{"id":446861,"date":"2022-05-14T09:29:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T06:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/igor-shesterkin-records-assist-in-rangers-game-6-victory\/"},"modified":"2022-05-14T09:29:32","modified_gmt":"2022-05-14T06:29:32","slug":"igor-shesterkin-records-assist-in-rangers-game-6-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/igor-shesterkin-records-assist-in-rangers-game-6-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"#Igor Shesterkin records assist in Rangers&#8217; Game 6 victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40723c1d303\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40723c1d303\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/igor-shesterkin-records-assist-in-rangers-game-6-victory\/#%E2%80%9CIgor_Shesterkin_records_assist_in_Rangers_Game_6_victory%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Igor Shesterkin records assist in Rangers&#8217; Game 6 victory&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CIgor_Shesterkin_records_assist_in_Rangers_Game_6_victory%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Igor Shesterkin records assist in Rangers&#8217; Game 6 victory&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>PITTSBURGH \u2014 The Rangers have relied on goalie Igor Shesterkin all season long. Friday night, he even turned in an assist at a crucial moment of their 5-3 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> 6 victory over the Penguins.<\/p>\n<p>With the Rangers on a power play in the second period, Shesterkin skated without hesitation all the way to the bottom of the right faceoff circle to meet the Penguins\u2019 clear of the puck, with the score tied 2-2.<\/p>\n<p>Shesterkin launched the puck up the ice while the Penguins made a change. The puck hit Mika Zibanejad square on the tape of his stick. Zibanejad put the puck on net and Chris Kreider cleaned up the loose rebound to give the Rangers their first lead of the night en route to the victory that teed up a winner-take-all Game 7 on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI practice,\u201d Shesterkin said, without the help of a translator, of his secondary assist on Kreider\u2019s first of two goals on the night.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/20220514igor.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Igor Shesterkin (right) celebrates with Chris Kreider after the Rangers' Game 6 win over Pittsburgh.\" class=\"wp-image-22269754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/20220514igor.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/20220514igor.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/20220514igor.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Igor Shesterkin (right) celebrates with Chris Kreider after the Rangers\u2019 Game 6 win over Pittsburgh.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NHLI via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shesterkin made 31 saves in his first win on the road in this first-round Stanley Cup playoff <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> against Pittsburgh, where the crowd has relentlessly taunted the Rangers\u2019 star goalie in all three games at PPG Paints Arena. The jeers began even before the national anthem on Friday night, and continued periodically throughout the game, as they have all series long.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old, who is getting his first taste of real playoff hockey after one <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance in the 2020 bubble playoffs in front of an empty arena, admitted that it has been difficult to play on the road this postseason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very difficult,\u201d he said. \u201cI try to go to my mind. I try to keep focus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rangers director of goaltending Benoit Allaire gave him a tip, Shesterkin said, but he opted not to share it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the game is over, you just try to forget about the game,\u201d Shesterkin said. \u201cDoesn\u2019t matter if you win or lose. You need to win four in this series. I [was] pulled out twice, doesn\u2019t matter. Coach believes in me. I would like to say thanks. I just try to find my game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Rangers fell into a 2-0 hole for the second time in as many games. Asked what\u2019s going through his mind in that moment, Shesterkin said, bluntly, that nothing changes for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know we need to go back to New York for Game 7,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I just tried to focus on the puck all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Tyler Motte played for the first time since April 7, when the trade-deadline acquisition suffered what the Rangers described as a \u201csignificant\u201d upper-body injury against, coincidentally, the Penguins. In the third period of an eventual 4-1 Rangers win that night, Pittsburgh winger Anthony Angello landed a high hit on Motte and knocked him out for the final 15 games of the regular season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/HOCKEY-NHL-PIT-NYR_-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tyler Motte fights for the puck during the Rangers' win over the Penguins. \" class=\"wp-image-22270093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/HOCKEY-NHL-PIT-NYR_-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/HOCKEY-NHL-PIT-NYR_-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/HOCKEY-NHL-PIT-NYR_-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tyler Motte fights for the puck during the Rangers\u2019 win over the Penguins. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Angello, who played in four games for the Penguins this season, hasn\u2019t played in this first-round Stanley Cup series.<\/p>\n<p>Motte recorded one shot on goal and one hit over 9:32 of ice time in Game 6, which included 2:11 while the Rangers were shorthanded.<\/p>\n<p>Defenseman Patrik Nemeth was a healthy scratch for the first time in this series.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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