Shesterkin Stops 46 Shots in Rangers' 4-2 Win Over Wild

ST. PAUL, Minn. Igor Shesterkin stopped 46 shots to anchor the New York Rangers in a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night, extending New York's winning streak to four games despite being outshot 48-18.

The Rangers, who sit last in the Eastern Conference, built a 2-0 lead in the first period and expanded it to 4-1 midway through the second before fending off a late surge from Minnesota. Noah Laba opened the scoring at 2:41 with his ninth goal of the season on the power play, assisted by Gabe Perreault and Vladislav Gavrikov. Gavrikov added his 13th goal five minutes later with a no-look backhand that slipped past Filip Gustavsson.

Minnesota responded quickly in the second period, cutting the deficit to 2-1 just 35 seconds in when Matt Boldy scored his 38th goal of the season on the power play, tying Kirill Kaprizov for the team lead. Gustavsson earned his second assist of the season on the play. The Wild outshot New York 21-8 in the frame but could not build momentum. Jaroslav Chmelar restored the two-goal margin at 8:41 with his second goal of the season on a partial breakaway, beating Gustavsson with a backhand. Moments later, at 9:03, Vincent Trocheck...