Day: October 2, 2026

It’s just the second game of the season, but history was made as Igor Shesterkin became the first Rangers netminder to score a goal. It capped off a strong 5-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning and quickly erased memories of the opening night shutout loss to the Bruins.

But the night really belonged to Shesterkin, who once again looked strong in net as he turned aside 24 of the shots he faced. The only one that beat him deflected in off of the stick of Noah Laba as he attempted to intercept a centering net by Nikita Kucherov. Per NaturalStatTrick.com he faced an expected Goals For of 3.08, but allowed only 1, a stark contrast to Andrei Vasilevskiy’s 4 allowed against a 2.21 xGF.