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Another game, another win as Rangers beat Flyers 4-1

By Steve Paulus

Dec 1, 2021; New York, New York, USA; New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) makes a save against Philadelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier (14) during the third period at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 1, 2021; New York, New York, USA; New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) makes a save against Philadelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier (14) during the third period at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 1, 2021; New York, New York, USA; New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) sprays his face with water during a time out during the third period against the Philadelphia Flyers at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 1, 2021; New York, New York, USA; New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) sprays his face with water during a time out during the third period against the Philadelphia Flyers at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

3 Rangers stars and what’s next

  1. For once, the official stars are the same as our picks.  Igor Shesterkin was the obvious choice for the first star with his outstanding effort.  You can see that the team knows that they will win with him in the net and he rarely disappoints.
  2. Jacob Trouba keeps playing physically with leadeership.  Now, he is adding scoring to his repertoire. He has four goals and three assists in his last eight games, despite not seeing much action on the power play.
  3. Kaapo Kakko keeps playing with more and more confidence.  He added two assists and had two sure goals stopped by defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen with the goalie pulled.   Teh beauty of Kakko’s game now is when he couldn’t score into the empty net he didn’t show any disappointment.  Though you’d think his Finnish countryman woud have helped him out.

The official 3 stars

  1. Igor Shesterkin
  2. Jacob Trouba
  3. Kaapo Kakko

What’s next

This busy stretch of games continues on Friday night as the Rangers host the San Jose Sharks.  Game time is 7pm.  They have a quick turnaround, playing the Chicago Black Hawks at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.  That game starts at 8pm.

That will be the fourth set of back-to-back games this season for the Rangers.  December is one of the busiest months of the season for the Rangers with 14 games in 31 days.

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