What was said in Tuesday's post game New York Rangers' media availability

In a midweek, away matchup, the New York Rangers furthered their efforts in the Wild Card playoff race with a 5-1 win over the New York Islanders. The Rangers now have an overall record of 158-148-19-8 (50.3%) against the Islanders in the Battle of New York.

Following the game, New York Rangers Head Coach Peter Laviolette along with Igor Shesterkin, Jonny Brodzinski and Matt Rempe met with the media to discuss their victory over the Islanders. Here's what we learned.

Significant 2/25/25 Quotes from Peter Laviolette

"[Fox and Miller] are being evaluated right now," Laviolette said.

"We just made a decision based on the lines we were putting together to try and that and go that [route]," Laviolette said. "I thought that they did a good job of playing a simple game. They put it behind ... got physical ... went to the net hard. I thought they did a really good job of playing a smart game in the offensive zones. Jonny obviously had a big night and it was maybe Remps best game offensively. Otter came up and did a really good job contributing offesnively, he made a lot of good plays up there."

Significant 2/25/25 Quotes from Jonny Brodzinski

The Tuesday contest saw many highlights for the Rangers, including nine different Blueshirts recorded points. Jonny Brodzinski led the pack for the Rangers — prompting many to type "Here's Jonny" all over social media. He posted an impressive three points (two goals, one assist).

In the third period as the Rangers dealt with injuries from K'Andre Miller and Adam Fox, Brodzinski said the effort all around from the Rangers was huge.

"It was huge," Brodzinski said. "I think there's a few forwards that took a shift that deep because we really weren't sure and then [Braden Schenider] got hit with a puck so we were down to three. It was a big, gutsy effort by all four of those guys back there."

Significant 2/25/25 Quotes from Matt Rempe

The final goal of the night was scored towards the end of the second period by young enforcer Matt Rempe. The goals earns him his second of the season and puts him at four total points so far.

"Big win, first one I feel like after the break probably," Rempe said. "Hopefully we just keep building. All of these games are so important now, especially against a bitter rival like that. It's big. Every single one of these games over the next so many nights, we've got to build."

Significant 2/25/25 Quotes from Igor Shesterkin

Goaltender Igor Shesterkin boasted a .973 save percentage along with 36 saves, stopping all but one. This marked his 20th win of the season. With this, Shesterkin recorded an additional milestone in that he has now hit four consecutive seasons with 20 wins or more wins.

In the locker room postgame, Shesterkin was asked about how he felt the defense did while shorthanded.

"We did a great job," Shesterkin said. "A lot of huge blocked shots so they tried to get in front of me and let me see the puck."

Up Next

The Blueshirts get a little bit of a break, as they do not see action until Friday when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Puck drop is salted for 7:00 p.m. EST and the game will be available for streaming via Fubo and Sling TV.