The New York Rangers won the first of their four pre-season games in Europe on Thursday evening with a 2:0 win against Sparta Prague. Both of the NHL team’s goals came in the second period. The first was put away by Anismov with a backhand from a rebound. Three minutes later Fedotenko fired in a pass across the top of the crease from defenseman Michael Del Zotto. Sparta were not overwhelmed and in the first period outshot the Rangers 13:5.