Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves and three more in the shootout as the host New York Rangers earned a crucial 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. Vincent Trocheck scored in the second round of the shootout for the lone goal of the skills competition as the Rangers improved to 5-0-2 in their past seven games after dropping 15 of 19 (4-15-0).

Even on a night when their offense was nearly non-existent, the Rangers’ continued their recent winning ways. And it was almost entirely because of Igor Shesterkin, who was not only perfect in regulation and overtime,