The New York Rangers had plenty of reasons to be thankful for Igor Shesterkin on Thanksgiving Eve – 36 of them, in fact.
Shesterkin was superb at Lenovo Center in Raleigh on Wednesday night, piling up brilliant save after brilliant save and getting enough offensive support from his teammates to carry the Rangers to a 4-2 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes.
The ’Canes played their typical “shoot first and ask questions later” style, outshooting the Rangers 38-18 and out-attempting them 78-46 (60-26 after the first period). Carolina had five power plays to one for the Rangers and controlled play for the majority of the game.