Rangers' player Matt Rempe faced a 4-game suspension for an illegal check on a Devils player. The hit caused controversy, with opinions on the suspension varying. Despite Rempe's absence, the Rangers secured a 1-0 victory against the Hurricanes, with Adam Fox scoring the lone goal. Igor Shesterkin's exceptional performance, including back-to-back shutouts, contributed to the Rangers' success.
Rangers’ Adam Fox continues to have prodigious knack for game-winning goals https://t.co/ZNj14ceQej https://t.co/Xq8pSzWZcV
ANALYSIS: Rangers are contenders with Igor Shesterkin in top form and stingy defense in front of him | @ColinSNewsday #NYR https://t.co/Fqi5raaFxn
Shesterkin has stolen the headlines, but let’s not forgot Quick’s role in allowing Igor time to regain his form. #NYR @TheHockeyNews https://t.co/Sup1PT10Ru
#PostSportsPlus: Matt Rempe's suspension is harsh — but it could benefit Rempe and the Rangers in the long run https://t.co/g4spxWXc3O https://t.co/Z1jtxI0Em5
Make no mistake, that was a massive #NYR win in Raleigh last night. Here are my key takeaways @4EverBlueshirts ⤵️ https://t.co/wAUqJCfzke
Matt Rempe’s suspension is harsh — but it could benefit Rempe and the Rangers in the long run https://t.co/HAH2jgOpmQ https://t.co/l56NiJdfcS
#NYR spread in today’s @nypost ahead of day off ⬇️ Rangers will go as far as Igor Shesterkin will take them ➡️ https://t.co/J2hdLHU2tS Matt Rempe suspension ➡️ https://t.co/X3VSIv4omH https://t.co/D8UcWuooH4
"Today was my mom's birthday so I couldn't play bad game tonight" Igor Shesterkin on his second-straight shutout, 3rd in last 10 games. Plus, Peter Laviolette, Adam Fox and Vincent Trocheck on win over Hurricanes #NYR Read more: https://t.co/UCrs3uQwWZ https://t.co/to76kqUsuG
My #NYR story has been finalized with takeaways on a “playoff-style battle” and Metro Division showdown, Igor giving his mom a special birthday present, the Kreider-Zib-Roslovic line making more strides, Laviolette praising the complete effort and more 👇🏼https://t.co/lsDQJofUix
Igor Shesterkin's birthday gift to his mom was a shutout. ❤️ (🎥: @SNYRangers) https://t.co/oi0SIw1DQG https://t.co/S44rqaFvCM
#NYR shut out #CauseChaos l1-0 in Guentzel’s first game with CAR @brendan_yerkes @TheHockeyNews https://t.co/sfYTtFw74J
Shutouts for Mom. 🥅🥳 h/t: @NYRangers https://t.co/X9S0m4V83Q
I'm not one to exaggerate: this was a helluva' win for the #NYR down in Carolina. My game story @4EverBlueshirts ⤵️ https://t.co/vU9WnBl5i7
That's back-to-back @pepsi shutouts for Igor Shesterkin! 🗽 https://t.co/rgASy48hiG
Adam Fox scored the only goal of the contest and lifted the @NYRangers to a key regulation win against the No. 2-seeded Hurricanes in the Metropolitan Division standings. #NHLStats: https://t.co/m0mxO2HUH6 https://t.co/KqVRfeXBIr
“It was my mom’s birthday so I couldn’t play a bad game tonight.”- Igor Sheshterkin. What a son. #NYR
Igor said today is his mom’s birthday so, “I couldn’t play a bad game tonight” #NYR
#NYR Igor Shesterkin said it’s his mom’s birthday today so he couldn’t play bad. 🤣
Igor Shesterkin saved 3.67 goals above expected against the Hurricanes tonight, per @EvolvingHockey 📈
The Rangers shutout the Hurricanes. 🗽 https://t.co/XolbkUGsKl
What a win for the Rangers. Back to back games with travel down to Carolina and then take a 6 point lead in the metro. Shestirkin is THE guy right now. These two teams would be an amazing playoff matchup
FINAL: The #NYR win 1-0 against Carolina in a huge divisional matchup. Adam Fox, the lone goal scorer, had an excellent game, and Igor Shesterkin and Pyotr Kochetkov put together a goaltending masterclass.
