The Rangers just can’t seem to solve Semyon Varlamov. The Isles netminder was near perfect in this one as the Isles shutout the Rangers. The Blueshirts didn’t really make him work until the third period, but a shutout is a shutout. Igor Shesterkin was equal to the task, until two very costly mistakes wound up in the back of their net.
The Rangers weren’t bad in this one, but they weren’t exactly great either. While the game was certainly boring, the lack of any scoring from Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider has really hurt the Rangers this season.