That held up until Filip Chytil banked a pass off Lafrenière’s skate and in on a Rangers power play at 2:56 of the third. Adam Gaudette finally beat Shesterkin with 7:32 to play, but that was all for the Senators despite 33 shots over the last 40 minutes of the game.

Next thing you know, Scott Boras is going to want a piece of the action representing Igor Shesterkin. Because the pending free-agent goaltender’s value to the Rangers has never been starker though this first 10-game segment of the season in which he has played on a different planet from nearly all of his teammates.

Shesterkin played out of his mind, leading the Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the Senators. As former Ranger goalie Henrik Lundqvist said in the post game show on MSG, "They're not