The New York Rangers just got swatted by the Buffalo Sabres 6-1, but there might be some huge news coming soon. Superstar goalie Igor Shesterkin is eligible for

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

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.

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.

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.

Coming into Thursday night, New York Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin had a league-leading .932 save percentage to go with a 2.22 goals-against average and a 6-2-1 record. The Sabres were 15th in the NHL in goals per game.

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.

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,