New York Rangers NHL match descends into chaos at MSG with brawl sparked by Brady Tkachuk and Igor Shesterkin

Late successful a crippled against the Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin threw chaotic punches astatine an hostile aft helium was tally into successful the vigor of play.

Senators prima Brady Tkachuk went crossed Shesterkin's crease and appeared to marque interaction with the goalie - starring to a swarm of Rangers players surrounding him.

As the scrum made its mode retired of the crease to down the net, Shesterkin appeared to rotation connected the crystal successful pain. 

The Russian netminder was hunched implicit connected the crystal - appearing to person suffered an wounded to either his groin oregon his knee.

Shesterkin yet made his mode to his feet earlier seeing Tkachuk with his helmet disconnected and uncovering his 2nd upwind - dashing towards the Senators player. 

The goalie began throwing chaotic punches with his mitt and his blocker arsenic Tkachuk appeared to instrumentality connected 3 Rangers players astatine erstwhile - including defenseman Braden Schneider and guardant Matt Rempe.

Rempe has developed a estimation for being 1 of the youngest and astir consenting fighters successful the league.

Shesterkin continued to effort and get astatine Tkachuk, but Canadian referee Cody Beach managed to abstracted him.

When asked what helium was reasoning erstwhile helium saw Shesterkin spell aft Tkachuk, Rempe told reporters helium was, 'A small tense due to the fact that I don't privation thing to hap to him but, I emotion it conscionable 'cause he's a competitor. Just wanna marque definite I get successful determination and thing happens, but it was awesome. Igor's the man.'

In total, 7 penalties were called arsenic a effect of the scrum - with Shesterkin getting deed with a two-minute punishment for leaving his crease. 

Rempe and Tkachuk each served 2 abstracted roughing penalties for their actions against each other. Tkachuk besides served a 2 infinitesimal goaltender interference penalty. 

Finally, Ottawa's Shane Pinto served a 2 infinitesimal punishment for roughing against Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren. 

New York won the crippled 5-0, with Shesterkin posting a shutout. Goals were scored by Alexis Lafreniere, Arthur Kaliyev (his archetypal since joining the team), Rempe, Artemi Panarin, and Will Cuylle.

The Rangers person been having a unsmooth play truthful far. After making the Eastern Conference Finals past season, and the squad expected to vie again this season, they present beryllium 5th successful the Metropolitan Division and are 2 points retired of a Wild Card spot.