Rangers doomed by brutal start in loss to Maple Leafs
They say the first minutes of a hockey game set the tone, and the Rangers came out with a losers pace in Tuesdays matchup.
They say the first minutes of a hockey game set the tone, and the Rangers came out with a losers pace in Tuesdays matchup.
Vezina-winning goalie Igor Shesterkin is in a tough patch of his own this season, not playing like the all-world goaltender that Rangers fans have seen.
The numbers suggest that this has been one of the worst stretches of Igor Shesterkins Rangers career.
The Rangers are going to need more from Igor Shesterkin going forward. They need him to prop them up the way he did throughout his Vezina 2021-22 season.
The Rangers entered Tuesday tied with Boston for the NHLs best point percentage at .750. There is less talk now of regression and sustainability than either two or eight years ago.
This was not the prolific response the Rangers have come to expect from themselves in games following bad losses.
Not many teams have been able to bludgeon the Rangers the way the Senators did Tuesday night.