Adam Fox’s first aim of the season Wednesday night time in opposition to the Sabres was each an empty-netter and the game-winner.
Launching the puck down the ice off a defensive-zone faceoff win by Vincent Trocheck, the 26-year-old defenseman gave the Rangers some insurance coverage within the type of a pivotal 3-1 lead over the Sabres at KeyBank Heart.
It proved to be an important rating as Tage Thompson pulled Buffalo inside one with 37.7 seconds left in regulation.
Nonetheless looking for his first aim of the season in Sport 28, was Fox aiming for the web?
“Nowadays, you’re always seeing guys send it. I think that’s the probability part of it of just getting it over the blue,” he stated. “They’re probably coming back. If you have an opportunity, rise up, took a shot at it, trust Troch to win a draw if I miss, which another one did. Turned out to be a meaningful goal there.”
By means of the primary 28 video games final season and this season, Fox totaled precisely 25 factors every time.
He had 4 objectives at that time final season, whereas Wednesday night time’s was his first of the 2024-25 marketing campaign.
Nonetheless, Fox’s 25 factors to this point this season are tied with the Lightning’s Victor Hedman and the Hurricanes’ Shayn Gostisbehere for the fifth most amongst defensemen within the NHL.
“A little bit,” Fox stated when requested if going goalless was weighing on him. “It’s obviously a relief. Anyone wants to get in the goal column. It’s not something I judge my play off of. I’m trying to still contribute and, like we’ve been saying, trying to defend hard and focus on that first. Not trying to cheat to get that first one. I’m plenty happy seeing forwards score and give it to them, but anyone wants to contribute and get goals, too. Definitely a little bit of a sense of relief.”
The Rangers have been off Thursday earlier than they’re set to return to the ice for follow in Tarrytown on Friday.
