NHL roundup: Rangers' Igor Shesterkin stands firm to blank Flames

Igor Shesterkin recorded a total of 30 saves to secure his inaugural shutout of the season, outperforming Jacob Markstrom in a thrilling 2-0 triumph for the New York Rangers against the Calgary Flames on Monday evening.

Shesterkin's exceptional performance in goal helped the Rangers extend their winning streak to five games in a physical matchup. With his 12th regular-season shutout, Shesterkin earned the game's first star.

In the second period, rookie Will Cuylle found the back of the net, and Jimmy Vesey sealed the victory with an empty-net goal in the final seconds.

Despite making 29 saves and giving the Flames numerous opportunities, Markstrom couldn't prevent them from falling short of extending their winning streak to five games and their road winning streak to six.

In a game between the Devils and the Kraken, Tyler Toffoli scored his team-leading 22nd goal of the season, contributing to New Jersey's win in Newark and extending Seattle's losing streak.

Jack Hughes and Dawson Mercer also scored for the Devils, who have a record of 2-1-1 since the All-Star break. Nico Daws made 27 saves and kept Seattle off the scoreboard for the first 50 minutes of the game.

Despite a goal from Will Borgen and Joey Daccord's 34 saves, the Kraken suffered their third consecutive loss and sixth straight on the road. Kraken defenseman Brian Dumoulin sustained a lower-body injury from a check by Timo Meier late in the first period and was unable to return.

Travis Konecny's goal and two assists, along with Morgan Frost's penalty shot goal, propelled the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-3 victory over the struggling Arizona Coyotes.

Despite going 0-for-8 on the power play, the Flyers secured their fourth consecutive win. Samuel Ersson, the goaltender for Philadelphia, made 20 saves to preserve the victory.

Matt Dumba, Matias Maccelli, and Alexander Kerfoot scored goals for the Coyotes, who have now lost six straight games (0-5-1). Karel Vejmelka, the Coyotes' goalie, stopped 29 shots.

Minnesota defeated Vegas in Las Vegas with a score of 5-3. Joel Eriksson Ek scored two goals and Matt Boldy contributed with a goal and two assists, leading the team to victory.

Marco Rossi and Mats Zuccarello also scored goals for Minnesota, while Kirill Kaprizov, Brock Faber, and Ryan Hartman each had two assists. The Wild have now won their third consecutive game and extended their road winning streak to four games.

Filip Gustavsson made 27 saves for Minnesota. On the other hand, Vegas had goals from Mark Stone, Jonathan Marchessault, and Michael Amadio, but their four-game home win streak came to an end.

Alex Pietrangelo, playing in his 1,000th NHL game, provided two assists. Adin Hill, the goalie for Vegas, finished the game with 24 saves.