After another impressive performance on Saturday against the Maple Leafs in Toronto, two more rivals gave Shesterkin his flowers, giving him more leverage in contract talks. For context, the Rangers beat the Leafs 4–1 in Toronto with Shesterkin stopping 34 of 35 shots on goal, allowing just one goal to Leafs team captain Auston Matthews.

Laviolette sat Zac Jones in favor of Ruhwedel, who played 14:04 on Saturday and tied for the team lead with a plus-two rating. Jones had played in the previous four games, posting an assist and a plus-four rating while averaging 15:45 of ice time. The Rangers had 44.18 percent of the expected goal share with him on the ice at five-on-five.