San Jose 3, NY Rangers 2
When: 10:30 PM ET, Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Where: SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, California
Referees:
Tom Chmielewski, Jean Hebert
Linesmen:
Caleb Apperson, Kilian McNamara
Attendance:
12892
By Field Level Media
Tomas Hertl scored at 1:29 of overtime as the San Jose Sharks rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit to defeat the visiting New York Rangers 3-2 on Tuesday night.
A wide-open Hertl took a crossing pass from Jan Rutta at the bottom of the right circle and then fired a wrist shot over a diving Igor Shesterkin for the game-winner. It was Hertl's 15th goal of the season.
Nico Sturm and Ryan Carpenter also scored goals and Rutta had two assists for San Jose, which extended its winning streak to a season-best three games. It marked the first time since March 28-April 1 last season that the Sharks won three games in a row.
San Jose goalie Mackenzie Blackwood finished with 29 saves.
Adam Fox had a goal and an assist and Artemi Panarin also scored for New York, which finished 1-2-1 on its western road trip while losing for the seventh time in the past 10 games (3-5-2).
Shesterkin made 19 saves for the Rangers, who extended their point streak against the Sharks to 11 games (9-0-2) dating back to the 2017-18 season.
New York took a 1-0 lead at the 7:55 mark of the first period when Fox tapped in a rebound of an Alexis Lafreniere shot during a goalmouth scramble for his eighth of the season.
The Rangers extended the lead to 2-0 at 1:38 of the second period. Panarin snapped in a wrist shot from the top of the right circle past a Vincent Trocheck screen for his 29th goal.
San Jose then tied it early in the third period with two goals in the span of 2:08.
Sturm got the first one when he intercepted Erik Gustafsson's clearing pass from behind the net and banked in a shot off the back of Shesterkin's right skate at 2:19 for his third goal.
Carpenter followed with a deflection of Rutta's shot from the right point, with the puck going past Shesterkin's blocker side.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| NY Rangers |
|
San Jose |
|
Adam Fox 2 |
Points |
Jan Rutta 2 |
|
Adam Fox 1 |
Goals |
Ryan Carpenter 1 |
|
Adam Fox 1 |
Assists |
Jan Rutta 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Igor Shesterkin .864 |
Save Percentage |
Mackenzie Blackwood .935 |
|
Igor Shesterkin 19 |
Saves |
Mackenzie Blackwood 29 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| NY Rangers
|
31 |
2 |
0-3 |
3-3 |
6 |
35 |
| San Jose
|
22 |
3 |
0-3 |
3-3 |
6 |
23 |
Upcoming Games
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San Jose will play their next game at home against Buffalo. The Sharks have a W/L % of .417 after a win and .222 after a loss.
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NY Rangers will play their next game at home against Vegas. The Rangers have a W/L % of .552 after a win and .722 after a loss.