Vincent Trocheck scored the only goal of the shootout, Igor Shesterkin stopped 27 shots and New York Rangers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 1-0 on Saturday night. Shesterkin got his second shutout of the season and 17th of his career as the Rangers won their second straight.

Blue Jackets goalie Daniil Tarasov posted his first NHL shutout in a stinging shootout loss, but kept his team in a playoff spot: 3 takeways

Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves and three more in the shootout as the host New York Rangers earned a crucial 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

The Blue Jackets never quite got going in a lackluster 3-1 loss to the Islanders to end their seven-game point streak.

Even on a night when their offense was nearly non-existent, the Rangers’ continued their recent winning ways. Thanks to Igor Shesterkin.

This is a team coming out of its rebuild and into its build phase. It has the potential to contend as it matures and as the roster is further tweaked.

The four-game, six-night venture begins tonight in Manhattan, as the Blue Jackets take on the New York Rangers before heading to take on the Islanders on Monday. From there, the wheels are up to Toronto for a Wednesday meeting before the trip ends a night later with a third division game Thursday in Carolina.

The Flyers do not give in easily. In fact they are a decent 7-10-1 when trailing after one period this season. More impressive is their 6-15-1 mark when trailing after two periods. Keep in mind that the Rangers are 1-17-1 when down after 40 minutes of play.

The Jackets ... young Blue Jackets. New York's struggles have been well-documented over the last couple of months. They currently sit 6th in the Metro with 45 points, five back of Columbus ...

Horvat's two goals in a dominating three-goal second period for the Islanders leave Blue Jackets scuffling with back-to-back defeats.

Igor Shesterkin stopped 27 shots and the New York Rangers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 1-0 on Saturday night. Shesterkin got his second shutout of the season and 17th of his career as the ...