Igor Shesterkin of the New York Rangers and Ilya Sorokin of the New York Islanders, rivals on the ice but friends off it since their days in Russia, have impressive achievements.

That's where Shesterkin came in, making 34 of his 44 saves in the final two periods. Surprise scratches for Othmann, Perreault The Rangers' fifth goal came from a much-less-likely suspect.

The Rangers’ interest in Vladislav Gavrikov was no secret -- as it turns out, they’ve been interested in the veteran ...