Still, 1-0, Rangers, as we go to the final media timeout of the night. Do the #Canes have any late-game magic up their sleeve or is it Igor Shesterkin's night? 2:57 on the clock.
Down to just 8:12 to go in regulation. Our most evenly-contested period thus far, both sides have had chances, but the goaltenders have remained excellent. Kochetkov has 21 stops, Shesterkin with 23.
The Kuznetsov, Necas, and Guentzel trio generates another good look, but Shesterkin goes to the splits again. These three have been knocking on the door since the start of the second period. https://t.co/Eq2BaaO3FB
Pyotr with another huge save! He’s the best player for the Hurricanes tonight #CauseChaos
Kochetkov somehow got his left pad on that 2-on-0 backdoor tap-in try by Trocheck. Then Igor makes a save at the other end that has the Ranger fans chanting his name. This is end-to-end.
Two-on-one for Panarin and Trocheck ends with a huge save from Canes goalie Pyore Kochetkov. This crowd went wild.
Devils furious with Rangers’ Matt Rempe after ugly hit, not fighting: ‘Be a man about it’ https://t.co/ySJgcx2Q9u https://t.co/4lFYK8awil
Somehow, #NYR still up 1-0 after 2. They were hanging on the last half of that period. Igor made several Grade A saves, a couple on Kuznetsov. SOG are 16-16. @NatStatTrick says scoring chances are 16-14, Rangers, HD chances 7-7. Rangers 0/2 on PP; CAR 0/1. FOs: Rangers 20-of-35.
Vesey put a shot on goal just as the final buzzer of the period sounded, ending a 13:10 span without a SOG for the #NYR. Rangers lead 1-0, but the Canes had them on their heels throughout that second period.
Rangers haven't been able to get out of their own end for much of this period. Carolina is smothering every breakout attempt. #NYR haven't had a SOG since the 6:09 mark of the period.
I mean, Igor Shesterkin bailing everybody out right now... #NYR
Another good look for the trio of Guentzel, Kuznetsov and Necas. That's a disgusting pass by #92 to get it over to his debuting linemate, but an even better split stop by Shesterkin. https://t.co/0xxnbmucrC
Hurricanes with more O-zone time this period, but #NYR goalie Igor Shesterkin is standing tall.
Igor robs Kuznetsov again, this time with the right pad #NYR
Best shift of the game (non KK trio) as the Aho line showed up and had a Grade A...Svech feeds Sebastian in the slot, but Aho fanned. Still, they have the puck. Baby steps. Still 1-0
What a shift by the top line starting with the way they got out of the D zone, especially Kirill Kaprizov and Brock Faber. Faber to Kaprizov ends the shift with a 1-0 lead
The #Canes' best scoring chance of the night came just moments ago, but Igor Shesterkin turned it up and over the net with his blocker. Excellent patience from Necas to get it to the crashing Kuznetsov though. https://t.co/wpIFiZFdaL
We've got 'IG-OR!' chants inside PNC Arena right now from #NYR fans for that save on Kotkaniemi
Igor with a huge save right in front of the net on Kotkaniemi. Chants of "Ig-or! Ig-or! Ig-or!" are ringing out in Raleigh. #NYR
Carolina starts the second period with their second kill of the night, this time killing off an Evgeny Kuznetsov minor. New York got a great look to Vincent Trocheck in the slot here, but Kochetkov was able to swallow it. https://t.co/d4Aqphev3n
Second Rangers Power Play -- Kuzy tripped Gustafsson. Kochetkov early good save on Trochek in the dead slot.
#NYR get their second power play. Kuznetsov off for tripping Gustafsson.
Kuznetsov trips Gustafsson and #NYR are heading back to the PP.
