Igor Shesterkin Becomes First Rangers Goalie to Score in 5-1 Win over Lightning in Home Opener
- On Thursday, New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin became the 18th NHL goaltender to score, firing the puck into an empty net during a 5-1 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
- After a 3-0 loss at Boston on Tuesday, the Rangers scored quickly at Madison Square Garden to erase early-season disappointment and avoid a repeat of last season's home struggles.
- Stopping 24 of 25 shots, Shesterkin limited the Lightning to a single goal scored by Nikita Kucherov, who banked the puck in off Noah Laba's skate.
- Following the goal with 2:34 remaining, Shesterkin was mobbed by celebrating teammates while fans serenaded him with chants of "Igor!" to celebrate his first career professional goal.
- The Lightning travel home to host the Washington Capitals on Saturday, while the Rangers prepare for their next matchup with backup Dylan Garand potentially starting if Joonas Korpisalo remains injured.
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Igor Shesterkin Caught His White Whale And Scored A Goalie Goal
The thing about all goalie goals is that they rock. There are roughly 175 feet and six prideful skaters between the promised land and any netminder bold enough to even attempt to reach it. There have been but 21 goalie goals, scored by 18 different goalies, in the entire history of the NHL. The thing about Thursday night's goalie goal, specifically, is that no goalie since Ron Hextall has ever so clearly wanted it more than Igor Shesterkin. He i…
Igor Šesterkin hit an empty net late in the third third of Thursday's 5-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, scoring the first goal by any goalkeeper in franchise history.
Rangers' Igor Shesterkin becomes the 18th NHL goaltender to score a goal
Igor Shesterkin of the New York Rangers became the 18th goaltender in NHL history to score a goal when he shot the puck into an empty net late in a 5-1 victory against Tampa Bay on Thursday night in New York.
Igor Shesterkin has provided a special moment in the NHL: The goalkeeper of the New York Rangers met himself. Apparently a long-awaited moment that the Russian didn't really get along with.
Igor Shesterkin ends 100-year Rangers drought with historic goal
For a century of New York Rangers hockey, no goaltender had scored. On Thursday night at Madison Square Garden, Igor Shesterkin ended that drought. With Tampa Bay’s net empty and 2:34 left, Shesterkin lofted a shot from just above his crease the length of the ice and inside the left post. The empty-net goal capped …
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