WASHINGTON — Igor Shesterkin looks ready for the playoffs. And so does the Kid Line. Now the task will be for the rest of the Rangers to get their games in order by the time the postseason begins on April 17.
Sunday’s matinee in Washington against the Capitals provided an opportunity for the Rangers to get right after dropping back-to-back games in New Jersey and Buffalo, and, thanks to Shesterkin and the Kid Line of Alexis Lafrenière, Filip Chytil and Kaapo Kakko, they did.
Lafrenière and Kakko had early goals, K’Andre Miller, Vladimir Tarasenko and Mika Zibanejad also scored, and Shesterkin was sharp in making 26 saves as the Rangers beat the fading Capitals, 5-2, at Capital One Arena on Sunday to improve to 45-21-11 for 101 points.
