Igor Shesterkin was flawless on Saturday night, and the New York Rangers needed him to be just that in a 1-0 shootout victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Madison Square Garden. Shesterkin (27 saves) and Columbus goaltender Daniil Tarasov (26) matched shutouts through 65 minutes.

"The key," says The Old Scout, "is that Igor Shesterkin has stopped fooling around. He's playing serious goal and everything has grown from there." Over the last seven games, he's gone 6-0-1 with a .948 save percentage and a 1.

Defenceman K’Andre Miller had a goal and an assist and Igor Shesterkin made 35 saves as the surging New York Rangers routed the Philadelphia Flyers 6-1 on Thursday night.