Russian goalkeeper “New York Rangers » Igor Shesterkin noted that he couldn’t play badly in the NHL regular season game against Carolina, since it was his mother’s birthday.
The match ended with a score of 1:0 in favor of Rangers. Shesterkin stopped all 28 shots, scored the third shutout of the season and was recognized as the game’s first star.
— I think it’s easier for me to play when the score is 1:0, because we focus more on the puck. To be honest, today is my mother’s birthday, so I couldn’t play badly in this game, ”Shesterkin was quoted as saying by the NHL press service.
The Rangers won their third straight game and sit third in the Eastern Conference with 90 points.
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