At the opening face-off, the Rangers were the beneficiaries of two things beyond their control.

The Rangers had a rude surprise when they came out for the opening face-off.

But it was a success even before the opening face-off.

They went after the Crimson players from the opening face-off and scored twice in the final period to win, 3-1.

It came 1 minute 39 seconds after the opening face-off.

The Devils, playing before a crowd of 16,035, took the lead just 3:47 after the opening face-off.

Dallas's relentless pressure began with the opening face-off, which the Stars won.

For the opening face-off, about 2,000 had made their way in, past a steady snowfall.

With first place at stake, the game had a playoff atmosphere from the opening face-off.

In Saturday night's game, two major fights broke out 20 seconds after the opening face-off.