The Rangers recorded a third-straight shutout and their 50th win of the season over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night.
"I love playing and I love winning,'' Shesterkin said through an interpreter."You have to keep working."
"He's been outstanding,'' Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said."Our goaltender has been been really good, really strong. It's great to see." Gallant became just the second Rangers coach to reach the 50-win mark in his first season behind the bench. Gallant and Mike Keenan are also the only coaches to win 50 games with two franchises in their first season.
With the victory, the Rangers moved into a first-place tie with idle Carolina with 106 points atop the Metropolitan Division. Both teams have five games remaining, including another meeting at Madison Square Garden next Tuesday.The Rangers are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games against Winnipeg. They also beat the Jets 4-1 in Winnipeg on March 6. The contest was the first Garden visit for the Jets since Oct. 3, 2019, a 6-4 win for the Rangers in that season's home opener.
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