Dan Girardi missed the final 19 minutes of Sunday’s 4-0 Garden victory over the Sharks, the defenseman suffering a contusion and swelling above his right foot after blocking shots by Joe Pavelski and Matt Irwin on the first shift of the third period.

Coach Alain Vigneault reported that the defenseman is “day-to-day.” For the Rangers’ sake, he’d better be able to go by Tuesday for the club’s next game in New Jersey. Already playing without Dan Boyle (broken hand) since the opener, the Blueshirts do not appear to have another NHL-ready righty defenseman within the organization.

If one were needed, the club could move Ryan McDonagh to the right while recalling Conor Allen from the Wolf Pack to play the left. Mike Kostka, on the roster, wouldn’t seem a viable option in the wake of his follies against the Islanders on Tuesday in what has been his one and only chance. Dylan McIlrath’s preseason performance did not deem him as ready to step up and contribute.

Kevin Klein, meanwhile, also received stitches after being hit in the face by the puck in the game’s final seconds.

Marty St. Louis’ and Rick Nash’s goals at 19:16 and 19:20 of the second period tied a franchise record for two fastest goals while establishing the mark for two fastest goals scored with a goaltender in the opposing net. The record originally had been established on Oct. 9, 1991, when Kris King scored at 19:45 and James Patrick scored into an empty net at 19:49 of the third period of the Blueshirts’ 5-3 victory over the Islanders at the Garden.

Nash, who played 14:14 after getting 3:56 in the first period, leads the NHL with seven goals. He is, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, the first player in franchise history to score in five of the season’s first six games.

Tanner Glass was credited with six hits in 11:13 while Kevin Hayes had five.

The Blueshirts, 0-for-1 on the power play, are 0-for-17 overall. It represents their longest season-opening drought since the mighty 2003-04 club failed on its first 32 advantages before finally scoring in the season’s eighth game.

The Rangers, who scored four goals for the first time, have won 66 straight when getting at least that many, their last such loss a 5-4 shootout defeat at the Garden to Ottawa on Oct. 29, 2011. The Blueshirts are 87-0-1 when scoring four goals or more since a 6-4 loss at the Garden to Atlanta on Oct. 27, 2010.