing and repairing the scandal that led to his three-game suspension, a saga he describes as “a window in time I made an error.”