Igor Shesterkin of the Rangers looks on after allowing a goal during the first period of an NHL game against the Bruins at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 28. Credit: AP/Sarah Stier
Rangers coach David Quinn had promised, in one of his Zoom conferences last week, that he would not give his rookie goaltender Igor Shesterkin more than he believed the 25-year-old Russian could handle. And, Quinn said, the team would be watching carefully for any signs that Shesterkin might need a night off.
Apparently, Quinn and goalie coach Benoit Allaire haven’t noticed any such signs, because Shesterkin was in net again Thursday night when the Rangers hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison Square Garden in the finale of their season series with the Penguins.