Rangers left wing Alexis Lafreniere skates with the puck against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the second period of an NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
VANCOUVER – Rangers coach Gerard Gallant didn’t seem happy with his team’s performance in the win Sunday night against the expansion Kraken in the opener of the Blueshirts’ four-game trip through the Northwest. But two nights later, Gallant was willing to dress the same lineup in the second game of the trip, Tuesday night in Rogers Arena against the Vancouver Canucks.
That meant Igor Shesterkin -- the biggest reason the Rangers managed to win Sunday -- was back in goal.