New York has stumbled on home ice thus far but proved itself a road warrior with a third consecutive win Saturday night to cap a long trip.

The New York Rangers‘ Will Cuylle had last looked up at the shot totals in the third period. At the time, he recalled, he saw only eight or nine on the Seattle Kraken’s side. Seattle would finish Saturday night’s contest with 13,

Ten days ago, the Rangers left for their longest road trip of the season after an awful 6-5 overtime loss to the Sharks, the only remaining winless team in the league. They then started the trip with a 5-1 loss to the Flames, the lowest-scoring team in the league and the team at the bottom of the NHL standings.

Will Cuylle’s hustle isn’t in question — but for the Rangers to reach another level, he’ll need to turn that energy into offense.