Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin trades blows with Senators' star as game descends into chaos

Scrums aft the whistle are communal successful the NHL. What isn’t communal is erstwhile you spot a superstar goalie articulation the fracas aft the whistle.

During the New York Rangers' 5-0 triumph implicit the Ottawa Senators connected Tuesday successful New York, prima goalie Igor Shesterkin charged close into the mediate of the combat and was acceptable to swing. 

The Rangers were up 3-0 with 12:51 near successful the 3rd play implicit the Senators erstwhile things got brainsick successful Madison Square Garden.

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Igor Shesterkin (31) of the New York Rangers leaves the crease to face Brady Tkachuk (7) of the Ottawa Senators during the 3rd play astatine Madison Square Garden connected January 21, 2025, successful New York City. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Senators captain Brady Tkachuk went aft a escaped puck astir the cervix and ran into Rangers’ prima goalie Igor Shesterkin, sending the goalie backmost into his ain net. 

The 5 Rangers players connected the crystal instantly came to their goalie’s defence arsenic they swarmed Tkachuk.

Then the remainder of the Senators’ players connected the crystal came to their captain’s defense, and yet each Rangers and Senators skater paired disconnected with 1 different successful a shoving match.

While each the chaos unfolded, Shesterkin hunched implicit successful the crease, gathering himself. 

Then suddenly, arsenic the chaos started winding down, Shesterkin got up and charged consecutive into the melee and went aft Tkachuk.

Tkachuk saw Shesterkin coming and punched astatine the goalie’s helmet, knocking Shesterkin down, portion Shesterkin threw a blocker toward Tkachuk. 

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Then Tkachuk, whose close limb was being held by Rangers guardant Matt Rempe, jostled with Shesterkin earlier the referees intervened and removed Shesterkin from the scrum.

As Shesterkin was being pulled away, Rempe, who is known for warring successful his abbreviated clip successful the NHL, went aft Tkachuk.

But a referee got betwixt the two, not letting them fight, contempt Rempe and Tkachuk throwing punches astatine each different astir the referee. 

Once bid was restored connected the ice, the referees convened and doled retired a batch of penalties.  

Shesterkin was penalized 2 minutes for leaving the goalie's crease. Rempe was fixed a double-minor punishment for roughing. 

Tkachuk was besides fixed a double-minor punishment for roughing, and helium was besides penalized for goalie interference.

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Igor Shesterkin (31) of the New York Rangers challenges Brady Tkachuk (7) of the Ottawa Senators aft a collision adjacent the net. (Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

Shane Pinto, the Senators' center, was besides fixed a insignificant punishment for roughing Rangers’ defenseman Ryan Lindgren. 

The Rangers ended up connected the powerfulness play aft each the penalties, and Artemi Panarin cashed successful to marque it 4-0. 

Alexis Lafrenière, Arthur Kaliyev, Rempe, Panarin and Will Cuylle each scored successful the triumph for the Rangers.

The Rangers are 7-1-3 successful their past 11 games and person surged backmost into the wild-card contention aft a dreadful agelong successful which they won conscionable 4 of 19 games successful December.

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Igor Shesterkin confronts Brady Tkachuk. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

For Shesterkin, it was his 2nd consecutive crippled with a shutout, redeeming each 20 of the Senators’ shots connected net. 

The Rangers look to proceed their winning ways erstwhile they instrumentality connected the Philadelphia Flyers connected Thursday astatine 7 p.m. ET. 

The Senators adjacent look the Boston Bruins connected Thursday astatine 7 p.m. ET. 

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