Shesterkin’s best save of the game came at 7:07 of the first when he slid from the right post to the left post before stopping Mikael Granlund’s shot from the lower part of the left circle with his blocker. Lafreniére beat Saros for his second goal of the season. He sent a pass to Sammy Blais in the slot, and he found Lafrenière on the left side with a nifty pass around Predators defenseman Alexandre Carrier. On the tiebreaking goal, Adam Fox carried the puck into the Nashville zone along the right wall. They found a way to get the game-winner.” “I thought they generated some chances, we generated a lot of chances. “I thought it was a hard-fought game by both teams,” Nashville coach John Hynes said. Philip Tomasino had the lone goal and Juuse Saros made 27 saves for Nashville, 1-3 on the season. I thought Nashville was real good, and I thought we competed hard.” “Tonight, for me, was the toughest game we played so far this season. “Gritty, gritty effort tonight,” Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said. Shesterkin has stopped 99 of 102 shots in those three games.
(AP) - Alexis Lafrenière scored with 9:07 remaining in the third period to lift the New York Rangers over the Nashville Predators 3-1 on Thursday night.įilip Chytil and Barclay Goodrow also scored and Igor Shesterkin made 28 saves for New York, winners of three straight.