COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Rangers have been dutiful in recent days, talking about how they appreciated their pretty record, but how they didn’t really deserve it, and how grateful they are to goaltender Igor Shesterkin for being the main reason they had a winning record in the first place.
And then Saturday, with 6:45 left in their game against the Blue Jackets, the Rangers got a major scare when Shesterkin, starting his 11th game of the season, got run over from behind, and was forced to leave the game.
Backup goaltender Alexandar Georgiev came in and the Rangers managed to hold on for a 5-3 victory, their second in a row, and second against the Blue Jackets this season. But now the questions will be all about whether Shesterkin is injured, and if so, what will happen to the Rangers while he is out of action.
