Igor Shesterkin saves 20 shots as Rangers down Senators 5-0

By Allan Kreda

Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves, Alexis Lafreniere had a extremity and an assistance and the New York Rangers bushed the Ottawa Senators 5-0 connected Tuesday night.

Arthur Kaliyev, Matt Rempe, Artemi Panarin and Will Cuylle besides scored for the Rangers, who are 7-1-3 since Jan. 2 and person won 3 consecutive astatine home.

The shutout was Shesterkin’s 3rd this play and the 18th of his career.

Lafreniere bushed Ottawa netminder Leevi Merilainen for his 13th extremity astatine 18:48 of the first.

Kaliyev made it 2-0 astatine 1:50 of the mediate play with his 2nd extremity arsenic a Ranger since being claimed disconnected waivers from Los Angeles connected Jan. 6.

Kaliyev appeared to people again astatine 4:59 but the extremity was waved disconnected for offside. Rangers guardant Sam Carrick had a extremity negated for the aforesaid crushed conscionable earlier Lafreniere’s goal.

Anton Forsberg replaced Merilainen successful nett for Ottawa aft the situation connected Kaliyev’s play.

Merilainen made 14 saves earlier his departure. Forsberg finished with 10 saves.

Rempe scored his archetypal this play astatine 3:34 of the third, depositing a backhand past Forsberg. Panarin made it 4-0 with his 20th extremity connected the powerfulness play astatine 9:01 earlier Cuylle completed the scoring astatine 9:57.

The Senators were 5-0-1 successful their past six games earlier Tuesday.

Takeaways
Rangers: Improved to 11-9-2 astatine location aft struggling with 1 triumph successful six location contests successful December.

Senators: Lost for the archetypal clip successful regularisation since Jan. 9.

Key moment
Rempe’s extremity was his archetypal successful 12 games this season. He was suspended successful precocious December for 8 games aft a deed connected Dallas defenseman Miro Heiskanen.

Key stat
Rangers defenseman Adam Fox had 2 assists to determination him 1 constituent up of Hall of Famer Harry Howell into 5th connected the franchise database for points by a defenseman.

Up Next
Rangers: Host the Philadelphia Flyers connected Thursday night.

Senators: Visit the Boston Bruins connected Thursday night.