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Igor Shesterkin becomes first Rangers goalie to score in 5-1 win over Lightning in home opener

Igor Shesterkin made history by becoming the first goaltender in New York Rangers franchise history to score a goal during a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. The netminder launched the puck down the entire length of the ice into an empty net with just under two and a half minutes remaining in regulation, joining an exclusive club of NHL goal-scoring goalies.

Mika Zibanejad opened the scoring on the power play early in the contest, erasing any memories of the club's scoreless home-opening struggles from the previous season. Additional goals came from Pavel Dorofeyev and Eeli Tolvanen in their debuts with the squad, alongside a deflected shot by Gabe Perreault off Adam Fox's pass.

Nikita Kucherov provided the lone score for the visitors by banking a shot off Noah Laba, while Andrei Vasilevskiy suffered the defeat in the opposing crease as Shesterkin turned away twenty-four of twenty-five shots.

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