This is the kind of game you come away frustrated the Rangers couldn’t win. Despite getting outshot mainly because they took too many penalties and allowing the Flyers to set up shop against Shesterkin, the Rangers were the better team at creating chances 5 on 5. The team just couldn’t stay out of the box with some brutal delay of games and too-many-men calls. Yet despite the four goals against, Igor Shesterkin did look really good. Chris Kreider’s hat trick was nice to see as well.
The Rangers penalty kill had only given up a single power play goal in the last 9 games.