Igor Shesterkin stunned the Lightning and brought the house down on Thursday, as the Rangers goalie scored a goal at home.
Igor Shesterkin had a game to remember on Thursday. For the first time in the history of the New York Rangers, a goalie found the back of the net during a game, and it’s courtesy of none other than Shesterkin during their home season opener at Madison Square Garden against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning.
Here is a look at that incredible score by the
That was also Shesterkin’s first career goal in the NHL.
The Lightning decided to pull goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy for an extra skater down the stretch. But Shesterkin dug the Bolts a deeper hole and drove the proverbial final nail into Tampa Bay’s coffin with a spectacular goal from in front of the Rangers’ net with under four minutes left in the third period.
Shesterkin’s goal stretched the Rangers’ lead to 5-1, which also served as the game’s final score.
Igor Shesterkin had a game to remember on Thursday. For the first time in the history of the New York Rangers, a goalie found the back of the net during a game, and it’s courtesy of none other than Shesterkin during their home season opener at Madison Square Garden against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning.