Impact Kakko routinely goes to the taxi squad on his off-days. The 20-year-old has collected five goals and two assists through 30 games this year.
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Ascends to active roster Kakko was promoted to the active roster Tuesday, per CapFriendly.
Defending cage Tuesday Shesterkin will guard the home net in Tuesday's game versus the Penguins.
Impact Shesterkin has been excellent since returning from injury, putting up a .933 save percentage and a 3-1-1 record. Nevertheless, this should be a challenging matchup. The Penguins' have been stacking up goals of late, winning five of their last six outings while averaging 4.33 goals.
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Back to taxi squad Kakko was assigned to the Rangers' taxi squad Sunday, per CapFriendly.
Impact This is almost certainly just a paper move, so look for Kakko to rejoin the active roster ahead of Tuesday's game versus Pittsburgh.
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Shuffles to taxi squad Kravtsov was reassigned to the Rangers' taxi squad Sunday, per CapFriendly.
Impact Kravtsov made his NHL debut Saturday versus the Sabres, firing three shots on net in 10:45 of ice time. It wouldn't be surprising to see him back on the active roster soon.
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Olofsson ties it late, Sabres top Rangers 3-2 in shootout
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Falls in shootout Shesterkin turned aside 27 of 29 shots Saturday in a 3-2 shootout loss to Buffalo.
Impact Shesterkin was less than four minutes away from nabbing his 10th win of the season when Buffalo's Victor Olofsson scored from the high slot to square things at 2-2. Tage Thompson beat Shesterkin in the shootout, landing the 25-year-old sophomore on the wrong side of a decision for just the second time in his last eight starts (6-1-1). Shesterkin boasts a .937 save percentage since the start of February, allowing more than two goals in a start just once during that stretch.
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Ups point streak to double digits Fox dished out two assists and had one shot Saturday in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Sabres.
Impact Fox extended his point streak to 10 games with an assist on Artemi Panarin's power-play goal to open the scoring midway through the second period. He added another helper late in the second period with a perfect feed to set up a Panarin one-timer. Fox has racked up two goals and 16 assists during his point streak, moving him into second among NHL defensemen with 33 points overall this season. Only Tampa Bay's Victor Hedman (35) has outscored the 22-year-old Fox from the blue line in 2020-21.
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Keeps rolling offensively Panarin scored twice, including a power-play goal, in Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss to Buffalo. He finished with three shots and two blocks.
Impact Panarin opened the scoring with a bit of a strange one midway through the second period, grabbing a wild rebound all the way at the half-wall and depositing it into an open net before Buffalo goalie Linus Ullmark could recover. Panarin added his second goal late in the second period, hammering a one-timer top shelf from just above the left faceoff dot. He's now piled up seven points (three goals, four assists) over his last three games and leads the team with 36 on the year.
APRIL 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Kravtsov takes DiGiuseppe's spot in Rangers' lineup So, should David Quinn play to win, or should he play the kids the fans want to see? The Rangers coach has made it clear he’s playing to win...
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In lineup Saturday Kakko was promoted to the active roster Saturday, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.
Impact Kakko typically spends his off-days on the taxi squad, but he'll skate on the second line with Artemi Panarin and Ryan Strome in Saturday's game versus the Sabres.
APRIL 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Making NHL debut Kravtsov will be promoted to the active roster for Saturday's game against the Sabres, Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today reports.
Impact This will be Kravtsov's NHL debut. The 2018 ninth overall pick posted 16 goals and eight assists across 49 games with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the KHL this year before coming over to North America. It's unclear exactly where Kravtsov will draw into the lineup.
APRIL 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
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Paper move to taxi squad Kakko was assigned to the taxi squad Friday, per CapFriendly.
Impact Expect Kakko to be recalled to the active roster for Saturday's game in Buffalo. He has seven points in 29 games this year.
APRIL 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Starting third straight Shesterkin will guard the road goal during Saturday's matchup with the Sabres.
Impact Shesterkin has been sharp recently, picking up back-to-back wins over the Capitals and Sabres while posting an admirable 1.93 GAA and .927 save percentage. He'll attempt to secure his 10th victory of the season in a road matchup with a struggling Buffalo squad that's gone 1-7-2 in its last 10 contests.
APRIL 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
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Zibanejad scores in OT, Rangers beat Sabres 3-2
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Stays hot in March Shesterkin kicked out 21 of 23 shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over Buffalo.
Impact It was the fifth win in six outings since the start of the month for Shesterkin, who has put together a rock-solid .925 save percentage during that stretch. He wasn't particularly tested by the Sabres, who mustered just 11 shots on goal after the first period. The 25-year-old Shesterkin improved to 9-8-1 on the year with a 2.29 GAA and .924 save percentage.
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Drills OT winner Zibanejad scored the game-winning goal and had five shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime victory over Buffalo. He also went 17-for-24 (70.8 percent) in the faceoff circle.
Impact Zibanejad finished off a perfectly-executed 2-on-1 rush with Artemi Panarin with 28 seconds left in the extra session, hammering a one-timer past Buffalo netminder Dustin Tokarski, who had no chance on the play. Zibanejad got off to a brutal start to the season, scoring just three times in his first 27 games. But the 27-year-old has come alive in a big way over last two weeks, racking up nine goals in his last nine contests. He'll get another shot at the Sabres in Saturday's rematch.
APRIL 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Five points in last two games Panarin dished out two of assists and led all players with seven shots on goal in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Sabres.
Impact Panarin teed up a pair of perfect feeds, first setting up Colin Blackwell's one-timer in the second period, then executing a perfect give-and-go with Artemi Panarin on a 2-on-1 rush for the game-winner. Panarin has been on fire this week, rolling up five points with a plus-5 rating in back-to-back New York victories. The 29-year-old has 32 points on the season, one behind team leader Ryan Strome.
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