End 1P: #NYR 1, #CauseChaos 0 SOG: 12-5 NYR Attempts: 20-18 NYR Hits: 8-7 CAR Turnovers: NYR 6; CAR 8 FO: 55% (12-for-22) NYR PP: NYR 0/1; CAR 0/1 HDCF: 3-3 xGF: 1.07-0.8 NYR CAR's swarming forecheck limited NYR chances early, but Rangers controlled play for final 10 min
Fox's goal with 8.0 seconds left in the period gives the #NYR a 1-0 lead to take into intermission. SOG are 12-5, Rangers (Rangers played last night, right?). Scoring chances are 7-6, Rangers, per @NatStatTrick, and HD chances are 3-3. Mika leads everyone with 4 SOG.
Done with 20 minutes in Raleigh. 1-0, New York. Even if they hadn't gotten the late goal, the Rangers were the better team to start the night. Carolina is held to just five shots, while the opposition registers 12.
1-0 Rangers. 8 seconds left. own goal. Off Skjei's skate and that was a deserved goal with how Carolina has been dominated through the first period.
Adam Fox banks one in off old friend Brady Skjei to give the #NYR a 1-0 lead with 8 seconds left in the period. Roslovic was involved again, getting in on the forecheck and causing commotion around the net.
With 8 seconds left in the first period, Adam Fox blasts a shot on net and it redirects in off old friend Brady Skjei. #NYR up 1-0
The Rangers are on the board with just eight seconds to go in the first. Adam Fox puts one on from the wall and it redirects off the skate of Brady Skjei before going past Kochetkov. 1-0.
Fox. 1-0, #NYR. The puck goes in off Brady Skjei. In soccer, that would be an own goal.
Remember that shift the Cuylle-Wennberg-Kakko line had last night when they had like 7 scoring chances and didn't score? The one we just saw was pretty much a carbon copy. Those guys are buzzing - just need to finish. #NYR
Awesome shift by the Cuylle-Wennberg-Kakko line just now.
A weird sequence results in Andrei Svechnikov going back down the tunnel for Carolina. Erik Gustafsson lined him up with a bit, and while it was New York's #56 that wound up going down, Svechnikov retaliated and took a penalty. Then he went back toward the locker room. https://t.co/fdZx1rSY8Z
Erik Gustafsson lines up an open-ice hit on Andrei Svechnikov, ricochets off the Carolina forward. Svechnikov then retaliates by whacking at Gustafsson's legs and #NYR get a power play out of it
After Gustafsson tried for an open-ice hit on Svechnikov, the Canes forward whacked at his legs on the other end of the ice and got called for interference. #NYR to the PP for the first time.
Erik Gustafsson body checked Svechknikov and he didn't like it, so he slashed Gustafsson and now he's off for interference. #NYR get their first power play.
Some nice puck tracking from Pyotr Kochetkov as we approach the midway point of the first period. Chris Kreider was looking for a streaking Jack Roslovic, and I'm not sure if it hit the stick of New York's newcomer or not, but either way, the #Canes backstop snares it. https://t.co/9M5ior9RaI
Great job by Kochetkov to wait out the shot after Orlov drops a Ranger eighth before that. Keeps it 0-0 14:40 1st
The #NYR will be without rookie Matt Rempe for tonight's game in Carolina after the NHL Department of Player Safety handed down a 4-game suspension a few hours ago. Here's the full story, with reaction from Peter Laviolette 👇https://t.co/Qu1ZXB7Dli
#NYR Peter Laviolette reacts to Matt Rempe's 4-game suspension for his hit on Jonas Siegenthaler & previews tonight's crucial game vs. Carolina Read more: https://t.co/yjfujSl44x https://t.co/LXjVYMLhNq
Igor Shesterkin (27-13-2, 2.60 GAA, .912 SV%) leads the #NYR onto the ice for warmups. Pyotr Kochetkov (17-11-3, 2.39, .910) leads Carolina out.
