Shesterkin adds assist to goal-scoring week as Rangers beat Mammoth 4-2

Igor Shesterkin made 28 saves and had an assist on Eeli Tolvanen's empty-net goal with 1:15 remaining as the New York Rangers beat the Utah Mammoth 4-2 on Sunday night, according to AP via www.thescore.com.

Three nights after becoming the first Rangers goalie to score, Shesterkin got his fourth career assist when he made a long pass to Will Cuylle before Tolvanen scored for the third straight game.

The retooled Rangers won their third straight after opening with a loss, per the source.

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The tie came undone 3:15 into the third. Gabe Perreault pounced on a loose puck after goalie Karel Vejmelka made a pad save on Alexis Lafreniere but did not control the rebound, and Perreault’s shot from slightly inside the left circle sailed into the open net.

J.T. Miller made it 3-1 with 7:13 remaining when he deflected Vladislav Gavrikov’s shot by Vejmelka. Gavrikov had opened the scoring late in the first period on a shot from the point before setting up Miller.

Nick Schmaltz backhanded a rebound off Clayton Keller’s shot in the second to tie it 1-1 for the Mammoth, who were trying to open 3-0-0 for the second time in three seasons in Utah. Andrew Peeke pulled Utah within one with 5:03 remaining, but the Rangers held on.

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