Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck and Alexis Lafreniere were the most productive line at five-on-five in the NHL last season.
The former Staten Island resident scored his second goal of the season for the New York Rangers, who continuted their resurgence with a 5-0 home victory over the Ottawa Senators at Madison Square Garden.
Igor Shesterkin collected 20 saves en route to a shutout, and even entered into a fight behind his own net with Ottawa captain Brady Tkachuk in the third period, as the New York Rangers blanked the Senators 5-0 on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.
But Rangers sniper Artemi Panarin responded with his 18th goal, knotting the score. Maccelli decided that twice is nice, scoring yet again at the 8:12 mark. New York then tied things up once again ...
Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves, Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and an assist and the New York Rangers beat the Ottawa Senators 5-0 on Tuesday night.
Artemi Panarin scored twice, Chris Kreider got the go-ahead goal with 9:38 left and the New York Rangers rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club
Despite the skirmish, Shesterkin completed the game with 20 saves, earning his second consecutive shutout. Alexis Lafreniere, Will Cuylle, Arthur Kaliyev, Artemi Panarin, and Rempe all scored for the Rangers. Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette brushed off the incident as part of the game.
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Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves, Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and an assist and the New York Rangers beat the Ottawa Senators 5-0 on Tuesday night. Arthur Kaliyev, Matt Rempe, Artemi Panarin and Will Cuylle also scored for the Rangers, who are 7-1-3 since Jan. 2 and have won three straight at home.
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The Rangers put seven in the net, though only five counted, as two were overturned by offsides reviews, in their 5-0 whitewash of the Senators. Igor Shesterkin only needed to make 20 saves to notch his second straight shutout as New York was solid defensively in the neutral and defensive zones.