Young goalie Sergei Murashov came to North America with only six games of professional experience in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), which is unusual.
Goaltender Brandon Halverson, selected two rounds ahead of Igor Shesterkin by the New York Rangers in the 2014 NHL Draft, returned to the NHL on Thursday when the Tampa Bay Lightning recalled him from Syracuse of the American Hockey League.
Around this time last season, the New York Rangers were in a free fall. Their season was off the rails, and management decided it was time to break up the core group that had reached two Eastern Conference Finals together.
Bobby Orr won the last of his eight Norris Trophies during the 1974-75 season. Can you name every defenseman who won the trophy since then?
It is beyond frustrating trying to figure out who the real New York Rangers are. Are they the 2-8-1 home team, scoring just 3 goals in those regulation losses?
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
There’ve been a slew of ugly games played by the New York Rangers so far in 2025-26, mostly on home ice. But their 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning at Madison Square Garden on Saturday afternoon was as non-competitive as the Rangers looked all season.
Igor Shesterkin is a big reason why the New York Rangers are 3-0-0 this week. Coach Mike Sullivan isn’t saying whether he’ll get a shot at going 4-for-4 when the Tampa Bay Lightning come to Madison Square Garden on Saturday afternoon, 24 hours after No.
The Rangers beating the Hurricanes was not on my Thanksgiving bingo card. The Canes controlled most of the game due to their style of play and some questionable officiating that put them on multiple powerplays, but the Rangers top talent had better finishing in their limited shooting attempts.
The New York Rangers had plenty of reasons to be thankful for Igor Shesterkin on Thanksgiving Eve – 36 of them, in fact. Shesterkin was superb at Lenovo
The New York Rangers are off to a less than ideal start under new head coach Mike Sullivan. We are all still awaiting the opening of the Rangers’ revival on Broadway, but through the first two weeks of their regular season schedule, the team looks like a repeat of last year’s disappointing result.
Let's take a look at some knee-jerk reactions to the beginning of the season.
The hunger for victory on the part of the Rangers squad is evident.
We hate to beat a dead horse here, but the New York Rangers were terrible last season. They missed the Stanley Cup playoffs, were inconsistent all season long, struggled in their own end, and their big-time players were too quiet at crucial times of the season.
Many of the New York Rangers’ top players struggled last season, which ended with them missing the playoffs. Poor defense plagued them and played a big role in star goalie Igor Shesterkin finishing with the worst record, save percentage (SV%), and goals-against average (GAA) of his career.
With the recent firing of head coach Peter Laviolette, it is clear that the New York Rangers‘ organization is wasting no time trying to right the ship from a disastrous 2024-25 season.
The New York Rangers fired head coach Peter Laviolette on Saturday following a bitterly disappointing 2024-25 season.
The Rangers will return from the 4-Nations Face-Off break with good news.
New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin is expected to be sidelined one to two weeks due to an upper-body injury, multiple media outlets reported on Saturday.
New York Rangers netminder Igor Shesterkin will be sidelined for the next one-to-two weeks due to an upper-body injury, reports Arthur Staple of The Athletic.
The Penguins dropped a 3-2 decision to an undermanned Penguins team, putting a significant dent in their playoff pursuit.
Can you name the NHL goaltenders with at least 200 starts that have a save percentage of at least 91.4 percent?
The New York Rangers will have a boost Thursday versus the Metropolitan Division rival New Jersey Devils as star netminder Igor Shesterkin is set to return the lineup, head coach Peter Laviolette confirmed to Larry Brooks of the New York Post.
The Rangers will activate star netminder Igor Shesterkin from injured reserve ahead of Thursday’s game against the Devils.
The New York Rangers have received a significant update on their superstar goaltender who was recently placed on Injured Reserved due to suffering an upper-body injury, back on Dec.
This IR placement will force him out of New York’s next three games, at least.
The New York Rangers have placed goaltender Igor Shesterkin on Injured Reserve (IR) with an upper-body injury, according to The Athletic reporter Arthur Staple.
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