Igor Shesterkin has been a standout performer for the New York Rangers in their ongoing game against the Florida Panthers. Despite a series of turnovers and defensive lapses by the Rangers, Shesterkin has made several crucial saves, including a glove save on Sam Reinhart with 5:49 left and a left pad save on a breakaway by Matthew Tkachuk late in the second period. He also stopped a Tarasenko rebound. The Panthers currently lead 1-0, with Shesterkin's efforts keeping the Rangers within striking distance. The game has seen limited power play opportunities, with each team having only one in the first period. Florida has outshot New York 24-18, with a higher number of high-danger chances. Shesterkin's performance has been pivotal in preventing the Panthers from extending their lead.
Gustav Forsling with a big defensive play to take away a scoring chance https://t.co/C4BdHfVKxA
If not for yourselves, do it for Igor, man... #NYR
Igor with another big save, this one while sprawling to stop a Tarasenko rebound. #NYR
Igor Shesterkin is the only reason the Panthers don't have three-plus goals tonight
Igor Shesterkin is standing on his head in goal. Rangers haven't helped him out on offense.
Shesterkin robs Tarasenko. Once again, he's giving the Rangers a chance.
Shesterkin robs Tarasenko on a rebound to keep it 1-0
End 2, FLA holding on, 1-0. SOG 24-18, FLA, but attempts are 54-43 #NYR. Only 1 PP for each team, both in the 1st period. Scoring chances per @NatStatTrick are 25-17, and HD chances 13-7, FLA. Alex Wennberg (1) has more SOG than Laf and Trocheck combined.
Massive save from Igor as Matthew Tkatchuk is sprung on the breakaways. Miller should likely had a penalty for slashing. #NYR #TimeToHunt
K'Andre Miller with a bad turnover, Matthew Tkachuk gets a breakaway and Igor Shesterkin comes up huge with a left pad save to keep it 1-0 Panthers.
Tkachuk gets stopped by Shesterkin on a breakaway with about 4:30 to go in the second period — Still 1-0 Florida.
A terrible turnover by K'Andre leads to a breakaway chance for Tkachuk, but Igor gets the left pad on his backhander to keep the Rangers down 1-0.
Left pad save by Shesterkin on Tkachuk backhand on break. Tkachuk was unable to lift puck, but still big save to keep Panthers lead at 1-0.
Tkachuk shakes free for a breakaway off the Miller turnover, but Igor makes the left-pad save to keep this one at 1-0 FLA.
Matthew Tkachuk gets a breakaway on a turnover by K'Andre Miller, but Igor Shesterkin kicks it away.
Matthew Tkachuk gets a breakaway but Igor Shesterkin stops him. Still a 1-0 #FlaPanthers lead late in the second.
A couple of huge saves by Igor Shesterkin on Carter Verhaeghe and Aleksander Barkov off the rebound. Jack Roslovic had a juicy chance off a rebound, but missed the net as Sergei Bobrovsky was coming across with the glove. NYR going to the power play at 11:30 of the first.
A lot of good looks on that first power play. Unfortunately for the #FlaPanthers, Igor Shesterkin is in net. https://t.co/yOl0w9M7vb
Panthers with two good looks off the rush on the power play, Barkov just missed a shot and Shesterkin denied the other one on Reinhart.
Shesterkin stops Reinhart in front with glove with 5:49 left to keep Panthers lead at 2-1.
Igor with a massive glove save on Sam Reinhart to get the crowd back in this game. The tension has been palpable. #NYR