NEW YORK _ Everyone always knew Tony DeAngelo had the skill to do some amazing things inside a hockey rink, but what he did against the Devils at Madison Square Garden Thursday night might have been bigger than anything anyone might have imagined possible.
The slick-skating 24-year-old became the first Rangers defenseman to score a hat trick in more than 37 years, and also had two assists. He became the second defenseman in franchise history to record five points in a game. The other Rangers defenseman to accomplish that? Brian Leetch, who did it twice.
DeAngelo's monster night powered the Rangers to a 6-3 victory over the rival Devils, and it gave the newest Ranger, goaltender Igor Shesterkin, his second NHL victory in his second start. Shesterkin, also 24, made 46 saves. He stopped all 18 shots he faced in the third period.
