It seems that the New York Rangers are indeed back. Since the new year, the Blueshirts have amassed a record of 8-1-3, earning points in about 92 percent of the

Defenseman K’Andre Miller had a goal and an assist and Igor Shesterkin made 35 saves as the surging New York Rangers routed the Philadelphia Flyers 6-1.

Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves, Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and an assist and the New York Rangers beat the Ottawa Senators 5-0 on Tuesday night. Arthur Kaliyev, Matt Rempe, Artemi Panarin and Will Cuylle also scored for the Rangers, who are 7-1-3 since Jan. 2 and have won three straight at home.

"The key," says The Old Scout, "is that Igor Shesterkin has stopped fooling around. He's playing serious goal and everything has grown from there." Over the last seven games, he's gone 6-0-1 with a .948 save percentage and a 1.