Igor Shesterkin leads the #NYR onto the ice at PNC Arena for tonight's Metro Division showdown vs. the Carolina Hurricanes
Here's the story on Matt Rempe's four-game suspension, the "learning process" of channeling his aggression without crossing the line, Peter Laviolette's reaction to it all, the rookie making a case to remain in the #NYR lineup once he returns and more 👇https://t.co/Qu1ZXB7Dli
Was part of it that Rempe was bracing himself heading toward the boards? "That is what happened," #NYR coach Peter Laviolette said. "That being said, in those situations and when you're talking to him about it, he's got to be mindful as well. He was getting to a point where...
#NYR coach Peter Laviolette on Matt Rempe learning from this 4-game suspension: “We talked to Matt before that hit. We talked to him about his game, on the ice, his physicality, what he brings to the team. It’s a young player and we look to always talk with him and teach him...
Lavi said Rempe lifted his elbow before the Siegenthaler hit to brace himself before hitting the boards, but added, "He's got to be mindful, as well. He was getting to a point where he was going to go crashing into the boards and he put his arms up... He can learn from it." #NYR
Wow, 4 games for New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe. A little higher than a lot of us thought.
Rempe gets 4 games. Thoughts? https://t.co/SLkUZFjTUZ
As Matt Rempe mania grounds to a halt with the news of his four-game suspension, @SachdevaSonny takes a look at the timeline of the rookie’s chaotic NHL run. https://t.co/hIS55PQXbd
There ya have it, four games for Rempe, 10 games into his career. https://t.co/LRtx4epgHl
Devils Kurtis MacDermid to Rangers Matt Rempe After Dirty Hit: 'Be a Man' https://t.co/qHSORqRQmy
How many games should Rempe be suspended? @spittinchiclets presented by @pinkwhitney https://t.co/UUqadj29w8
How many games should Rempe be suspended??? I say 1-2 games… first time! can’t extend elbow! Gotta use your legs and skate to catch guys with big hits! Sometimes you gotta know when hold’em and know when to fold’em! 🙌🏿 #nhl #hockey #rangers #newyorkrangers #nyr #nyc #msg… https://t.co/VGCSZw6nbh
I do believe the max for Rempe would be 5 games because it’s a phone hearing and not an in-person hearing. NYR play in Carolina tonight, so we’ll likely know in the next few hours. #NJDevils https://t.co/KLj7EgXmeG
The story discusses why the Devils were going after Rempe early, for a hit that got him kicked out of a previous game and has left their teammate unable to play since that game. I covered the Bastian play rather comprehensively here: https://t.co/AzZekefriZ https://t.co/C2sIzEvGX6
A phone hearing with the Department of Player Safety will take place with Matt Rempe for his illegal check vs. the #NJDevils last night. More on what that means⤵️ https://t.co/5PoNEjjmBi
Expectation is that Rempe will receive some kind of suspension, but as @PierreVLeBrun pointed out, it can’t be more than 5 games because it’s a phone hearing.
Rempe to have Player Safety hearing for actions in Rangers game ⤵️ https://t.co/jzqmBIMElT
As Matt Rempe gets an @NHLPlayerSafety hearing, my story last night from MSG on his hit and the aftermath: https://t.co/eAqrJvljtQ
On my way to the airport for a flight to Raleigh as this whirlwind week continues, but here’s where we left off last night. Takeaways on the #NYR with another convincing post-deadline win, Mika Zibanejad, Matt Rempe, strong D/PK, the new guys and more 👇🏼https://t.co/scDsT1mhwz
-Rempe's hit on Siegenthaler was dumb, could get a suspension, and call into question his playoff roster inclusion -MacDermid has a lot of nerve saying what he said considering he chased Rempe all night and might not have an NHL job if not for him. Both can be true #NYR
Rempe Mania has screeched to a halt, write @StapeAthletic and @Peter_Baugh. An elbowing. Another ejection. A little wave. And one very angry Devils team. “There’s a bit of a code, and I thought he would’ve answered that,” Kurtis MacDermid said. https://t.co/F913o1e391 https://t.co/rw8aiQx6Dr
Matt Rempe Mania on pause after ejection in Rangers’ win over Devils 🔗 https://t.co/i3Gn1FOfXD