Superstar goalie Igor Shesterkin is eligible for a contract extension with the Rangers, and one insider hinted at something that might catch a lot of eyes. ESPN’s Kevin Weekes is a former goalie in the NHL and often breaks news regarding the league’s goalies,

NEW YORK -- Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin was pulled in the second period against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night after giving up five goals on 12 shots. The 28-year-old Russian, who entered the contest with a 6-2-1 with a 2.22 goals-against average ...

Peter Laviolette opted to pull Shesterkin from the game in favor of backup Jonathan Quick with 6:09 left in the second period after Buffalo’s fifth goal of the night.

Miller and Trouba weren’t alone among defensemen in their struggles. On the Sabres’ fourth goal, Ryan Lindgren lost the puck along the boards, leading to Jason Zucker skating with possession toward the net. Adam Fox wasn’t able to stay in front of Jordan Greenway, who received the pass and tapped it in.

For the first time this season Igor Shesterkin has been pulled in the middle of a game. In the New York Rangers’ Thursday night game against the Buffalo Sabres, Shesterkin gave up five goals on just 12 shots.

Rasmus Dahlin scored 26 seconds into the game, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves and the Buffalo Sabres beat Igor Shesterkin and the New York Rangers 6-1 on Thursday night. Dylan Cozens, Tage Thompson, Jordan Greenway and Sam Lafferty had second-period goals as the Sabres won for the second time in six road games.

Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin was lit up against the Sabres, and was brutally honest about his performance afterward.

It hasn’t happened often in recent years. A loss of this magnitude had only befallen the Rangers once in the last 175 regular-season games. That was until the Blueshirts’ complete and utter collapse Thursday night at Madison Square Garden,