{"id":218664,"date":"2021-04-04T05:29:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T02:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rangers-fall-to-sabres-in-shootout-spoiling-vitali-kravtsovs-debut\/"},"modified":"2021-04-04T05:29:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T02:29:44","slug":"rangers-fall-to-sabres-in-shootout-spoiling-vitali-kravtsovs-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rangers-fall-to-sabres-in-shootout-spoiling-vitali-kravtsovs-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"#Rangers fall to Sabres in shootout, spoiling Vitali Kravtsov\u2019s debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Rangers fall to Sabres in shootout, spoiling Vitali Kravtsov\u2019s debut<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Vitali Kravtsov made his NHL debut Saturday night in Buffalo, another piece in the Rangers\u2019 rebuilding puzzle sliding into place.<\/p>\n

Artemi Panarin, who signed the largest contract in franchise history less than two years ago to accelerate the reconstruction, showed the highly anticipated prospect how it\u2019s done, by scoring two goals.<\/p>\n

But a late third-period goal from the Sabres for the second game<\/a> in a row tied the score and Kravtsov\u2019s debut was spoiled as the Rangers lost 3-2 in a shootout \u2014 the Sabres\u2019 second win in three games after an 18-game losing streak.<\/p>\n

The Rangers held a slim one-goal lead with 3:41 left in regulation when Victor Olofsson tied it up 2-2, sending both teams to overtime again after they had played the extra period Thursday (which ended up a 3-2 Rangers win).<\/p>\n

After both teams failed to score in the extra session, the Rangers failed to score in the shootout against Linus Ullmak. The Sabres\u2019 Tage Thompson, meanwhile, scored past Igor Shesterkin to give Buffalo the victory.<\/p>\n

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Tage Thompson beats Igor Shesterkin for the game-winning shootout goal in the Rangers\u2019 3-2 loss to the Sabres.<\/figcaption>
NHLI via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite the loss, Kravtsovv\u2019s debut gave the Rangers\u2019 youth movement another addition, and the lineup now has five of the Blueshirts\u2019 first-round picks from the last four NHL drafts: Filip Chytil from 2017, K\u2019Andre Miller and Kravtsov from 2018, Kaapo Kakko from 2019 and Alexis Lafreniere from 2020.<\/p>\n

Kravtsov slotted in on the Rangers\u2019 third line, bringing a whole new meaning to what has been commonly referred to as the kid line. Next to Lafreniere (19) and Chytil (21), the 21-year-old winger logged 10:45 of ice time, with three shots on goal.<\/p>\n

The average age of the Rangers\u2019 active roster now stands at 25.2 years old. Does it even need to be pointed out anymore that they have the youngest team in the league?<\/p>\n