Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin pulled after allowing five goals to Kings
New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) makes a pad save during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jeffrey T. Barnes]
NEW YORK (AP) — Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin was pulled in the second period against the Los Angeles Kings after giving up five even-strength goals on 21 shots. Shesterkin, who entered the contest with a 10-10-1 record and a 2.90 goals-against average, allowed two goals in the first period, then three within the initial 5:04 of the second. The three goals in the middle period — which came in a span of 2:18 — sent Shesterkin to the bench in favor of backup Jonathan Quick, a former King. The Rangers went on to lose 5-1 as the Kings won for the seventh time in eight games.
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Los Angeles Kings players, from left, Akil Thomas, Brandt Clarke, Phillip Danault, Kevin Fiala and Joel Edmundson react after Danault scored during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
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